New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 4:1-20

1“Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,listenשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085to the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706and the judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am teachingמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925you to performלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatyou may liveתִּֽחְי֗וּtich.YuH2421and goוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935in and takeוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423possessionH3423of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

2You shall not addתֹסִ֗פוּto.Si.fuH3254to the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you, norH3808takeH1639awayH1639from it, that you may keepלִשְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you.

3Your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869have seenהָֽרֹאֹ֔תha.ro.'OtH7200whatאֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־'et 'a.Sher-H853 H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213in the case of Baal-peorH1187,for allכָל־khol-H3605the menהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834followedהָלַךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יha.laKh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Baal-peorH1187,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֛וֹhish.mi.DoH8045them from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

4But you who heldH1695fastH1695to the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430are aliveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117,everyH3605oneH3605of you.

5“Seeרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200,I have taughtלִמַּ֣דְתִּיli.Mad.tiH3925you statutesחֻקִּים֙chu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430commandedצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, that you should doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thusכֵּ֔ןKenH3651in the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH834 H8033you are enteringבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

6So keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒va.'a.si.TemH6213them,for that is your wisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451and your understandingוּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔םu.Vi.nat.KhemH998in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will hearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘SurelyH7534thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471is a wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and understandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995peopleעַם־'am-H5971.’

7Forwhatמִי־mi-H4310greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationג֣וֹיGoyH1471is there that has a godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430so nearקְרֹבִ֣יםke.ro.VimH7138to it as is the Lordכַּיהוָ֣הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430wheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605we callקָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nuH7121on Him?

8Or whatוּמִי֙u.MiH4310greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471is there that hasstatutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941as righteousצַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimH6662as thisH2088wholeכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451whichH834I am settingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

9“OnlyH7534giveH8104heedH8104to yourself and keepH8104your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315diligentlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966,soH6435that you do not forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֨חtish.KachH7911the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֜יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200and they do not departיָס֙וּרוּ֙ya.Su.ruH5493from your heartמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔mi.le.Va.ve.khaH3824allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425; butmakeוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םve.ho.da'.TamH3045them knownH3045to your sonsH1121and your grandsonsH1121.

10Rememberthe dayי֗וֹםYomH3117you stoodעָמַ֜דְתָּ'a.Mad.taH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430at Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722,when the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidבֶּאֱמֹ֨רbe.'e.MorH559to me, ‘Assembleהַקְהֶל־hak.hel-H6950the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971to Me, that I may let them hearוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085My wordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697soH834they may learnיִלְמְד֜וּןyil.me.DunH3925tofearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372Me allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117they liveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416on the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and that they mayteachיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ye.la.me.DunH3925their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121.’

11You cameH7126nearH7126and stoodוַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּןva.ta.'am.DunH5975at the footתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of the mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,and the mountainוְהָהָ֞רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֤רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784to the veryheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,cloudעָנָ֥ן'a.NanH6051and thickוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205gloomH6205.

12Then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696to you from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784;you heardשֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'ImH8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of wordsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697,but you sawרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200noאֵינְכֶ֥ם'ein.KhemH369formוּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.NahH8544--onlyזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108a voiceקֽוֹל׃KolH6963.

13So He declaredוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046to you His covenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680you to performלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, that is,the Tenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235Commandmentsהַדְּבָרִ֑יםha.de.va.RimH1697; andHe wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them on twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tabletsלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

14The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680me at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256to teachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925you statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941,that you might performלַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣םla.'a.so.te.KhemH6213them in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033you are goingH5674overH5674to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

15“Sowatchוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104yourselvesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315carefullyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you did not seeרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200anyכָּל־kol-H3605formתְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.NahH8544on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696to you at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.RevH2722from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784,

16soפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435that you do notactתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.TunH7843corruptlyH7843andmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213a gravenH6459imageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459for yourselves in the formתְּמוּנַ֣תte.mu.NatH8544of anyכָּל־kol-H3605figureסָ֑מֶלSa.melH5566,the likenessתַּבְנִ֥יתtav.NitH8403of maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145orא֥וֹ'oH176femaleנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347,

17the likenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of anyכָּל־kol-H3605animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929that is on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,the likenessתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605wingedכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671birdצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833that fliesתָּע֖וּףta.'UfH5774in the skyבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

18the likenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of anythingכָּל־kol-H3605that creepsרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430on the groundבָּאֲדָמָ֑הba.'a.da.MahH127,the likenessתַּבְנִ֛יתtav.NitH8403of anyכָּל־kol-H3605fishדָּגָ֥הda.GahH1710that is in the waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

19And bewarenot to liftתִּשָּׂ֨אti.Sa'H5375up your eyesעֵינֶ֜יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064and seeוְֽ֠רָאִיתָVe.ra.'i.taH7200the sunהַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121and the moonהַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394and the starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and be drawnH5080awayH5080and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, those whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has allottedחָלַ֜קcha.LakH2505to allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

20But the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947you and broughtוַיּוֹצִ֥אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318you out ofthe ironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֥וּרmi.KurH3564,from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, tobe a peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971for His own possessionנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159,as todayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

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