New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 1:9-18

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.

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