New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 32:1-13

1“Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238,O heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and let me speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696;And let the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

2Let my teachingלִקְחִ֔יlik.ChiH3948dropיַעֲרֹ֤ףya.'a.RofH6201as the rainכַּמָּטָר֙ka.ma.TarH4306,My speechאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565distillתִּזַּ֥לti.ZalH5140as the dewכַּטַּ֖לka.TalH2919,As the dropletsכִּשְׂעִירִ֣םkis.'i.RimH8164on the freshH1877grassדֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877And as the showersוְכִרְבִיבִ֖יםve.khir.vi.VimH7241on the herbעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212.

3For I proclaimאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;Ascribeהָב֥וּha.VuH3051greatnessגֹ֖דֶלGo.delH1433to our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430!

4The Rockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697!His workפָּעֳל֔וֹpo.'o.LoH6467is perfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549,For allכָל־khol-H3605His waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870arejustמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941;A Godאֵ֤ל'elH410of faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה֙'e.mu.NahH530and withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369injusticeעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,Righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and uprightוְיָשָׁ֖רve.ya.SharH3477is He.

5They have actedH7843corruptlyשִׁחֵ֥תshi.ChetH7843toward Him, They arenot His childrenבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121,because of their defectH4140; But area perverseעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141and crookedוּפְתַלְתֹּֽל׃u.fe.tal.TolH6618generationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755.

6Do you thusH2088repayתִּגְמְלוּ־tig.me.lu-H1580the Lordלַיְהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,O foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036and unwiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH3808 H2450peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971?Is not He your Fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1who has boughtקָּנֶ֔ךָka.Ne.chaH7069you?He has madeעָֽשְׂךָ֖'a.se.KhaH6213you and establishedוַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ׃Vay.kho.ne.Ne.khaH3559you.

7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142the daysיְמ֣וֹתye.MotH3117of oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769,Considerבִּ֖ינוּBi.nuH995the yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of allדּוֹר־dor-H1755generationsוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755.Askשְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlH7592your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,and he will informוְיַגֵּ֔דְךָve.ya.Ge.de.khaH5046you,Your eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205,and they will tellוְיֹ֥אמְרוּve.Yo.me.ruH559you.

8When the Mostעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945HighH5945gaveH5157the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471their inheritanceH5157,When He separatedבְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹbe.haf.ri.DoH6504the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,He setיַצֵּב֙ya.TzevH5324the boundariesגְּבֻלֹ֣תge.vu.LotH1367of the peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971According to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9For the Lord’sיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506is His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290is the allotmentחֶ֥בֶלChe.velH2256of His inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

10He foundיִמְצָאֵ֙הוּ֙yim.tza.'E.huH4672him in a desertמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,And in the howlingיְלֵ֣לye.LelH3214wasteוּבְתֹ֖הוּu.ve.To.huH8414of a wildernessיְשִׁמֹ֑ןye.shi.MonH3452;He encircledיְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ye.soe.Ven.huH5437him, He caredיְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּye.Vo.Ne.huH995for him,He guardedH5431him asthe pupilכְּאִישׁ֥וֹןke.'i.ShonH380of His eyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869.

11Like an eagleכְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.Ne.sherH5404that stirsיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782up its nestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064,That hoversיְרַחֵ֑ףye.ra.ChefH7363overH5921its youngגּוֹזָלָ֖יוgo.za.LavH1469,He spreadיִפְרֹ֤שׂyif.RosH6566His wingsכְּנָפָיו֙ke.na.FavH3671and caughtיִקָּחֵ֔הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947them,He carriedיִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375them on His pinionsאֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃'ev.ra.ToH84.

12The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068aloneבָּדָ֣דba.DadH910guidedיַנְחֶ֑נּוּyan.Che.nuH5148him,And thereH369was noH369foreignנֵכָֽר׃ne.KharH5236godאֵ֥ל'elH410with him.

13He made him rideיַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙yar.ki.Ve.huH7392on the highבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,And he ateוַיֹּאכַ֖לvai.yo.KhalH398the produceתְּנוּבֹ֣תte.nu.VotH8570of the fieldH7706;And He made him suckוַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּvai.ye.ni.Ke.huH3243honeyדְבַשׁ֙de.VashH1706from the rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553, Andoilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081from the flintyמֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁme.chal.MishH2496rockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697,

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