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Deuteronomy 1:26-43

26“Yet you were unwillingוְלֹ֥א אֲבִיתֶ֖םve.Lo' 'a.vi.TemH3808 H14to goלַעֲלֹ֑תla.'a.LotH5927upH5927; instead yourebelledוַתַּמְר֕וּva.tam.RuH4784againstH854thecommandפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;

27andyou grumbledוַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּva.te.ra.ge.NuH7279in your tentsבְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ve.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.RuH559, ‘Because the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hatesבְּשִׂנְאַ֤תbe.sin.'AtH8135us, He has broughtH3318us outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027 H5414us overH5414to the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567to destroyלְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃le.hash.mi.De.nuH8045us.

28Whereאָנָ֣ה׀'a.NahH575can we goH5927upH5927?Our brothersאַחֵינוּ֩'a.chei.NuH251have made our heartsלְבָבֵ֜נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824meltהֵמַ֨סּוּhe.Ma.suH4549, bysayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “The peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971are biggerגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419and tallerוָרָם֙va.RamH7311thanמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480we; the citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892are largeגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and fortifiedוּבְצוּרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219upto heavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064.And besidesוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,we sawרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimעֲנָקִ֖ים'a.na.KimH6062thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”’

29But I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559to you, ‘Do not be terrifiedתַֽעַרְצ֥וּןta.'ar.TzunH6206,norH3808fearתִֽירְא֖וּןtir.'UnH3372them.

30The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,who goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, willHimselfה֖וּאhu'H1931fightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898for you,justכְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨רKe.khol 'a.SherH3605 H834as He didעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213for you in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,

31and in the wildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּר֙u.va.mid.BarH4057whereH834you sawרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200howH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430carriedנְשָׂאֲךָ֙ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375you, justH3512asH3512a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376carriesיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,on allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of the roadהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichH834you have walkedהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980untilH5704you cameבֹּאֲכֶ֖םbo.'a.KhemH935to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.’

32Yetin spite of all thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088,you did not trustמַאֲמִינִ֔םma.'a.mi.NimH539the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

33who goesהַהֹלֵ֨ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֜םlif.nei.KhemH6440you on yourwayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,to seekלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446outH8446a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725for you to makeH2583campH2583,in the fireבָּאֵ֣שׁ׀ba.'EshH784by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915to showלַרְאֹֽתְכֶם֙lar.'o.te.KhemH7200you the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you should goתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980,and in the cloudוּבֶעָנָ֖ןu.ve.'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָֽם׃yo.MamH3119.

34“Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,and He wasH7107angryוַיִּקְצֹ֖ףvai.yik.TzofH7107andsworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650anH7650oathH7650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

35‘Not oneH376of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376,thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755,shall seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to giveלָתֵ֖תla.TetH5414your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,

36exceptזֽוּלָתִ֞יzu.la.TiH2108Calebכָּלֵ֤בka.LevH3612the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּה֙ye.fu.NehH3312;he shall seeיִרְאֶ֔נָּהyir.'E.nahH7200it, andto him I will giveאֶתֵּ֧ן'e.TenH5414the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has setH1869footH1869,and to his sonsוּלְבָנָ֑יוu.le.va.NavH1121,becauseיַ֕עַן אֲשֶׁ֥רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834he has followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068fullyמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390.’

37The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was angryהִתְאַנַּ֣ףhit.'a.NafH599with me alsoגַּם־gam-H1571on your accountבִּגְלַלְכֶ֖םbig.lal.KhemH1558,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Not evenגַּם־gam-H1571you shall enterתָבֹ֥אta.Vo'H935thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

38Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּןbin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126,who standsהָעֹמֵ֣דha.'o.MedH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you,shall himselfH1931enterיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033;encourageחַזֵּ֔קcha.ZekH2388him, forhe will giveיַנְחִלֶ֥נָּהyan.chi.Le.nahH5157it to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478asH5157anH5157inheritanceH5157.

39Moreover,your littleוְטַפְּכֶם֩ve.ta.pe.KhemH2945onesH2945whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834,you saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֜ם'a.mar.TemH559,would becomeיִהְיֶ֗הyih.YehH1961plunderלָבַ֣זla.VazH957,and your sonsוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםU.ve.nei.khemH1121,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117haveH3045noלֹא־lo'-H3808knowledgeH3045of goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451,shall enterיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935thereשָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahH8033,and I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֔נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it to them and they shall take possessionיִירָשֽׁוּהָ׃yi.ra.Shu.haH3423of it.

40But as for you,turnפְּנ֣וּpe.NuH6437aroundH6437and setוּסְע֥וּu.se.'UH5265outH5265for the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֖רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theRedסֽוּף׃SufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220.’

41“Then you repliedוַֽתַּעֲנ֣וּ׀ וַתֹּאמְר֣וּva.ta.'a.Nu va.to.me.RuH6030 H559to me, ‘We have sinnedחָטָאנוּ֮cha.ta.NuH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068;we ourselvesאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587will goנַעֲלֶה֙na.'a.LehH5927upH5927and fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּve.nil.Cham.nuH3898,justכְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ke.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834as the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֖נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.’ And everyH376manH376of you strappedH2296onH2296his weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹmil.cham.ToH4421,and you viewedH1951it asH1951easyH1951to goלַעֲלֹ֥תla.'a.LotH5927upH5927into the hillהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022.

42But the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559to them, “Do not goתַֽעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927upH5927norH3808fightתִלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּti.La.cha.MuH3898,for I am not amongבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you; otherwiseH3808you will bedefeatedתִּנָּֽגְפ֔וּti.na.ge.FuH5062by your enemiesH340.”’

43So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֥רva.'a.da.BerH1696to you, but you would not listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085. Instead,you rebelledוַתַּמְרוּ֙va.tam.RuH4784againstH854thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and actedH2102presumptuouslyוַתָּזִ֖דוּva.ta.Zi.duH2102and wentH5927upH5927into the hillהָהָֽרָה׃ha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022.

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