New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 4:32-40

32“Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowנָא֩na'H4994concerning the formerרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםri.sho.NimH7223daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117whichH834were beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, sinceלְמִן־le.min-H4480thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yoMH3117that Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֨אba.Ra'H1254manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120on the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and inquirefrom one endוּלְמִקְצֵ֥הu.le.mik.TzehH7097of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to the otherקְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםke.Tzeh ha.sha.Ma.yimH7097 H8064. Has anythingbeen doneH1961like thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.doLH1419thingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697,orא֖וֹ'oH176has anythingbeen heardהֲנִשְׁמַ֥עha.nish.Ma'H8085likeכָּמֹֽהוּ׃ka.Mo.huH3644it?

33Has anypeopleעָם֩'amH5971heardהֲשָׁ֣מַֽעha.Sha.ma'H8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430speakingמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696from the midstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784,as you have heardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085it,and survivedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

34Orא֣וֹ׀'oH176has a godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430triedהֲנִסָּ֣הha.ni.SahH5254to goלָ֠בוֹאLa.Vo'H935to takeלָקַ֨חַתla.Ka.chatH3947for himself a nationגוֹי֮goyH1471from withinמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130anothernationגּוֹי֒goyH1471by trialsבְּמַסֹּת֩be.ma.SotH4531,by signsבְּאֹתֹ֨תbe.'o.TotH226and wondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159and by warוּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421andby a mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027and by an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220and by greatגְּדֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419terrorsוּבְמוֹרָאִ֖יםu.ve.mo.ra.'ImH4172,as the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for you in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before your eyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869?

35To you it was shownהָרְאֵ֣תָha.re.'E.taH7200that you might knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,He is Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;thereH369is noH369otherע֖וֹדodH5750besidesמִלְבַדּֽוֹ׃mil.va.DoH4480 H905Him.

36Out of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064He let you hearהִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥hish.mi.'a.KhaH8085His voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963to disciplineלְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּle.ya.se.Re.kaH3256you; and on earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776He let you seeהֶרְאֲךָ֙her.'a.KhaH7200His greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireאִשּׁ֣וֹ'i.ShoH784,and you heardשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085His wordsוּדְבָרָ֥יוu.de.va.RavH1697from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

37Becauseוְתַ֗חַת כִּ֤יve.Ta.chat kiH8478 H3588He lovedאָהַב֙'a.HavH157your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,therefore He choseוַיִּבְחַ֥רvai.yiv.CharH977their descendantsבְּזַרְע֖וֹbe.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310them. And Hepersonallyבְּפָנָ֛יוbe.fa.NavH6440broughtוַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧vai.yo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318you from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714by His greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹח֥וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581,

38drivingלְהוֹרִ֗ישׁle.ho.RishH3423out from beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440you nationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֛יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480you, to bringלַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗la.ha.vi.'a.KhaH935you in andto giveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414you their landאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776for an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159,as it is todayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

39Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,and takeוַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮va.ha.she.vo.TaH7725it to your heartלְבָבֶךָ֒le.va.ve.KhaH3824, thatthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,He is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605and on the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776belowמִתָּ֑חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478;thereH369is noH369otherעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

40So you shall keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104His statutesחֻקָּ֣יוchu.KavH2706and His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֗יוmitz.vo.TavH4687whichH834I amgivingמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatit may goיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190wellH3190with you and with your childrenוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you, and that you mayliveH748longיָמִים֙ya.MimH748 H3117on the landהַ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you for allכָּל־kol-H3605timeהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.”

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