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Deuteronomy 9:16-24

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.

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