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Deuteronomy 4:32-40

32For askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592now of the daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117that are pastרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםri.sho.NimH7223,which wereH1961beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, since the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yoMH3117that Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֨אba.Ra'H1254manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120upon the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and askfrom the one sideH7097of heavenH8064unto the other, whether there hath been any such thingas this greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.doLH1419thingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697is,or hath been heardהֲנִשְׁמַ֥עha.nish.Ma'H8085like it?

33Did everpeopleעָם֩'amH5971hearהֲשָׁ֣מַֽעha.Sha.ma'H8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430speaking outמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696of the midstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784,as thou hast heardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085,and liveוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

34Or hath Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430assayedהֲנִסָּ֣הha.ni.SahH5254to goלָ֠בוֹאLa.Vo'H935andtakeלָקַ֨חַתla.Ka.chatH3947him a nationגוֹי֮goyH1471from the midstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130of anothernationגּוֹי֒goyH1471,by temptationsבְּמַסֹּת֩be.ma.SotH4531,by signsבְּאֹתֹ֨תbe.'o.TotH226,and by wondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159,and by warוּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421,and by a mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027,and by a stretched outנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,and by greatגְּדֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419terrorsוּבְמוֹרָאִ֖יםu.ve.mo.ra.'ImH4172,according to all that the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for you in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before your eyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869?

35Unto thee it was shewedהָרְאֵ֣תָha.re.'E.taH7200,that thou mightest knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068he isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; there isnone elseע֖וֹדodH5750beside himמִלְבַדּֽוֹ׃mil.va.DoH905.

36Out of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064he made thee to hearהִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥hish.mi.'a.KhaH8085his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,that he might instructלְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּle.ya.se.Re.kaH3256thee: and upon earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776he shewedהֶרְאֲךָ֙her.'a.KhaH7200thee his greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireאִשּׁ֣וֹ'i.ShoH784;and thou heardestשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085his wordsוּדְבָרָ֥יוu.de.va.RavH1697out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

37And because he lovedאָהַב֙'a.HavH157thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,therefore he choseוַיִּבְחַ֥רvai.yiv.CharH977their seedבְּזַרְע֖וֹbe.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310them, and brought thee outוַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧vai.yo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318in his sightבְּפָנָ֛יוbe.fa.NavH6440with his mightyהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹח֥וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

38To drive outלְהוֹרִ֗ישׁle.ho.RishH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471from beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee greaterגְּדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֛יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thou art,to bringלַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗la.ha.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in, to giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414thee their landאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776foran inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

39Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,and considerוַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮va.ha.she.vo.TaH7725itin thine heartלְבָבֶךָ֒le.va.ve.KhaH3824,that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068he isGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and upon the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath: there is none else.

40Thou shalt keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104therefore his statutesחֻקָּ֣יוchu.KavH2706,and his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֗יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayH3117,that it may go wellיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thy childrenוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, and that thou mayest prolongתַּאֲרִ֤יךְta.'a.RikhH748thydaysH3117upon the earthהַ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,which the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee, for ever.

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