New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 4:5-9

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.

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