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Deuteronomy 31:22-30

22So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789down thisH2088songהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892on the sameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and taughtוַֽיְלַמְּדָ֖הּvay.la.me.DahH3925it to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Then He commissionedוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֗וּןNunH5126,and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶֽאֱמָץ֒ve.'e.MatzH553,for you will bringתָּבִיא֙ta.Vi'H935the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to them, and I will be with you.”

24It cameH1961aboutH1961,when Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615writingלִכְתֹּ֛בlikh.ToH3789the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088Lawהַתּוֹרָֽה־ha.to.rah-H8451in a bookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they wereH8552completeתֻּמָּֽם׃tu.MamH8552,

25that Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881who carriedנֹ֥שְׂאֵ֛יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26“Takeלָקֹ֗חַla.Ko.achH3947thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088Bookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451and placeוְשַׂמְתֶּ֣םve.sam.TemH7760it besideמִצַּ֛דmi.TzadH4480 H6654the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, so that it mayremainוְהָֽיָה־ve.ha.yah-H1961thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033as a witnessלְעֵֽד׃le.'EdH5707against you.

27For I knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045your rebellionמֶרְיְךָ֔mer.ye.KhaH4805and yourstubbornnessעָרְפְּךָ֖ הַקָּשֶׁ֑ה'a.re.pe.Kha ha.ka.ShehH7186 H6203;beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,as longבְּעוֹדֶנִּי֩be.'o.de.NiH5750as I have been aliveחַ֨יchaiH2416with you untiltodayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,you have beenהֱיִתֶם֙he.yi.TemH1961rebelliousמַמְרִ֤יםmam.RimH4784againstH5973the Lordיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;howH637muchכִּ֣יkiH637 H3588moreכִּי־ki-H637 H3588,then, afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310my deathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194?

28Assembleהַקְהִ֧ילוּhak.Hi.luH6950to me allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626and your officersוְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑םve.sho.te.rei.KhemH7860,that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in their hearingבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241andcallוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776asH5749witnessesH5749against them.

29For I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310my deathמוֹתִי֙mo.TiH4194you willbehaveH7843veryH7843corruptlyH7843and turnוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you; and evilH7463will confrontוְקָרָ֨אתve.ka.RatH7122you in the latterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,becauseH3588you will doתַעֲשׂ֤וּta.'a.SuH6213that whichH7451isH7451evilH7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,provokingלְהַכְעִיס֖וֹle.hakh.'i.SoH3707Him toH3707angerH3707with the workבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ye.dei.KhemH3027.”

30Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088songהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they wereH8552completeתֻּמָּֽם׃ פtu.MamH8552:

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