New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 9:9-18

9When I wentבַּעֲלֹתִ֣יba.'a.lo.TiH5927up to the mountainהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022to receiveלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947the tabletsלוּחֹ֤תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68,the tabletsלוּחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772with you, then I remainedוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427on the mountainבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022fortyH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915;I neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808ateאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899norלֹ֥אlo'H3808drankשָׁתִֽיתִי׃sha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325.

10The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tabletsלוּחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָֽאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68writtenכְּתֻבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789by the fingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbe.'etz.Ba'H676of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; and on them wereallכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֡יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696with you at the mountainבָּהָ֛רba.HarH2022from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

11It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961aboutat the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of fortyH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915that the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414me the twoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147tabletsלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68,the tabletsלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.

12Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֤דredH3381downH3381from hereמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088quicklyמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4118,for your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you broughtהוֹצֵ֖אתָho.Tze.taH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714have actedH7843corruptlyשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843. They havequicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them; they have madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213a moltenמַסֵּכָֽה׃ma.se.KhahH4541imageH4541for themselves.’

13TheLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559further to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,and indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it is astubbornקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

14LetH7503Me aloneמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480 H7503,that I may destroyוְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.'ash.mi.DemH8045them andblotוְאֶמְחֶ֣הve.'em.ChehH4229out their nameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213of you a nationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471mightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099and greaterוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480they.’

15“So I turnedוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437and cameH3381downוָֽאֵרֵד֙va.'e.RedH3381from the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022while the mountainוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022was burningבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,and the twoוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8147tabletsלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285were in my twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

16And I sawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that you had indeedוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009sinnedחֲטָאתֶם֙cha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.You had madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213for yourselves a moltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695;you had turnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118from the wayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680you.

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.

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