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Deuteronomy 8

1All the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117shall ye observeתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,that ye may liveתִּֽחְי֜וּןtich.YunH2421,and multiplyוּרְבִיתֶ֗םu.re.vi.TemH7235,and go inוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

2And thou shalt rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֣ve.za.khar.TaH2142all the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ledH3212thee these fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,to humbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֜'a.no.te.KhaH6031thee, andto proveלְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗le.na.so.te.KhaH5254thee, to knowלָדַ֜עַתla.Da.'atH3045what wasin thine heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,whether thou wouldest keepהֲתִשְׁמֹ֥רha.tish.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687, or no.

3And he humbledוַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮vay.'a.ne.KhaH6031thee, and suffered thee to hungerוַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒vai.yar.'i.ve.KhaH7456,and fedוַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤vai.ya.'a.khil.KhaH398thee with mannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478,which thou knewestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045not, neither did thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knowיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045;that he might make thee knowהוֹדִֽעֲךָ֗ho.di.'a.KhaH3045that manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120doth not liveיִחְיֶ֣הyich.YehH2421by breadהַלֶּ֤חֶםha.Le.chemH3899onlyלְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.DoH905, but by every wordthat proceedethמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161out of the mouthפִֽי־fi-H6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doth manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421.

4Thy raimentשִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜sim.La.te.khaH8071waxed not oldבָֽלְתָה֙val.TahH1086upon thee, neither did thy footוְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272swellבָצֵ֑קָהva.Tze.kahH1216,these fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

5Thou shalt also considerוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045inעִם־'im-H5973thine heartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824,that, as a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376chastenethיְיַסֵּ֥רye.ya.SerH3256his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, sothe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430chastenethמְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃me.ya.se.Re.kaH3256thee.

6Therefore thou shalt keepוְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.Sha.mar.taH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to walkH3212in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870,and to fearוּלְיִרְאָ֥הu.le.yir.'AhH3372him.

7For the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringethמְבִֽיאֲךָ֖me.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into a goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776of brooksנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of waterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,of fountainsעֲיָנֹת֙'a.ya.NotH5869and depthsוּתְהֹמֹ֔תu.te.ho.MotH8415that spring outיֹצְאִ֥יםyo.tze.'ImH3318of valleysבַּבִּקְעָ֖הba.bik.'AhH1237and hillsוּבָהָֽר׃u.va.HarH2022;

8A landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of wheatחִטָּה֙chi.TahH2406,and barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֔הu.se.'o.RahH8184,and vinesוְגֶ֥פֶןve.Ge.fenH1612,and fig treesוּתְאֵנָ֖הu.te.'e.NahH8384,and pomegranatesוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416;a landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081oliveזֵ֥יתzeitH2132,and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9A landאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776whereinH834thou shalt eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899withoutH3808scarcenessבְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙ve.mis.ke.NutH4544,thou shalt not lackתֶחְסַ֥רtech.SarH2637any thingin it; a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776whose stonesאֲבָנֶ֣יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68areironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270,and out of whose hillsוּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָu.me.ha.ra.Rei.haH2042thou mayest digתַּחְצֹ֥בtach.TzoH2672brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10When thou hast eatenוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and art fullוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,then thou shalt blessוּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙u.ve.rakh.TaH1288the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for the goodהַטֹּבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee.

11Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thou forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911not the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,in not keepingשְׁמֹ֤רshe.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687,and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,and his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

12Lest whenthou hast eatenתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398and art fullוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,and hast builtתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129goodlyטוֹבִ֛יםto.VimH2896housesוּבָתִּ֥יםu.va.TimH1004,and dweltוְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃ve.ya.Sha.ve.taH3427therein;

13And whenthy herdsוּבְקָֽרְךָ֤u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241and thy flocksוְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629multiplyיִרְבְּיֻ֔ןyir.be.YunH7235,and thy silverוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and thy goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091is multipliedיִרְבֶּה־yir.beh-H7235,and all that thou hast is multipliedיִרְבֶּֽה׃yir.BehH7235;

14Then thine heartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824be lifted upוְרָ֖םve.RamH7311,and thou forgetוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ve.sha.khach.TaH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which brought thee forthהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650;

15Who ledH3212thee through that greatהַגָּדֹ֣לha.ga.DolH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֗אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר׀ba.mid.BarH4057, wherein werefieryשָׂרָף֙sa.RafH8314serpentsנָחָ֤שׁ׀na.ChashH5175,and scorpionsוְעַקְרָ֔בve.'ak.RavH6137,and droughtוְצִמָּא֖וֹןve.tzi.ma.'onH6774, where there wasno waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;who brought thee forthהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325out of the rockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697of flintהַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃Ha.cha.la.MishH2496;

16Who fedהַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ha.ma.'a.Khil.khaH398thee in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057with mannaמָן֙manH4478,which thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knewיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045not, that he might humbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֗'a.no.te.KhaH6031thee, and that he might proveנַסֹּתֶ֔ךָna.so.Te.khaH5254thee, to do thee goodלְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖le.hei.tiv.KhaH3190at thy latter endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319;

17And thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559in thine heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,My powerכֹּחִי֙ko.ChiH3581and the mightוְעֹ֣צֶםve.'O.tzemH6108of minehandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027hath gottenעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213me this wealthהַחַ֥יִלha.Cha.yilH2428.

18But thou shalt rememberוְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ve.za.khar.TaH2142the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: for it ishe that givethהַנֹּתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414thee powerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to getלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wealthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,that he may establishהָקִ֧יםha.KimH6965his covenantבְּרִית֛וֹbe.ri.ToH1285which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

19And it shall be, if thou do at allשָׁכֹ֤חַsha.Kho.achH7911forgetתִּשְׁכַּח֙tish.KachH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and walkוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֖םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them, I testifyהַעִדֹ֤תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749against you this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that ye shall surelyאָבֹ֖ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵדֽוּן׃toe.DunH6.

20As the nationsכַּגּוֹיִ֗םka.go.YimH1471which the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyethמַאֲבִ֣ידma.'a.VidH6before your faceמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440,so shall ye perishתֹאבֵד֑וּןtoe.DunH6;becauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118ye would not be obedientתִשְׁמְע֔וּןtish.me.'UnH8085unto the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8

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