New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 31:1-13

1So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697to allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I ama hundredמֵאָה֩me.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;I am noH3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201to comeלָצֵ֣אתla.TzetH3318and goוְלָב֑וֹאve.la.Vo'H935,and the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, ‘You shall not crossתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.’

3It is the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who will crossעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674aheadלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you; He will destroyיַשְׁמִ֞ידyash.MidH8045theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471beforeמִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, and you shall dispossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑םvi.rish.TamH3423them.Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091is the one who will crossעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674aheadלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you, justH3512as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

4The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will doוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213to them justH3512as He didעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213to Sihonלְסִיח֥וֹןle.si.ChonH5511and Ogוּלְע֛וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and to their landוּלְאַרְצָ֑םu.le.'ar.TzamH776,whenH834He destroyedהִשְׁמִ֖ידhish.MidH8045them.

5The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverוּנְתָנָ֥םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them up beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and you shall doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213to them according to allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.

6Be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and courageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,do not be afraidתִּֽירְא֥וּti.re.'UH3372or trembleתַּעַרְצ֖וּta.'ar.TzuH6206at them, forthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is the one who goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980with you.He will not failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503you or forsakeיַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פya.'az.Ve.kaH5800you.”

7Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Joshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָץ֒ve.'e.MatzH553,for you shall goתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935with thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has swornנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to their fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them, and you shall giveתַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּהtan.chi.Le.nahH5157it to them as an inheritanceH5157.

8The Lordוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068is the one who goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980aheadלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you; He will be with you.He will not failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503you or forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800you. Do not fearתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372or be dismayedתֵחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.”

9So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of LeviH3878who carriedהַנֹּ֣שְׂאִ֔יםha.No.se.'ImH5375the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֖יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “At the endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of everysevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,at the timeבְּמֹעֵ֛דbe.mo.'EdH4150ofthe yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of remissionהַשְּׁמִטָּ֖הha.she.mi.TahH8059of debts, at theFeastבְּחַ֥גbe.ChagH2282of Boothsהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521,

11when allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478comesבְּב֣וֹאbe.Vo'H935to appearלֵרָאוֹת֙le.ra.'OtH7200beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430atthe placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He will chooseיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977,you shall readתִּקְרָ֞אtik.Ra'H7121thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451in frontנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in their hearingבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.HemH241.

12Assembleהַקְהֵ֣לhak.HelH6950the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,the menH376and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁים֙ve.ha.na.ShimH802and childrenוְהַטַּ֔ףve.ha.TafH2945andthe alienוְגֵרְךָ֖ve.ge.re.KhaH1616whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in yourtownבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,soH4616that they may hearיִשְׁמְע֜וּyish.me.'UH8085andlearnיִלְמְד֗וּyil.me.DuH3925and fearוְיָֽרְאוּ֙ve.ya.re.'UH3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and be carefulוְשָֽׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104to observeלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451.

13Their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֞םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,whoH834have not knownיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045,will hearיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085and learnוְלָ֣מְד֔וּve.La.me.DuH3925to fearלְיִרְאָ֖הle.yir.'AhH3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,as longכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֗יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117as you liveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416on the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834you are about to crossעֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.RimH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ פle.rish.TahH3423.”

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