New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 8

God’s Gracious Dealings

1“Allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687that I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117you shall be carefulתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, that youmay liveתִּֽחְי֜וּןtich.YunH2421and multiplyוּרְבִיתֶ֗םu.re.vi.TemH7235,and goוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935in and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to giveto your forefathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

2You shall rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֣ve.za.khar.TaH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hasledהֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ho.li.kha.KhaH1980you in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057theseזֶ֛הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,that He might humbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֜'a.no.te.KhaH6031you,testingלְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗le.na.so.te.KhaH5254you, to knowלָדַ֜עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834was in your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,whether you would keepהֲתִשְׁמֹ֥רha.tish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687orאִם־'im-H518not.

3He humbledוַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮vay.'a.ne.KhaH6031you and let you be hungryוַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒vai.yar.'i.ve.KhaH7456,and fedוַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤vai.ya.'a.khil.KhaH398you with mannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,norH3808did your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knowיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045, that He might make youunderstandהוֹדִֽעֲךָ֗ho.di.'a.KhaH3045thatmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120does not liveיִחְיֶ֣הyich.YehH2421by breadהַלֶּ֤חֶםha.Le.chemH3899aloneלְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.DoH905,but manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120livesיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421by everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that proceedsמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161out of the mouthפִֽי־fi-H6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

4Your clothingשִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜sim.La.te.khaH8071did not wearבָֽלְתָה֙val.TahH1086out on you, norH3808did your footוְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272swellבָצֵ֑קָהva.Tze.kahH1216theseזֶ֖הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

5Thus you are to knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045in your heartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430was discipliningיְיַסֵּ֥רye.ya.SerH3256you justH3512as a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376disciplinesמְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃me.ya.se.Re.kaH3256his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121.

6Therefore, you shall keepוְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.Sha.mar.taH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to walkלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870and tofearוּלְיִרְאָ֥הu.le.yir.'AhH3372Him.

7Forthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is bringingמְבִֽיאֲךָ֖me.vi.'a.KhaH935you into a goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776of brooksנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of waterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,of fountainsH5871and springsוּתְהֹמֹ֔תu.te.ho.MotH8415,flowingH3318forthיֹצְאִ֥יםyo.tze.'ImH3318in valleysבַּבִּקְעָ֖הba.bik.'AhH1237and hillsוּבָהָֽר׃u.va.HarH2022;

8a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of wheatחִטָּה֙chi.TahH2406and barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֔הu.se.'o.RahH8184,of vinesוְגֶ֥פֶןve.Ge.fenH1612and figוּתְאֵנָ֖הu.te.'e.NahH8384treesH8384and pomegranatesוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,a landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of oliveזֵ֥יתzeitH2132oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9a landאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you will eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398foodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899withoutH3808scarcityבְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙ve.mis.ke.NutH4544,in which you will not lackתֶחְסַ֥רtech.SarH2637anythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605;a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834stonesאֲבָנֶ֣יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68are ironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270,and out of whose hillsH2022you can digתַּחְצֹ֥בtach.TzoH2672copperנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10Whenyou have eatenוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and are satisfiedוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,you shall blessוּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙u.ve.rakh.TaH1288the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for the goodהַטֹּבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you.

11“Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that you do notforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430by not keepingשְׁמֹ֤רshe.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687and His ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941and His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

12otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435,when you have eatenתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398and are satisfiedוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,and have builtתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129goodטוֹבִ֛יםto.VimH2896housesוּבָתִּ֥יםu.va.TimH1004and livedוְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃ve.ya.Sha.ve.taH3427in them,

13and when your herdsוּבְקָֽרְךָ֤u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241and your flocksוְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629multiplyיִרְבְּיֻ֔ןyir.be.YunH7235,and your silverוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091multiplyיִרְבֶּה־yir.beh-H7235,and allוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605that you have multipliesיִרְבֶּֽה׃yir.BehH7235,

14then your heartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824will becomeH7311proudH7311and you willforgetוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ve.sha.khach.TaH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who broughtהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318you out from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

15He ledהַמּוֹלִ֨יכֲךָ֜ha.mo.Li.kha.khaH1980you throughthe greatהַגָּדֹ֣לha.ga.DolH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֗אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר׀ba.mid.BarH4057, with itsfieryH8314serpentsH8314and scorpionsוְעַקְרָ֔בve.'ak.RavH6137and thirstyוְצִמָּא֖וֹןve.tzi.ma.'onH6774groundH6774whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thereH369was noH369waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; Hebroughtהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325for you out of the rockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697of flintהַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃Ha.cha.la.MishH2496.

16In the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057He fedהַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ha.ma.'a.Khil.khaH398you mannaמָן֙manH4478whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1did not knowיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045,that He might humbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֗'a.no.te.KhaH6031you and that He mighttestנַסֹּתֶ֔ךָna.so.Te.khaH5254you, to doH3190goodלְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖le.hei.tiv.KhaH3190for youin the endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319.

17Otherwise,you may sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824, ‘My powerכֹּחִי֙ko.ChiH3581and the strengthוְעֹ֣צֶםve.'O.tzemH6108of my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027madeעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213me thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wealthהַחַ֥יִלha.Cha.yilH2428.’

18But you shall rememberוְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ve.za.khar.TaH2142the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, forit is He who is givingהַנֹּתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414you powerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to makeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wealthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,that He may confirmהָקִ֧יםha.KimH6965His covenantבְּרִית֛וֹbe.ri.ToH1285whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

19It shall comeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about ifאִם־'im-H518you everשָׁכֹ֤חַsha.Kho.achH7911forgetתִּשְׁכַּח֙tish.KachH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֖םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them,I testifyהַעִדֹ֤תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749against you todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that you will surelyאָבֹ֖ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵדֽוּן׃toe.DunH6.

20Like the nationsכַּגּוֹיִ֗םka.go.YimH1471that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068makesH6to perishH6beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480 H6440you, soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651you shall perishH6;becauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118you would not listenתִשְׁמְע֔וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

God’s Gracious Dealings

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8