New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 5:23-31

23And when you heardכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤םke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085the voiceהַקּוֹל֙ha.kOlH6963from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the darknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822,while the mountainוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022was burningבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,you cameH7126nearH7126to me, allכָּל־kol-H3605the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626and your eldersוְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ve.zik.nei.KhemH2205.

24You saidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559, ‘Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430has shownהֶרְאָ֜נוּher.'A.nuH7200us His gloryכְּבֹד֣וֹke.vo.DoH3519and His greatnessגָּדְל֔וֹga.de.LoH1433,and we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085His voiceקֹל֥וֹko.LoH6963from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784;we have seenרָאִ֔ינוּra.'I.nuH7200todayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117that Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430speaksיְדַבֵּ֧רye.da.BerH1696with manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,yet he livesוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.

25Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258then whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should we dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191?For thisH2088greatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֥שׁha.'EshH784will consumeתֹֽאכְלֵ֔נוּto.khe.Le.nuH398us; ifאִם־'im-H518we hearלִ֠שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430anyH5750longerH5750,then we will dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

26Forwhoמִ֣יmiH4310is there of allכָל־khol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֡רba.SarH1320whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceקוֹל֩kOlH6963of the livingחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430speakingמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696from the midstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784, as we have,and livedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

27GoH7126nearH7126and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559;then speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696to us allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430speaksיְדַבֵּ֜רye.da.BerH1696to you, and we will hearוְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּve.sha.Ma'.nuH8085and doוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213it.’

28“The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697when you spokeבְּדַבֶּרְכֶ֖םbe.da.ber.KhemH1696to me,and the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of the wordsדִּבְרֵ֜יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971whichH834they have spokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696to you. They have doneH3190wellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190in allכָּל־kol-H3605that they have spokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696.

29Ohמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֡ןmi- yi.TenH4310 H5414that they hadוְהָיָה֩ve.ha.YahH1961suchזֶ֜הzehH2088a heartלְבָבָ֨םle.va.VamH3824in them, that they would fearלְיִרְאָ֥הle.yir.'AhH3372Me andkeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֑יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117, thatit may be wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with them and with their sonsוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖םve.liv.nei.HemH1121foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769!

30Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980,sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, “Returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to your tentsלְאָהֳלֵיכֶֽם׃le.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168.”

31But as for you, standעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975hereפֹּה֮pohH6311by Me, that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696to you allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֛הha.mitz.VahH4687and the statutesוְהַחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall teachתְּלַמְּדֵ֑םte.la.me.DemH3925them, that they may observeוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213themin the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414them to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.’

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