New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 1

Israel’s History after the Exodus

1Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֗יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478acrossבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֡רba.mid.BarH4057, in theArabahבָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ba.'a.ra.VahH6160oppositeמ֨וֹלMolH4136Suphס֜וּףsufH5489,betweenH996Paranפָּארָ֧ןpa.RanH6290and Tophelתֹּ֛פֶלTo.felH8603and Labanוְלָבָ֥ןve.la.VanH3837and Hazerothוַחֲצֵרֹ֖תva.cha.tze.RotH2698and DizahabH1774.

2It is elevenאַחַ֨ד עָשָׂ֥ר'a.Chad 'a.SarH259 H6240days’יוֹם֙yOmH3117journey fromHorebמֵֽחֹרֵ֔בme.cho.RevH2722by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Mountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165toKadesh-barneaH6947.

3In thefortiethבְּאַרְבָּעִ֣יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.'ash.tei- 'a.SarH6249 H6240monthH2320,Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to allכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680him to give to them,

4afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he haddefeatedהַכֹּת֗וֹha.ko.ToH5221Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834livedיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809, andOgע֚וֹגogH5747the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834livedיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427inAshtarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖תbe.'ash.ta.RotH6252and Edreiבְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃be.'ed.Re.'iH154.

5Acrossבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872undertookהוֹאִ֣ילho.'IlH2974to expoundבֵּאֵ֛רbe.'ErH874thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6“The Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to us at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֣בbe.cho.RevH2722,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘You havestayedשֶׁ֖בֶתShe.vetH3427longH7227enoughרַב־rav-H7227at thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088mountainבָּהָ֥רba.HarH2022.

7Turnפְּנ֣וּ׀pe.NuH6437and setוּסְע֣וּu.se.'UH5265your journeyH5265,and goוּבֹ֨אוּu.Vo.'uH935tothe hillהַ֥רharH2022countryבָהָ֛רva.HarH2022of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֮ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and to allכָּל־kol-H3605their neighborsשְׁכֵנָיו֒she.khe.NavH7934in the Arabahבָּעֲרָבָ֥הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,in the hillH2022countryH2022and in the lowlandוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219and in theNegevוּבַנֶּ֖גֶבu.va.Ne.gevH5045and by the seacoastוּבְח֣וֹף הַיָּ֑םu.ve.Chof hai.YamH3220 H2348,the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104,the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

8Seeרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200,I have placedנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you; goבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935in and possessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עnish.Ba'H7650to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414to your fathersלַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֨םle.'av.ra.HamH85,to Isaacלְיִצְחָ֤קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and to Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u.le.ya.'a.KoH3290, to them and theirdescendantsוּלְזַרְעָ֖םu.le.zar.'AmH2233afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.’

9“I spokeוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to you at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘I am not ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201to bearשְׂאֵ֥תse.'EtH5375the burdenof you aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905.

10The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hasmultipliedהִרְבָּ֣הhir.BahH7235you, and beholdוְהִנְּכֶ֣םve.hi.ne.KhemH2009,you are this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117like the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in numberלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

11May the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵכֶ֗ם'a.vo.te.KhemH1,increaseH3254you a thousand-foldאֶ֣לֶף פְּעָמִ֑ים'E.lef pe.'a.MimH505 H6471moreH3254than you are and blessוִיבָרֵ֣ךְvi.va.RekhH1288you,justH3512as He haspromisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you!

12HowH351can I aloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905bearאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375the loadטָרְחֲכֶ֥םta.re.cha.KhemH2960and burdenוּמַֽשַּׂאֲכֶ֖םu.ma.sa.'a.KhemH4853of you and your strifeוְרִֽיבְכֶֽם׃ve.Ri.ve.KhemH7379?

13Chooseהָב֣וּha.VuH3051wiseחֲכָמִ֧יםcha.kha.MimH2450and discerningוּנְבֹנִ֛יםu.ne.vo.NimH995and experiencedוִידֻעִ֖יםvi.du.'ImH3045menH376from your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626,and I will appointוַאֲשִׂימֵ֖םva.'a.si.MemH7760them as your headsבְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃be.ra.shei.KhemH7218.’

14You answeredוַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּva.ta.'a.NuH6030me and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.RuH559, ‘The thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have saidדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213is goodטֽוֹב־tov-H2896.’

15So I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450and experiencedוִֽידֻעִ֔יםvi.du.'ImH3045menH376, andappointedוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218overעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, leadersH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505andof hundredsמֵא֗וֹתme.'otH3967,of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁים֙cha.mi.ShimH2572andof tensעֲשָׂרֹ֔ת'a.sa.RotH6235,and officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860for your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃le.shiv.tei.KhemH7626.

