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Deuteronomy 5:23-31

23And it came to pass, when ye heardכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤םke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085the voiceהַקּוֹל֙ha.kOlH6963out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the darknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822, (for the mountainוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022did burnבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,)that ye came nearוַתִּקְרְב֣וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126unto me, evenall the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,and your eldersוְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ve.zik.nei.KhemH2205;

24And ye saidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559,Behold, the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath shewedהֶרְאָ֜נוּher.'A.nuH7200us his gloryכְּבֹד֣וֹke.vo.DoH3519and his greatnessגָּדְל֔וֹga.de.LoH1433,and we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085his voiceקֹל֥וֹko.LoH6963out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784:we have seenרָאִ֔ינוּra.'I.nuH7200this dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117that Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430doth talkיְדַבֵּ֧רye.da.BerH1696with manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,and he livethH2425.

25Now therefore why should we dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191?for this greatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֥שׁha.'EshH784will consumeתֹֽאכְלֵ֔נוּto.khe.Le.nuH398us: if we hearלִ֠שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430any moreיֹסְפִ֣ים׀yo.se.FimH3254,then we shall dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

26For who is there ofall fleshבָּשָׂ֡רba.SarH1320,that hath heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceקוֹל֩kOlH6963of the livingחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430speakingמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696out of the midstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784, as we have,and livedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

27Go thou nearקְרַ֤בke.RavH7126,and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085all that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559:and speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696thou unto us all that the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall speakיְדַבֵּ֜רye.da.BerH1696unto thee; and we will hearוְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּve.sha.Ma'.nuH8085it,and doוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213it.

28And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,when ye spakeבְּדַבֶּרְכֶ֖םbe.da.ber.KhemH1696unto me; and the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of the wordsדִּבְרֵ֜יdiv.ReiH1697of this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971,which they have spokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696unto thee: they have wellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190said all that they have spokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696.

29O that there were suchזֶ֜הzehH2088anמִֽי־mi-H4310heartלְבָבָ֨םle.va.VamH3824in themיִתֵּ֡ןyi.TenH5414,that they would fearלְיִרְאָ֥הle.yir.'AhH3372me, and keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687alwaysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that it might be wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with them, and with their childrenוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖םve.liv.nei.HemH1121for everלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769!

30GoH3212sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, GetH7725you into your tentsלְאָהֳלֵיכֶֽם׃le.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168againH7725.

31But as for thee, standעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975thou here by meעִמָּדִי֒'i.ma.DiH5978,and I will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696unto thee all the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֛הha.mitz.VahH4687,and the statutesוְהַחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706,and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which thou shalt teachתְּלַמְּדֵ֑םte.la.me.DemH3925them, that they may doוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213themin the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776which I giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414them to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

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