New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 6:7-20

7You shall teachH8150them diligentlyH8150to your sonsלְבָנֶ֔יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121and shall talkוְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ve.di.bar.TaH1696of them when you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004and when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣u.ve.lekh.te.KhaH1980by the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870and when you lieH7901downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901and when you riseוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965up.

8You shall bindוּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םu.ke.shar.TamH7194them as a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226on your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027and they shall be asfrontalsלְטֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.FotH2903on your foreheadבֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃bein 'ei.Nei.khaH996 H5869.

9You shall writeוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789them on the doorpostsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201of your houseבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ סu.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

10“Then it shall comeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961about whenכִּ֥יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringsיְבִיאֲךָ֣׀ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you into the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,to giveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414you,greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and splendidוְטֹבֹ֖תve.to.VotH2896citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you did not buildבָנִֽיתָ׃va.Ni.taH1129,

11and housesוּבָ֨תִּ֜יםu.Va.TimH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392of allכָּל־kol-H3605goodטוּב֮tuvH2898thingsH2898whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not fillמִלֵּאתָ֒mi.le.TaH4390,and hewnחֲצוּבִים֙cha.tzu.VimH2672cisternsוּבֹרֹ֤תu.vo.RotH953whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not digחָצַ֔בְתָּcha.Tzav.taH2672,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and oliveוְזֵיתִ֖יםve.zei.TimH2132treesH2132whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not plantנָטָ֑עְתָּna.Ta.'e.taH5193, andyou eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and are satisfiedוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,

12then watchהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104yourself, thatyou do not forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318you from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

13You shallfearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372onlythe Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; and you shallworshipתַעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647Him andswearתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ti.sha.Ve.a'H7650by His nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034.

14You shall not followתֵֽלְכ֔וּן אַחֲרֵ֖יte.le.Khun 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,anyH312of the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵי֙me.'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834surroundסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃se.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you,

15for the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in the midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130of you is ajealousקַנָּ֛אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410;otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will be kindledיֶ֠חֱרֶהYe.che.rehH2734against you, and He willwipeוְהִשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ve.hish.Mi.de.khaH8045you offמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH4480 H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

16“You shall not putתְנַסּ֔וּte.na.SuH5254the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430to the testנִסִּיתֶ֖םni.si.TemH5254,as you testedH5254Himat Massahבַּמַּסָּֽה׃ba.ma.SahH4532.

17You should diligentlyשָׁמ֣וֹרsha.MorH8104keepתִּשְׁמְר֔וּןtish.me.RunH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and His testimoniesוְעֵדֹתָ֥יוve.'e.do.TavH5713and His statutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has commandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680you.

18You shall doוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477and goodוְהַטּ֖וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatit may be wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with you and that you may goוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935in and possessוְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.ya.rash.TaH3423the goodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to giveyour fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

19by drivingלַהֲדֹ֥ףla.ha.DofH1920out allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340from beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440you, as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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?’

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