New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 11:8-12

8“You shall therefore keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104everyכָּל־kol-H3605commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you may be strongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388and goוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935in and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are about to crossעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it;

9so that you may prolongתַּאֲרִ֤יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117on the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֛םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414to them and to theirdescendantsוּלְזַרְעָ֑םu.le.zar.'AmH2233,a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ סu.de.VashH1706.

10For the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,into whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are enteringבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, is not like the landכְאֶ֤רֶץkhe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cameיְצָאתֶ֖םye.tza.TemH3318,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you used to sowתִּזְרַע֙tiz.Ra'H2232your seedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233and waterוְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָve.hish.Ki.taH8248it with yourfootבְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272like a vegetableהַיָּרָֽק׃hai.ya.RakH3419gardenכְּגַ֥ןke.GanH1588.

11Butthe landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776into whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are about to crossעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of hillsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022and valleysוּבְקָעֹ֑תu.ve.ka.'OtH1237,drinksתִּשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354waterמָּֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325from the rainלִמְטַ֥רlim.TarH4306of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

12a landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776for whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430caresדֹּרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875;the eyesעֵינֵ֨י'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430are alwaysתָּמִ֗ידta.MidH8548on it, from thebeginningמֵֽרֵשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225even to the endאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of the yearH8141.

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