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Deuteronomy 4:3-13

3Your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869have seenהָֽרֹאֹ֔תha.ro.'OtH7200what the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213because of Baal–peorH1187:for all the menהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376that followedהָלַךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יha.laKh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Baal–peorH1187,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֛וֹhish.mi.DoH8045them from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

4But ye that did cleaveהַדְּבֵקִ֔יםha.de.ve.KimH1695unto the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430arealiveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416every one of you this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

5Beholdרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200,I have taughtלִמַּ֣דְתִּיli.Mad.tiH3925you statutesחֻקִּים֙chu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941,even asH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430commandedצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, that ye should doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213so inבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither ye goבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

6Keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104therefore and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒va.'a.si.TemH6213them; for this isyour wisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451and your understandingוּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔םu.Vi.nat.KhemH998in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,which shall hearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085all these statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706,and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Surely this greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471isa wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and understandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

7For what nationג֣וֹיGoyH1471is there sogreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419, who hathGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sonighקְרֹבִ֣יםke.ro.VimH7138unto them, as the Lordכַּיהוָ֣הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is in all things thatwe callקָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nuH7121upon him for?

8And what nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471is there sogreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,that hath statutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941sorighteousצַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimH6662as all this lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451,which I setנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

9Only take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself, and keepוּשְׁמֹ֨רu.she.MorH8104thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315diligentlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966,lest thou forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֨חtish.KachH7911the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֜יםha.de.va.RimH1697which thine eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200,and lest they departיָס֙וּרוּ֙ya.Su.ruH5493from thy heartמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔mi.le.Va.ve.khaH3824all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416:but teachוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םve.ho.da'.TamH3045them thy sonsלְבָנֶ֖יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,and thy sons’וְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121sonsבָנֶֽיךָ׃va.Nei.khaH1121;

10Speciallythe dayי֗וֹםYomH3117that thou stoodestעָמַ֜דְתָּ'a.Mad.taH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430in Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722,when the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidבֶּאֱמֹ֨רbe.'e.MorH559unto me, GatherH6950me the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH6950,and I will make them hearוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085my wordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697,that they may learnיִלְמְד֜וּןyil.me.DunH3925to fearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372me all the daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117that they shall liveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416upon the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and thatthey may teachיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ye.la.me.DunH3925their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121.

11And ye came nearוַתִּקְרְב֥וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126and stoodוַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּןva.ta.'am.DunH5975under the mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;and the mountainוְהָהָ֞רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֤רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784unto the midstלֵ֣בlevH3820of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,with darknessוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205,cloudsעָנָ֥ן'a.NanH6051,and thick darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822.

12And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696unto you out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784:ye heardשֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'ImH8085the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the wordsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697,but sawרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200no similitudeוּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.NahH8544;onlyזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108ye hearda voiceקֽוֹל׃KolH6963.

13And he declaredוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046unto you his covenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,which he commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680you to performלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, eventenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235commandmentsהַדְּבָרִ֑יםha.de.va.RimH1697;and he wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them upon twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

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