New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 9:17-21

17I tookH8610holdH8610of the twoH8147tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871and threwוָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔םva.'ash.li.KhemH7993them from my handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027and smashedוָאֲשַׁבְּרֵ֖םva.'a.sha.be.RemH7665them before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

18I fellH5307downH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,as at the firstכָּרִאשֹׁנָ֗הka.ri.sho.NahH7223,fortyH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915;I neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808ateאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899norלֹ֣אlo'H3808drankשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325,becauseעַ֤ל'alH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605your sinחַטַּאתְכֶם֙cha.tat.KhemH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you had committedחֲטָאתֶ֔םcha.ta.TemH2398in doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213whatH7451was evilH7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to provokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707Him to angerH3707.

19ForI was afraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025of the angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and hotH2534displeasureH2534with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was wrathfulקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107againstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you in order to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045you,but the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to me that timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571.

20The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was angryהִתְאַנַּ֧ףhit.'a.NafH599enoughמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966with Aaronוּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ןu.ve.'a.ha.RonH175to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹle.hash.mi.DoH8045him; so I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛לva.'et.pa.LelH6419for Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175at the sameהַהִֽואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

21I tookלָקַחְתִּי֮la.kach.TiH3947yoursinfulחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403thing,the calfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you had madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213,and burnedוָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףva.'es.RofH8313it with fireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784and crushedוָאֶכֹּ֨תva.'e.KotH3807it, grindingטָחוֹן֙ta.chOnH2912it veryH3190smallH3190untilעַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834it was as fineדַּ֖קdakH1854as dustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083;and I threwוָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙va.'ash.liKhH7993its dustעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083into the brookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158that cameH3381downהַיֹּרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381from the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

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