New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 1:41-45

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.

44And the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567who livedהַיֹּשֵׁ֨בhai.yo.ShevH3427in that hillבָּהָ֤רba.HarH2022countryH2022cameH3318outH3318againstלִקְרַאתְכֶ֔םlik.rat.KhemH7122you and chasedוַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291youas beesהַדְּבֹרִ֑יםha.de.vo.RimH1682doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213,and they scatteredוַֽיַּכְּת֥וּvai.ya.ke.TuH3807you from Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֖ירbe.se.'IrH8165to Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.

45Then you returnedוַתָּשֻׁ֥בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725and weptוַתִּבְכּ֖וּva.tiv.KuH1058beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; but theLordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068did not listenשָׁמַ֤עsha.Ma'H8085to your voiceבְּקֹ֣לְכֶ֔םbe.Ko.le.KhemH6963,norH3808payH238attentionH238to you.

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