New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 29

The Covenant in Moab

1Theseאֵלֶּה֩'e.LehH428are the wordsדִבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of the covenantהַבְּרִ֜יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834the LordH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680MosesH4872to makeלִכְרֹ֛תlikh.RotH3772with the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of IsraelH3478in the landH776of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,besidesמִלְּבַ֣דmi.le.VadH4480 H905thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834He had madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772with them at Horebבְּחֹרֵֽב׃ פbe.cho.RevH2722.

2And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872summonedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You have seenH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213before your eyesH5869in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֥הle.far.'OhH6547and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776;

3the greatהַגְּדֹלֹ֔תha.ge.do.LotH1419trialsהַמַּסּוֹת֙ha.ma.sOtH4531whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834your eyesH5869have seenH7200,thoseהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992greatהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419signsהָאֹתֹ֧תha.'o.TotH226and wondersוְהַמֹּפְתִ֛יםve.ha.mo.fe.TimH4159.

4Yet to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068has not givenנָתַן֩na.TanH5414you a heartלֵב֙levH3820to knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045,norH3808eyesוְעֵינַ֥יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869to seeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200,norH3808earsוְאָזְנַ֣יִםve.'a.ze.Na.yimH241to hearלִשְׁמֹ֑עַlish.Mo.a'H8085.

5I have ledוָאוֹלֵ֥ךְva.'o.LekhH1980you fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057;your clothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיכֶם֙sal.mo.tei.KhemH8008have not wornבָל֤וּva.LuH1086out on you, and your sandalוְנַֽעַלְךָ֥ve.na.'al.KhaH5275has not wornבָלְתָ֖הval.TahH1086out on your footרַגְלֶֽךָ׃rag.Le.khaH7272.

6You have not eatenאֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם'a.khal.TemH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899,norH3808have you drunkשְׁתִיתֶ֑םshe.ti.TemH8354wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196or strongוְשֵׁכָ֖רve.she.KharH7941drinkH7941,in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that you might knowתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

7When youreachedוַתָּבֹ֖אוּva.ta.Vo.'uH935thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,Sihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Heshbonחֶ֠שְׁבּוֹןChesh.bonH2809and Ogוְע֨וֹגve.'ogH5747the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֧ןha.ba.ShanH1316cameוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרָאתֵ֛נוּlik.ra.Te.nuH7122us for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, but wedefeatedוַנַּכֵּֽם׃va.na.KemH5221them;

8and we tookוַנִּקַּח֙va.ni.KachH3947their landאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776andgaveוַנִּתְּנָ֣הּva.ni.te.NahH5414it as an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159to the Reubenitesלָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יlo.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,the Gaditesוְלַגָּדִ֑יve.la.ga.DiH1425,and the half-tribeוְלַחֲצִ֖י שֵׁ֥בֶטve.la.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of the Manassitesהַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃Ham.na.ShiH4520.

9So keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.TemH8104the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisH2088covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285to doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them,that you may prosperתַּשְׂכִּ֔ילוּtas.Ki.luH7919in allH3605that you doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ פta.'a.SunH6213.

10“You standנִצָּבִ֤יםni.tza.VimH5324todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,allכֻּלְּכֶ֔םku.le.KhemH3605of you, beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:your chiefsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֣םra.shei.KhemH7218,your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,your eldersזִקְנֵיכֶם֙zik.nei.KhemH2205and your officersוְשֹׁ֣טְרֵיכֶ֔םve.Sho.te.rei.KhemH7860, evenallכֹּ֖לkolH3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

11your littleטַפְּכֶ֣םta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945,your wivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םne.shei.KhemH802,and the alienוְגֵ֣רְךָ֔ve.Ge.re.khaH1616whoH834is withinבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130your campsמַחֲנֶ֑יךָma.cha.Nei.khaH4264, fromthe one who chopsH2404your woodH2404to the one who drawsשֹׁאֵ֥בsho.'EvH7579your waterמֵימֶֽיךָ׃mei.Mei.khaH4325,

12that you may enterלְעָבְרְךָ֗le.'a.ve.re.KhaH5674into the covenantבִּבְרִ֛יתbiv.RitH1285with the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your GodH430,and into His oathוּבְאָלָת֑וֹu.ve.'a.la.ToH423whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your GodH430is makingכֹּרֵ֥תko.RetH3772with you todayH3117,

13in orderלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that He may establishהָקִֽים־ha.kim-H6965you todayהַיּ֨וֹם׀hai.YomH3117as His peopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971and thatHe may be your Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,justH3512as He spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696to you and as He sworeנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

14“Now not with you aloneלְבַדְּכֶ֑םle.va.de.KhemH905am Imakingכֹּרֵת֙ko.RetH3772thisH2088covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and thisH2088oathהָאָלָ֖הha.'a.LahH423,

15but both with those whoH834standעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975hereפֹּ֗הPohH6311with us todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117in the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430and with those whoH834are not with us hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117

16(for you knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045howH834we livedיָשַׁ֖בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and howH834we cameH5674through the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471throughH5674whichH834you passedH5674;

17moreover, you have seenוַתִּרְאוּ֙va.tir.'UH7200their abominationsשִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔םshi.Ku.tzei.HemH8251and their idolsגִּלֻּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544ofwoodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,stoneוָאֶ֔בֶןva.'E.venH68,silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701,and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,whichH834they had with them);

18soH6435that thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426will not be among you a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאוֹ־'ov-H176womanאִשָּׁ֞ה'i.ShahH802,orא֧וֹ'oH176familyמִשְׁפָּחָ֣הmish.pa.ChahH4940orאוֹ־'ov-H176tribeשֵׁ֗בֶטShe.vetH7626,whoseאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834heartH3824turnsH6437awayפֹנֶ֤הfo.NehH6437todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to goH1980and serveלַעֲבֹ֔דla.'a.VodH5647the godsאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471;that thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426will not be among youa rootשֹׁ֛רֶשׁSho.reshH8328bearingH6509poisonousרֹ֖אשׁroshH7219fruitפֹּרֶ֥הpo.RehH6509and wormwoodוְלַעֲנָֽה׃ve.la.'a.NahH3939.

