New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 30

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1“So it will be whenכִֽי־khi-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605of theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697have comeיָבֹ֨אוּya.Vo.'uH935upon you,the blessingהַבְּרָכָה֙ha.be.ra.KhahH1293and the curseוְהַקְּלָלָ֔הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have placedנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, and youcallוַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙va.ha.she.vo.TaH7725themto mindלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָֽׁמָּה׃'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has scatteredהִדִּיחֲךָ֛hi.di.cha.KhaH5080you,

2and youreturnוְשַׁבְתָּ֞ve.shav.TaH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430andobeyוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֣ בְקֹל֔וֹve.sha.ma'.Ta ve.ko.LoH8085 H6963Himwith allH3605your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315in accordance with everythingH3605that I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֔יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,

3then the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willrestoreוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725you from captivityשְׁבוּתְךָ֖she.vu.te.KhaH7622,and haveH7355compassionוְרִחֲמֶ֑ךָve.ri.cha.Me.khaH7355onH7355you, andwill gatherוְקִבֶּצְךָ֙ve.ki.betz.ChaH6908you againוְשָׁ֗בve.ShavH7725from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָֽׁמָּה׃'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hasscatteredהֱפִֽיצְךָ֛he.fi.tze.KhaH6327you.

4Ifאִם־'im-H518any of your scatteredנִֽדַּחֲךָ֖ni.da.cha.KhaH5080countrymen are at theendsבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the earthהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will gatherיְקַבֶּצְךָ֙ye.ka.betz.ChaH6908you, and from thereוּמִשָּׁ֖םu.mi.ShamH8033He willbringיִקָּחֶֽךָ׃yi.ka.Che.chaH3947you back.

5The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will bringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֞ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935you into the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1possessedיָרְשׁ֥וּya.re.ShuH3423,and you shall possessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑הּvi.rish.TahH3423it; and He will beH3190goodוְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֥ve.hei.tiv.KhaH3190to you andmakeוְהִרְבְּךָ֖ve.hir.be.KhaH7235you moreH4480numerousH7235thanH4480your fathersמֵאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃me.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.

6“Moreover,the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will circumciseוּמָ֨לu.MalH4135your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and the heartsלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of yourdescendantsזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233,to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבָבְךָ֥le.va.ve.KhaH3824and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315,soH4616thatH4616you may liveH2425.

7And the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willinflictוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהָאָל֖וֹתha.'a.LotH423on your enemiesH340and on those who hateשֹׂנְאֶ֖יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130you, whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834persecutedרְדָפֽוּךָ׃re.da.Fu.khaH7291you.

8And you will againתָשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725obeyוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ בְּק֣וֹלve.sha.ma'.Ta be.KolH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andfollowוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9Then the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will prosperוְהוֹתִֽירְךָ֩ve.ho.ti.re.KhaH3498youabundantlyH2899in everyבְּכֹ֣ל׀be.KholH3605workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of your handיָדֶ֗ךָya.De.khaH3027, in thechildrenבִּפְרִ֨יbif.RiH6529of your wombבִטְנְךָ֜vit.ne.KhaH990, theoffspringוּבִפְרִ֧יu.vif.RiH6529of your cattleבְהֶמְתְּךָ֛ve.hem.te.KhaH929, and in theproduceוּבִפְרִ֥יu.vif.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָתְךָ֖'ad.ma.te.KhaH127, forthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will againיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725rejoiceלָשׂ֤וּשׂla.SusH7797overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you for goodH2896,justH3512asH3512He rejoicedשָׂ֖שׂsasH7797overעַל־'al-H5921your fathersאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;

10ifכִּ֣יkiH3588youobeyתִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקוֹל֙tish.Ma' be.kOlH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687and His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708whichare writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֕הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088Bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451,ifכִּ֤יkiH3588you turnתָשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with allH3605your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פnaf.She.khaH5315.

11“For thisH2088commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117isH6381not tooמִמְּךָ֔mi.me.KhaH4480difficultנִפְלֵ֥אתnif.LetH6381for you, norH3808is it farH7350awayרְחֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350.

12It is not in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that you could sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will goיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927upH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יְמָה֙ha.sha.May.mahH8064for us and getוְיִקָּחֶ֣הָve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it for us, and proclaimוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it to us, so that we mayfollowוְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ve.na.'a.Se.nahH6213it?’

13Norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808is it beyondH4480 H5676the seaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220,that you could sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will crossיַעֲבָר־ אֶל־ya.'a.vor- 'el-H5674 H413 H5675the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220for us and getוְיִקָּחֶ֣הָve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it for us and proclaimוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it to us, so that we mayfollowוְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃ve.na.'a.Se.nahH6213it?’

14OnH3588theH3588contraryH3588,the wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697is veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966nearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138you, in your mouthבְּפִ֥יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310and in your heartוּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖u.vil.va.ve.KhaH3824, that you mayfollowלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ סla.'a.so.ToH6213it.

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15“Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,I have placedנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117lifeH2425andhappinessהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896,and deathהַמָּ֖וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194andadversityהָרָֽע׃ha.Ra'H7451,

16in that I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157the LordH3068your GodH430,to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbid.ra.KhavH1870and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֛רve.lish.MorH8104His commandmentsH4687,His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708,and His judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941, so that youmay liveוְחָיִ֣יתָve.cha.Yi.taH2421and becomeH7235numerousH7235,and that the LordH3068your GodH430may blessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288you in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH834 H8033you are enteringבָא־va'-H935to takeלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423possessionH3423of it.

17But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824turnsיִפְנֶ֥הyif.NehH6437awayH6437and you will not obeyתִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085,but allow yourself to be ledH5080astrayH5080and you worshipH2331otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TamH5647them,

18I declareהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046to you todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117thatyou will certainlyאָבֹ֖ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵד֑וּןtoe.DunH6.You will not prolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117in the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033you are crossingעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to enterלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935and takeלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423possessionH3423of it.

19I callהַעִידֹ֨תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776toH5749witnessH5749against you todayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117,that I have placedנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you lifeH2425and deathוְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ve.ha.Ma.vetH4194,the blessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הha.be.ra.KhahH1293and the curseוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045.So chooseוּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙u.va.char.TaH977lifeH2425inH4616orderH4616thatH4616you may liveתִּחְיֶ֖הtich.YehH2421, you and yourdescendantsוְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ve.zar.'E.khaH2233,

20by lovingלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,by obeyingלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085His voiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, andby holdingH1692closeH1692to Him; forthisה֤וּאhu'H1931is your lifeH2425and the lengthוְאֹ֣רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753of your daysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117,so that you may liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthe landהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.”

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