16“Then I chargedוָאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680your judgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םsho.fe.tei.KhemH8199at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Hearשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085the casesbetweenH996yourfellowH251countrymenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251, andjudgeוּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םu.she.fa.TemH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664betweenH996a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and hisfellowH251countrymanאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,or the alienגֵּרֽוֹ׃ge.RoH1616who is with him.

17You shall not showH5234partialityH5234 H6440in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טba.mish.PatH4941;you shall hearתִּשְׁמָע֔וּןtish.ma.'UnH8085the smallכַּקָּטֹ֤ןka.ka.TonH6996and the greatכַּגָּדֹל֙ka.ga.DolH1419alike. You shallnot fearתָג֙וּרוּ֙ta.Gu.ruH1481manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,for the judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941is God’sלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430.The caseוְהַדָּבָר֙ve.ha.da.VarH1697that is tooH4480hardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185for you, you shall bringתַּקְרִב֥וּןtak.ri.VunH7126to me, and I will hearוּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃u.she.ma'.TivH8085it.’

18I commandedוָאֲצַוֶּ֥הva.'a.tza.VehH6680you at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256allכָּל־kol-H3605the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that you should doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

19“Then we setוַנִּסַּ֣עva.ni.Sa'H5265out fromHorebמֵחֹרֵ֗בme.cho.RevH2722,and wentוַנֵּ֡לֶךְva.Ne.lekhH1980through allכָּל־kol-H3605thatgreatהַגָּדוֹל֩ha.ga.dOlH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֨אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057whichH834you sawרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200on the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to thehillהַ֣רharH2022countryH2022of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430had commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680us; and we cameוַנָּבֹ֕אva.na.Vo'H935toKadesh-barneaH6947.

20I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559to you, ‘You have comeבָּאתֶם֙ba.TemH935to the hillהַ֣רharH2022countryH2022of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is about to giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414us.

21Seeרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200,the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has placedנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you; goעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927up, takeרֵ֗שׁReshH3423possessionH3423,as the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,has spokenדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696to you.Do not fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372or be dismayedתֵּחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.’

22“Then allכֻּלְּכֶם֒ku.le.KhemH3605of you approachedוַתִּקְרְב֣וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126me and saidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559, ‘Let us sendנִשְׁלְחָ֤הnish.le.ChahH7971menH376beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, that they may searchוְיַחְפְּרוּ־ve.yach.pe.ru-H2658out the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776for us, and bringוְיָשִׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725backH7725to us wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697of the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we should goנַעֲלֶה־na.'a.leh-H5927up and the citiesהֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we shall enterנָבֹ֖אna.Vo'H935.’

23The thingהַדָּבָ֑רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינַ֖יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NaiH3190 H5869me and I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240of your menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manH376for each tribeלַשָּֽׁבֶט׃la.Sha.vetH7626.

24They turnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437and wentוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up into the hillהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Eshcolאֶשְׁכֹּ֑ל'esh.KolH812and spiedוַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvay.ra.ge.LuH7270it out.

25Then they tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947someof the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776in their handsבְיָדָם֙ve.ya.DamH3027and broughtH3381it downוַיּוֹרִ֖דוּvai.yo.Ri.duH3381to us; and they broughtH7725us backוַיָּשִׁ֨בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725a reportדָבָר֙da.VarH1697and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, ‘It is a goodטוֹבָ֣הto.VahH2896landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is about to giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414us.’

26“Yet you were not willingאֲבִיתֶ֖ם'a.vi.TemH14to goלַעֲלֹ֑תla.'a.LotH5927up, butrebelledוַתַּמְר֕וּva.tam.RuH4784againstH854thecommandפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;

27andyou grumbledוַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּva.te.ra.ge.NuH7279in your tentsבְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ve.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.RuH559, ‘Because the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hatesבְּשִׂנְאַ֤תbe.sin.'AtH8135us, He has broughtהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318us out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414us into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567to destroyלְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃le.hash.mi.De.nuH8045us.

28Whereאָנָ֣ה׀'a.NahH575can we goעֹלִ֗ים'o.LimH5927up? Our brethrenאַחֵינוּ֩'a.chei.NuH251have made our heartsלְבָבֵ֜נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824meltהֵמַ֨סּוּhe.Ma.suH4549,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “The peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971are biggerגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419and tallerוָרָם֙va.RamH7311thanמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480we; the citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892are largeגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and fortifiedוּבְצוּרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to heavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.And besidesוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,we sawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimעֲנָקִ֖ים'a.na.KimH6062thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”’

29Then I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559to you, ‘Do not be shockedתַֽעַרְצ֥וּןta.'ar.TzunH6206,norH3808fearתִֽירְא֖וּןtir.'UnH3372them.

30The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430who goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you willHimselfה֖וּאhu'H1931fightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898on your behalf,justכְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨רKe.khol 'a.SherH3605 H834as He didעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213for you in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,

31and in the wildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּר֙u.va.mid.BarH4057whereH834you sawרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200howH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430carriedנְשָׂאֲךָ֙ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375you, justH3512as a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376carriesיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichH834you have walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980untilH5704you cameבֹּאֲכֶ֖םbo.'a.KhemH935to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.’

