New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 4:14-21

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.mahH834 H8033you 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.chatH4480 H8478the 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.

20But the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947you and broughtH3318you outH3318ofthe ironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֥וּרmi.KurH3564,from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, tobe a peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of His own possessionנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159,as todayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃kai.Yom ha.ZehH2088 H3117.

21“Now the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068was angryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599with me on your accountדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,and He sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֗עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650that I would not crossעָבְרִי֙'a.ve.RiH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and that I would not enterבֹא֙vo'H935the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you as an inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159.

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