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Deuteronomy 1:2-19

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.

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