New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 4:5-31

5“Seeרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200,I have taughtלִמַּ֣דְתִּיli.Mad.tiH3925you statutesחֻקִּים֙chu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430commandedצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, that you are to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213theseH3651thingsH3651in the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH834 H8033you are enteringבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935to takeלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423possessionH3423of it.

6So keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒va.'a.si.TemH6213them,for that is your wisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451and your understandingוּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔םu.Vi.nat.KhemH998in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will hearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘SurelyH7534thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471is a wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and understandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995peopleעַם־'am-H5971.’

7Forwhatמִי־mi-H4310greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationג֣וֹיGoyH1471is therethat has a godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430so nearקְרֹבִ֣יםke.ro.VimH7138to it as is the Lordכַּיהוָ֣הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430wheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605we callקָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nuH7121on Him?

8Or whatוּמִי֙u.MiH4310greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471is there that hasstatutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941as righteousצַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimH6662as thisH2088wholeכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605Lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451whichH834I am settingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

9“OnlyH7534beH8104carefulH8104for yourself and watchH8104overH8104your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315diligentlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966,soH6435thatH6435you do notH6435forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֨חtish.KachH7911the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֜יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200and they do notH6435departיָס֙וּרוּ֙ya.Su.ruH5493fromH5493your heartמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔mi.le.Va.ve.khaH3824allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of your lifeH2425; butmakeוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םve.ho.da'.TamH3045them knownH3045to your sonsH1121and your grandsonsH1121.

10Rememberthe dayי֗וֹםYomH3117you stoodעָמַ֜דְתָּ'a.Mad.taH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430at Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722,when the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidבֶּאֱמֹ֨רbe.'e.MorH559to me, ‘Assembleהַקְהֶל־hak.hel-H6950the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971to Me, that I may have them hearוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085My wordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697soH834thatH834they may learnיִלְמְד֜וּןyil.me.DunH3925tofearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372Me allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117that they liveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416on the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and that they mayteachיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ye.la.me.DunH3925their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121.’

11You cameH7126forwardH7126and stoodוַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּןva.ta.'am.DunH5975atH8478theH8478footH8478ofH8478the mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022,and the mountainוְהָהָ֞רve.ha.HarH2022was burningבֹּעֵ֤רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784to the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,cloudעָנָ֥ן'a.NanH6051,and thickוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205gloomH6205.

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.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.

22ForI am going to dieמֵת֙metH4191in thisH2088landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776;I am not crossingעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,but you are going to crossעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674,and you will takeוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕םvi.rish.TemH3423possessionH3423of thisH2088goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23So beH8104carefulH8104yourselves,that you do not forgetתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙tish.ke.ChuH7911the covenantבְּרִ֤יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with you, andmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213for yourselves a carvedH6459imageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459in the formתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544of anythingכֹּ֔לKolH3605againstwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680you.

24For the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is aconsumingאֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784, ajealousקַנָּֽא׃ פka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֖ל'elH410.

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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