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Deuteronomy 9:13-29

13Furthermore the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, and, behold, it isa stiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971:

14Let me aloneהֶ֤רֶףHe.refH7503,that I may destroyוְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.'ash.mi.DemH8045them, and blot outוְאֶמְחֶ֣הve.'em.ChehH4229their nameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from under heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:and I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213ofH854thee a nationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471mightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099and greaterוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227than they.

15So I turnedוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437and came downוָֽאֵרֵד֙va.'e.RedH3381from the mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and the mountוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:and the twoוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285werein my twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

16And I lookedוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and, behold, ye had sinnedחֲטָאתֶם֙cha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, andhad madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213you a moltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695:ye had turned asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118out of the wayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680you.

17And I tookוָאֶתְפֹּשׂ֙va.'et.PosH8610the twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147tablesהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871,and castוָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔םva.'ash.li.KhemH7993them out ofמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921my twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027,and brakeוָאֲשַׁבְּרֵ֖םva.'a.sha.be.RemH7665them before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

18And I fell downוָֽאֶתְנַפַּל֩va.'et.na.PalH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,as at the firstכָּרִאשֹׁנָ֗הka.ri.sho.NahH7223,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915:I did neither eatאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899,nor drinkשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325,because of all your sinsחַטַּאתְכֶם֙cha.tat.KhemH2403which ye sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֔םcha.ta.TemH2398,in doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wickedlyהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to provoke him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

19For I was afraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025ofמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and hot displeasureוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534,wherewith the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was wrothקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107against you to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045you. But the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto me at that timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471also.

20And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966angryהִתְאַנַּ֧ףhit.'a.NafH599with Aaronוּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ןu.ve.'a.ha.RonH175to have destroyedלְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹle.hash.mi.DoH8045him: and I prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛לva.'et.pa.LelH6419for Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175also the same timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

21And I tookלָקַחְתִּי֮la.kach.TiH3947your sinחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403,the calfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695which ye had madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213,and burntוָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףva.'es.RofH8313it with fireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784,and stampedוָאֶכֹּ֨תva.'e.KotH3807it, andgroundטָחוֹן֙ta.chOnH2912itvery smallהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190, evenuntil it was as smallדַּ֖קdakH1854as dustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083:and I castוָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙va.'ash.liKhH7993the dustעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083thereof into the brookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158that descended outהַיֹּרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381of the mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

22And at Taberahוּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙u.ve.tav.'e.RahH8404,and at Massahוּבְמַסָּ֔הu.ve.ma.SahH4532,and at Kibroth–hattaavahH6914,ye provoked the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to wrathמַקְצִפִ֥יםmak.tzi.FimH7107.

23Likewise when the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַu.vish.Lo.achH7971you from Kadesh–barneaH6947,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Go upעֲלוּ֙'a.LuH5927and possessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you; then ye rebelledוַתַּמְר֗וּva.tam.RuH4784against the commandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,and ye believedהֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם֙he.'e.man.TemH539him not, nor hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085to his voiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

24Ye have been rebelliousמַמְרִ֥יםmam.RimH4784against the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068from the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117that I knewדַּעְתִּ֥יda'.TiH3045you.

25Thus I fell downוָֽאֶתְנַפַּ֞לva.'et.na.PalH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117and fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,as I fell downהִתְנַפָּ֑לְתִּיhit.na.Pal.tiH5307at the first;because the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559he would destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045you.

26I prayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣לva.'et.pa.LelH6419therefore unto the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and saidוָאֹמַר֒va.'o.MarH559,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,destroyתַּשְׁחֵ֤תtash.ChetH7843not thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971and thine inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159,which thou hast redeemedפָּדִ֖יתָpa.Di.taH6299through thy greatnessבְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָbe.ga.de.Le.khaH1433,which thou hast brought forthהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

27Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;lookתֵּ֗פֶןTe.fenH6437not unto the stubbornnessקְשִׁי֙ke.ShiH7190of this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,nor to their wickednessרִשְׁע֖וֹrish.'OH7562,nor to their sinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403:

28Lest the landהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776whence thou broughtest us outהוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּho.tze.Ta.nuH3318sayיֹאמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559,Because the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was not ableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201to bringלַהֲבִיאָ֕םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696them, and because he hatedוּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹu.mi.sin.'a.ToH8135them, he hath brought them outהוֹצִיאָ֖םho.tzi.'AmH3318to slayלַהֲמִתָ֥םla.ha.mi.TamH4191them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

29Yet they arethy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971and thine inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָve.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,which thou broughtest outהוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.taH3318by thy mightyהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and by thy stretched outהַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ פha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220.

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