New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 29:12-21

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.

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