New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 4:10-17

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,

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