New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 1:21-31

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.’

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