New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 6:20-24

20“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588your sonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121asksיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592you in timeH4279to comeH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Whatמָ֣הmahH4100dothe testimoniesהָעֵדֹ֗תha.'e.DotH5713and the statutesוְהַֽחֻקִּים֙ve.ha.chu.KimH2706and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941meanwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680you?’

21then you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to your sonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121, ‘We were slavesעֲבָדִ֛ים'a.va.DimH5650to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֧נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318us from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

22Moreover, the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068showedוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414greatגְּדֹלִ֨יםge.do.LimH1419and distressingוְרָעִ֧ים׀ve.ra.'ImH7451signsאוֹתֹ֣ת'o.TotH226and wondersוּ֠מֹפְתִיםU.mo.fe.timH4159before our eyesלְעֵינֵֽינוּ׃le.'ei.Nei.nuH5869against Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֛יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֥הbe.far.'OhH6547and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004;

23He broughtהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318us out from thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616to bringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935us in, to giveלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414us the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.’

24So the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּvay.tza.Ve.nuH6680us to observeלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706,to fearלְיִרְאָ֖הle.yir.'AhH3372the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for our goodלְט֥וֹבle.TovH2896alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֔יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117andfor our survivalלְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּle.chai.yo.Te.nuH2421, as it istodayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

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