New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 4:15-18

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.

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