New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 4:1-6

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.’

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