New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 11:13-28

13“It shall comeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about,ifאִם־'im-H518you listenשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085obedientlyתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430and to serveוּלְעָבְד֔וֹu.le.'a.ve.DoH5647Himwith allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315,

14thatHe will giveוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414the rainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306for your landאַרְצְכֶ֛ם'ar.tze.KhemH776in its seasonבְּעִתּ֖וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, theearlyH3138andlateH4456rainיוֹרֶ֣ה וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁyo.Reh u.mal.Ko.oshH3138 H4456,that you may gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.saf.TaH622in your grainדְגָנֶ֔ךָde.ga.Ne.khaH1715and your newוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492and your oilוְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃ve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323.

15He will giveוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414grassעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in your fieldsבְּשָׂדְךָ֖be.sa.de.KhaH7704for your cattleלִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָliv.hem.Te.khaH929, andyou will eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and be satisfiedוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646.

16Bewareהִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104that your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824are not deceivedיִפְתֶּ֖הyif.TehH6601,and that you do not turnוְסַרְתֶּ֗םve.sar.TemH5493awayH5493and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them.

17Orthe angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will be kindledוְחָרָ֨הve.cha.RahH2734against you, and He willshutוְעָצַ֤רve.'a.TzarH6113up the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064so that there will be noH3808rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306and the groundוְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הve.Ha.'a.da.MahH127will not yieldתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414its fruitיְבוּלָ֑הּye.vu.LahH2981; andyou will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.TemH6quicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120from the goodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

18“You shall thereforeimpressוְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ve.sam.TemH7760theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697of mine on your heartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and on your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315;and you shall bindוּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םu.ke.shar.TemH7194them as a signלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226on your handיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027, and they shall be asfrontalsלְטוֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.FotH2903on your foreheadבֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶֽם׃bein 'ei.nei.KhemH996 H5869.

19You shall teachוְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥םve.li.mad.TemH3925them to your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121,talkingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696of them when you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004and when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣u.ve.lekh.te.KhaH1980along the roadבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870and when you lieH7901downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901and when you riseוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965up.

20You shall writeוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789them on the doorpostsמְזוּז֥וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201of your houseבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃u.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,

21soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatyour daysיְמֵיכֶם֙ye.mei.KhemH3117and the daysוִימֵ֣יvi.MeiH3117of your sonsבְנֵיכֶ֔םve.nei.KhemH1121may be multipliedיִרְבּ֤וּyir.BuH7235on the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them, aslongכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117as the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064remainaboveH5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

22For ifאִם־'im-H518you arecarefulשָׁמֹ֨רsha.MorH8104to keepתִּשְׁמְר֜וּןtish.me.RunH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you to doלַעֲשֹׂתָ֑הּla.'a.so.TahH6213,to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,to walkלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605His waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870andholdH1692fastH1692to Him,

23then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willdriveוְהוֹרִ֧ישׁve.ho.RishH3423out allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471from beforeמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH4480 H6440you, and you willdispossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanH4480you.

24Everyכָּל־kol-H3605placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the soleכַּֽף־kaf-H3709of your footרַגְלְכֶ֛םrag.le.KhemH7272treadsתִּדְרֹ֧ךְtid.RokhH1869shall be yours;your borderגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃ge.vul.KhemH1366will be from the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֨רha.mid.BarH4057to Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844, andfrom the riverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104,the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֗תpe.RatH6578,as farוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704asthe westernהָֽאַחֲר֔וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220.

25Noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376will be able to standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeH6440you; the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will layיִתֵּ֣ן׀yi.TenH5414the dreadפַּחְדְּכֶ֨םpach.de.KhemH6343of you and the fearוּמֽוֹרַאֲכֶ֜םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172of you on allכָל־khol-H3605the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776on whichH834you setH1869footH1869,as He has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to you.

26“Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I am settingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117a blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293and a curseוּקְלָלָֽה׃u.ke.la.LahH7045:

27theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֑הha.be.ra.KhahH1293,ifאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you listenתִּשְׁמְע֗וּtish.me.'UH8085to the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

28and thecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֗הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045,ifאִם־'im-H518you do not listenתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,but turnוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493asideH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,by followingלָלֶ֗כֶת אַחֲרֵ֛יla.Le.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have not knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ סye.da'.TemH3045.

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