New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 11:13-28

13“And it shall comeH1961aboutH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518you listenשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085obedientlyתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430and to serveוּלְעָבְד֔וֹu.le.'a.ve.DoH5647Himwith allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315,

14thatHe will provideוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414rainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306for your landאַרְצְכֶ֛ם'ar.tze.KhemH776in its seasonבְּעִתּ֖וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, theearlyH3138andlateH4456rainיוֹרֶ֣ה וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁyo.Reh u.mal.Ko.oshH3138 H4456,so that you may gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.saf.TaH622your grainדְגָנֶ֔ךָde.ga.Ne.khaH1715,your newוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492,and your oilוְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃ve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323.

15He will also provideוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414grassעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in your fieldבְּשָׂדְךָ֖be.sa.de.KhaH7704for your cattleלִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָliv.hem.Te.khaH929, andyou will eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and beH7646satisfiedH7646.

16Bewareהִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104that your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824are not easilyH6601deceivedH6601,and that you do not turnוְסַרְתֶּ֗םve.sar.TemH5493awayH5493and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshipH2331them.

17Otherwise,the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will be kindledוְחָרָ֨הve.cha.RahH2734against you, and He willshutוְעָצַ֤רve.'a.TzarH6113upH6113the skyהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064so that there will be noH3808rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,and the groundוְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הve.Ha.'a.da.MahH127will not yieldתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414its produceיְבוּלָ֑הּye.vu.LahH2981; thenyou will quicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.TemH6from the goodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

18“You shall therefore takeוְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ve.sam.TemH7760theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697of mine toheartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and to soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315;and you shall tieוּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םu.ke.shar.TemH7194them as a signלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226on yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027, and they shall be asfrontletsלְטוֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.FotH2903on your foreheadבֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶֽם׃bein 'ei.nei.KhemH996 H5869.

19You shall also teachוְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥םve.li.mad.TemH3925them to your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121,speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696of them when you sitבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004,when you walkוּבְלֶכְתְּךָ֣u.ve.lekh.te.KhaH1980along the roadבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,when you lieH7901downH7901,and when you getH6965upH6965.

20And you shall writeוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789them on the doorpostsמְזוּז֥וֹתme.zu.ZotH4201of your houseבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and on your gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃u.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,

21soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616your daysיְמֵיכֶם֙ye.mei.KhemH3117and the daysוִימֵ֣יvi.MeiH3117of your sonsבְנֵיכֶ֔םve.nei.KhemH1121may be increasedיִרְבּ֤וּyir.BuH7235on the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them, aslongכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117as the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064are aboveH5921the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

22For ifאִם־'im-H518you areH8104carefulH8104to keepH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605of thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you to doלַעֲשֹׂתָ֑הּla.'a.so.TahH6213,to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,to walkלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605His waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870andclingוּלְדָבְקָה־u.le.da.ve.kah-H1692to Him,

23then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willdispossessוְהוֹרִ֧ישׁve.ho.RishH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471from you, and you willdispossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanH4480you.

24Everyכָּל־kol-H3605placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the soleכַּֽף־kaf-H3709of your footרַגְלְכֶ֛םrag.le.KhemH7272stepsתִּדְרֹ֧ךְtid.RokhH1869shall be yours;your borderגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃ge.vul.KhemH1366will be from the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֨רha.mid.BarH4057to Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844, andfrom the riverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104,the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֗תpe.RatH6578,as farוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704asthe westernהָֽאַחֲר֔וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220.

25Noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376will be able tostandיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320againstH6440you; the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willinstillיִתֵּ֣ן׀yi.TenH5414the dreadפַּחְדְּכֶ֨םpach.de.KhemH6343of you and the fearוּמֽוֹרַאֲכֶ֜םu.mo.ra.'a.KhemH4172of you in allכָל־khol-H3605the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776on whichH834you setH1869footH1869,justH3512asH3512He has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to you.

26“Seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I am placingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117a blessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293and a curseוּקְלָלָֽה׃u.ke.la.LahH7045:

27theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֑הha.be.ra.KhahH1293,ifאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you listenתִּשְׁמְע֗וּtish.me.'UH8085to the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

28and thecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֗הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045,ifאִם־'im-H518you do not listenתִשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,but turnוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493asideH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,by followingלָלֶ֗כֶת אַחֲרֵ֛יla.Le.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have not knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ סye.da'.TemH3045.

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