Deuteronomy 30
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Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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 beyondH4480H5676the seaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220,that you could sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will crossיַעֲבָר־ אֶל־ya.'a.vor- 'el-H5674H413H5675the 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.
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.mahH834H8033you 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.mahH834H8033you 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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