New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 30:15-19

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,

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