New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 4:12-19
12Then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696to you from the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784;you heardשֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'ImH8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of wordsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697,but you sawרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200noאֵינְכֶ֥ם'ein.KhemH369formוּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.NahH8544--there wasonlyזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108a voiceקֽוֹל׃KolH6963.
13So He declaredוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046to you His covenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680you to performלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, that is,the Tenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235Commandmentsהַדְּבָרִ֑יםha.de.va.RimH1697; andHe wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them on twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tabletsלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.
14The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680me at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256to teachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925you statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941,so that you would performלַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣םla.'a.so.te.KhemH6213them in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834H8033you are goingH5674overH5674to takeלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423possessionH3423of it.
15“SobeH8104veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966carefulH8104yourselvesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you did not seeרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200anyכָּל־kol-H3605formתְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.NahH8544on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696to you at Horebבְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.RevH2722from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784,
16soH6435thatH6435you do notH6435actתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.TunH7843corruptlyH7843andmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213a carvedH6459imageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459for yourselves in the formתְּמוּנַ֣תte.mu.NatH8544of anyכָּל־kol-H3605figureסָ֑מֶלSa.melH5566,a representationתַּבְנִ֥יתtav.NitH8403of maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145orא֥וֹ'oH176femaleנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347,
17a representationתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of anyכָּל־kol-H3605animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929that is on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,a representationתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605wingedכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671birdצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833that fliesתָּע֖וּףta.'UfH5774in the skyבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,
18a representationתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of anythingכָּל־kol-H3605that crawlsרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430on the groundבָּאֲדָמָ֑הba.'a.da.MahH127, ora representationתַּבְנִ֛יתtav.NitH8403of anyכָּל־kol-H3605fishדָּגָ֥הda.GahH1710that is in the waterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325belowמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480H8478the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.
19And be carefulnot to raiseתִּשָּׂ֨אti.Sa'H5375your eyesעֵינֶ֜יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869to heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064and lookוְֽ֠רָאִיתָVe.ra.'i.taH7200at the sunהַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,the moonהַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394,and the starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556,allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the heavenlyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064lightsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635, and allow yourselfto be drawnH5080awayH5080and worshipH2331them and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, thingswhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has allottedחָלַ֜קcha.LakH2505to allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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