New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

11“For thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117is not tooמִמְּךָ֔mi.me.KhaH4480difficultנִפְלֵ֥אתnif.LetH6381for you, norH3808is itout of reachרְחֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350.

12It is not in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that you should sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will goיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927up to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יְמָה֙ha.sha.May.mahH8064for us to getוְיִקָּחֶ֣הָve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it for us and make us hearוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it, that we may observeוְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ve.na.'a.Se.nahH6213it?’

13Norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808is it beyondH4480 H5676the seaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220,that you should sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will crossיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220for us to getוְיִקָּחֶ֣הָve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it for us and make us hearוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it, that we may observeוְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ve.na.'a.Se.nahH6213it?’

14But the wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697is veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966nearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138you, in your mouthבְּפִ֥יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310and in your heartוּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖u.vil.va.ve.KhaH3824,that you may observeלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ סla.'a.so.ToH6213it.

15“Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,I have setנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117lifeH2425andprosperityהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896,and deathהַמָּ֖וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194andadversityהָרָֽע׃ha.Ra'H7451;

16in that I commandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the LordH3068your GodH430,to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbid.ra.KhavH1870and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֛רve.lish.MorH8104His commandmentsH4687and His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708and His judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941, that youmay liveוְחָיִ֣יתָve.cha.Yi.taH2421and multiplyוְרָבִ֔יתָve.ra.Vi.taH7235,and that the LordH3068your GodH430may blessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288you in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH834 H8033you are enteringבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

17But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824turnsיִפְנֶ֥הyif.NehH6437awayH6437and you will not obeyתִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085,but are drawnH5080awayH5080and worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TamH5647them,

18I declareהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046to you todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117thatyou shall surelyאָבֹ֖ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵד֑וּןtoe.DunH6.You will not prolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117in the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033you are crossingעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to enterלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935and possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

19I callהַעִידֹ֨תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776to witnessH5749against you todayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117,that I have setנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you lifeH2425and deathוְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ve.ha.Ma.vetH4194,the blessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הha.be.ra.KhahH1293and the curseוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045.So chooseוּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙u.va.char.TaH977lifeH2425in orderלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that you may liveתִּחְיֶ֖הtich.YehH2421, you and yourdescendantsוְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ve.zar.'E.khaH2233,

20by lovingלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,by obeyingלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085His voiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, andby holdingH1692fastH1692to Him; forthisה֤וּאhu'H1931is your lifeH2425and the lengthוְאֹ֣רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753of your daysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117,that you may liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthe landהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.”

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