32Butfor all thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088,you did not trustמַאֲמִינִ֔םma.'a.mi.NimH539the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

33who goesהַהֹלֵ֨ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֜םlif.nei.KhemH6440you on yourwayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,to seekלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446out a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725for you to encampלַֽחֲנֹֽתְכֶ֑םla.cha.no.te.KhemH2583,in fireבָּאֵ֣שׁ׀ba.'EshH784by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and cloudוּבֶעָנָ֖ןu.ve.'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָֽם׃yo.MamH3119,to showלַרְאֹֽתְכֶם֙lar.'o.te.KhemH7200you the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you should goתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980.

34“Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,and He was angryוַיִּקְצֹ֖ףvai.yik.TzofH7107andtookH7650an oathוַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

35‘Not oneH376of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376,thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755,shall seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,

36exceptזֽוּלָתִ֞יzu.la.TiH2108Calebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312;he shall seeיִרְאֶ֔נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200it, andto him and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121I will giveאֶתֵּ֧ן'e.TenH5414the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has setH1869footH1869,becauseיַ֕עַן אֲשֶׁ֥רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834he has followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068fullyמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390.’

37The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was angryהִתְאַנַּ֣ףhit.'a.NafH599with me alsoגַּם־gam-H1571on your accountבִּגְלַלְכֶ֖םbig.lal.KhemH1558,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Not evenגַּם־gam-H1571you shall enterתָבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

38Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּןbin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126,who standsהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you,he shall enterיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033;encourageחַזֵּ֔קcha.ZekH2388him, forhe will cause Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to inheritיַנְחִלֶ֥נָּהyan.chi.Le.nahH5157it.

39Moreover,your littleוְטַפְּכֶם֩ve.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֜ם'a.mar.TemH559would becomeיִהְיֶ֗הyih.YehH1961a preyלָבַ֣זla.VazH957,and your sonsוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117haveH3045noלֹא־lo'-H3808knowledgeH3045of goodט֣וֹבTovH2896or evilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451,shall enterיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033,and I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֔נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it to them and they shall possessיִירָשֽׁוּהָ׃yi.ra.Shu.haH3423it.

40But as for you,turnפְּנ֣וּpe.NuH6437around and setוּסְע֥וּu.se.'UH5265out for the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to theRedסֽוּף׃SufH5488 H3220Seaיַם־yam-H3220.’

41“Then you saidוַתֹּאמְר֣וּva.to.me.RuH559to me, ‘We have sinnedחָטָאנוּ֮cha.ta.NuH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068;we will indeed goנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927up and fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּve.nil.Cham.nuH3898,justכְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ke.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834as the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.’ And everyH376manH376of you girdedוַֽתַּחְגְּר֗וּva.tach.ge.RuH2296on his weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹmil.cham.ToH4421,and regardedH1951it as easyH1951to goלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927up into the hillהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022.

42And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559to them, “Do not goתַֽעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927up norH3808fightתִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898,for I am not amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you; otherwiseH3808you will bedefeatedתִּנָּֽגְפ֔וּti.na.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesH340.”’

43So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֥רva.'a.da.BerH1696to you, but you would not listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085. Insteadyou rebelledוַתַּמְרוּ֙va.tam.RuH4784againstH854thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and actedH2102presumptuouslyוַתָּזִ֖דוּva.ta.Zi.duH2102and wentוַתַּעֲל֥וּva.ta.'a.LuH5927up into the hillהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022.

44The Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567wholivedהַיֹּשֵׁ֨בhai.yo.ShevH3427in that hillבָּהָ֤רba.HarH2022countryH2022cameוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out againstלִקְרַאתְכֶ֔םlik.rat.KhemH7122you and chasedוַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291youas beesהַדְּבֹרִ֑יםha.de.vo.RimH1682doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213,and crushedוַֽיַּכְּת֥וּvai.ya.ke.TuH3807you from Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֖ירbe.se.'IrH8165to Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.

45Then you returnedוַתָּשֻׁ֥בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725and weptוַתִּבְכּ֖וּva.tiv.KuH1058beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; but theLordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068did not listenשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085to your voiceבְּקֹ֣לְכֶ֔םbe.Ko.le.KhemH6963norH3808giveH238earהֶאֱזִ֖יןhe.'e.ZinH238to you.

46So you remainedוַתֵּשְׁב֥וּva.te.she.VuH3427inKadeshבְקָדֵ֖שׁve.ka.DeshH6946manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,the daysכַּיָּמִ֖יםkai.ya.MimH3117that you spentיְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ye.shav.TemH3427there.

Israel’s History after the Exodus

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1