New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 4:25-31

25“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you fatherתוֹלִ֤ידto.LidH3205childrenH1121and havegrandchildrenH1121,and you growH3462oldוְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּ֖םve.no.shan.TemH3462in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and youactוְהִשְׁחַתֶּ֗םve.hish.cha.TemH7843corruptlyH7843, andmakeוַעֲשִׂ֤יתֶםva.'a.Si.temH6213an idolפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459in the formתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544of anythingכֹּ֔לKolH3605, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213whatH7451isH7451evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430to provokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707Him toH3707angerH3707,

26Icallהַעִידֹתִי֩ha.'i.do.TiH5749heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776asH5749witnessesH5749against you todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117, that you willcertainlyאָבֹ֣ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵדוּן֮toe.DunH6quicklyמַהֵר֒ma.HerH4118from the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033you are goingH5674overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383to takeלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423possessionH3423of it. You will notliveH748longיָמִים֙ya.MimH748 H3117on it, but will be utterlyהִשָּׁמֵ֖דhi.sha.MedH8045destroyedתִּשָּׁמֵדֽוּן׃ti.sha.me.DunH8045.

27The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willscatterוְהֵפִ֧יץve.he.FitzH6327you among the peoplesבָּעַמִּ֑יםba.'a.MimH5971,and you will be leftוְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.TemH7604fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָֽׁמָּה׃'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068drivesיְנַהֵ֧גye.na.HegH5090you.

28Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033you will serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of humanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֔בֶןva.'E.venH68,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeיִרְאוּן֙yir.'UnH7200norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמְע֔וּןyish.me.'UnH8085,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808eatיֹֽאכְל֖וּןyokh.LunH398norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808smellH7381anything.

29But from thereמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033you will seekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and you will findוּמָצָ֑אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672Himifכִּ֣יkiH3588you searchתִדְרְשֶׁ֔נּוּtid.re.She.nuH1875for Himwith allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

30When youare in distressבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697happenH4672toH4672you,in the latterבְּאַחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117you will returnוְשַׁבְתָּ֙ve.shav.TaH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and listenוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085to His voiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

31For the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is acompassionateרַחוּם֙ra.ChumH7349Godאֵ֤ל'elH410;He will not abandonיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503you norH3808destroyיַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khaH7843you, norH3808forgetיִשְׁכַּח֙yish.KachH7911the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to them.

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