19It shall be when he hearsבְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩be.sha.me.'OH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088curseH423, that he willboastוְהִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְve.hit.ba.RekhH1288,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, ‘I haveH1961peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965thoughH3588I walkאֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhH1980in the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֥וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of my heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820in orderלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to destroyסְפ֥וֹתse.FotH5595the wateredהָרָוָ֖הha.ra.VahH7302landwith the dryהַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ha.tze.me.'AhH6771.’

20The LordH3068shall neverלֹא־lo'-H3808be willingיֹאבֶ֣הyo.VehH14to forgiveסְלֹ֣חַֽse.Lo.achH5545him, but ratherכִּ֣י אָ֠זki 'azH3588 H227the angerאַף־'af-H639of the LordH3068andHis jealousyוְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ve.kin.'a.ToH7068willburnיֶעְשַׁ֨ןye'.ShanH6225against that manבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376,and everyH3605curseH423which is writtenH3789in thisH2088bookH5612willrestוְרָ֤בְצָהve.Ra.ve.tzahH7257on him, and the LordH3068willblotוּמָחָ֤הu.ma.ChahH4229out his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21Then the LordH3068will singleוְהִבְדִּיל֤וֹve.hiv.di.LoH914him out foradversityH7463from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605the cursesאָל֣וֹת'a.LotH423of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which are writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֕הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451.

22“Now the generationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755to comeהָֽאַחֲר֗וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314,your sonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121whoH834riseיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965up afterמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיכֶ֔םme.'A.cha.rei.KhemH4480 H310you andthe foreignerוְהַ֨נָּכְרִ֔יve.Ha.na.khe.RiH5237whoH834comesיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935from a distantרְחוֹקָ֑הre.cho.KahH7350landH776,when they seeוְ֠רָאוּVe.ra.'uH7200the plaguesמַכּ֞וֹתma.KotH4347of the landH776and the diseasesתַּ֣חֲלֻאֶ֔יהָta.cha.lu.'Ei.haH8463with whichH834the LordH3068hasafflictedחִלָּ֥הchi.LahH2470it, will sayוְאָמַ֞רve.'a.MarH559,

23‘AllH3605its landH776isbrimstoneגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614and saltוָמֶלַח֮va.me.LachH4417,a burningשְׂרֵפָ֣הse.re.FahH8316waste,unsownלֹ֤א תִזָּרַע֙lo' ti.za.Ra'H3808 H2232and unproductiveוְלֹ֣א תַצְמִ֔חַve.Lo' tatz.Mi.achH6779 H3808,and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808 H3605grassעֵ֑שֶׂב'E.sevH6212growsיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927in it, like the overthrowכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114ofSodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָה֙va.'a.mo.RahH6017,Admahאַדְמָ֣ה'ad.MahH126and Zeboiimוּצְבוֹיִ֔םu.tze.v.yimH6636,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LordH3068overthrewהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015in His angerH639and in His wrathוּבַחֲמָתֽוֹ׃u.va.cha.ma.ToH2534.’

24Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471will sayH559, ‘Whyמֶ֨הmehH5921 H4100has the LordH3068doneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213thusH3662to thisH2088landH776?Whyמֶ֥הmehH4100thisH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419outburstחֳרִ֛יcho.RiH2750of angerהָאַ֥ףha.'AfH639?’

25Then menwill sayוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921 H834they forsookעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the GodH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,whichH834He madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772with them when He broughtבְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹbe.ho.tzi.'OH3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

26They wentוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and servedוַיַּֽעַבְדוּ֙vai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them, godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have not knownיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045and whom He had notallottedחָלַ֖קcha.LakH2505to them.

27Therefore, the angerH639of the LordH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against that landH776,to bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935upon it everyכָּל־kol-H3605curseהַקְּלָלָ֔הha.ke.la.LahH7045which is writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֖הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisH2088bookבַּסֵּ֥פֶרba.Se.ferH5612;

28andthe LordH3068uprootedוַיִּתְּשֵׁ֤םvai.yi.te.ShemH5428them from their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127in angerבְּאַ֥ףbe.'AfH639and in furyוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534and in greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419wrathוּבְקֶ֣צֶףu.ve.Ke.tzefH7110,and castוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֛םvai.yash.li.KhemH7993them into anotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.’

29“The secretH5641thingsH5641belong to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, butthe thingsH1540revealedוְהַנִּגְלֹ֞תve.ha.nig.LotH1540belong to us and to our sonsוּׄלְׄבָׄנֵׄ֙יׄנׄוּׄ֙u.le.va.Nei.nuH1121foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,that we may observeלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451.

The Covenant in Moab

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29