New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 4:15-23

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.

21“Now the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068was angryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599with me on your accountעַל־ דִּבְרֵיכֶ֑ם'al- div.rei.KhemH5921 H1697,and sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֗עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650that I would not crossעָבְרִי֙'a.ve.RiH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and that I would not enterבֹא֙vo'H935the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you as an inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

22ForI will dieמֵת֙metH4191in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,I shall not crossעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,but you shall crossעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674and takeוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕םvi.rish.TemH3423possessionH3423of thisH2088goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23So watchהִשָּׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104yourselves,that you do not forgetתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙tish.ke.ChuH7911the covenantבְּרִ֤יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with you, andmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213for yourselves a gravenH6459imageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459in the formתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544of anythingכֹּ֔לKolH3605againstwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680you.

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