New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 26:3-10

3You shall goוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in office at that timeבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘I declareהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430that I have enteredבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414us.’

4Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947the basketהַטֶּ֖נֶאha.Te.ne'H2935from your handמִיָּדֶ֑ךָmi.ya.De.khaH3027and setוְהִ֨נִּיח֔וֹve.Hi.ni.ChoH5117it downH5117beforeלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

5You shall answerוְעָנִ֨יתָve.'a.Ni.taH6030and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.TaH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, ‘My fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1was awanderingאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6Arameanאֲרַמִּי֙'a.ra.MiH761,and he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714andsojournedוַיָּ֥גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,fewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592in numberבִּמְתֵ֣יbim.TeiH4962;but thereשָׁ֕םshamH8033he becameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419,mightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099and populousוָרָֽב׃va.RavH7227nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

6And theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יםha.mitz.RimH4713treatedH7489us harshlyH7489and afflictedוַיְעַנּ֑וּנוּvay.'a.Nu.nuH6031us, and imposedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414hardקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186laborעֲבֹדָ֥ה'a.vo.DahH5656on us.

7Thenwe criedוַנִּצְעַ֕קva.nitz.'AkH6817to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085our voiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963and sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200our afflictionעָנְיֵ֛נוּ'a.ne.Ye.nuH6040and our toilעֲמָלֵ֖נוּ'a.ma.Le.nuH5999and our oppressionלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃la.cha.Tze.nuH3906;

8and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtוַיּוֹצִאֵ֤נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318us out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with a mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027and an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרֹ֣עַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220and with greatגָּדֹ֑לga.DolH1419terrorוּבְמֹרָ֖אu.ve.mo.Ra'H4172and with signsוּבְאֹת֖וֹתu.ve.'o.TotH226and wondersוּבְמֹפְתִֽים׃u.ve.mo.fe.TimH4159;

9and He has broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖נוּvay.vi.'E.nuH935us to thisH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and has givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414us thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

10Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,I have broughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935the firstרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225of the produceפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of the groundהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068have givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me.’ And you shall setוְהִנַּחְתּ֗וֹve.hi.nach.ToH5117it downH5117beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;

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