New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 8:1-10

1“Allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687that I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117you shall beH8104carefulH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,soלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616youmay liveתִּֽחְי֜וּןtich.YunH2421and increaseוּרְבִיתֶ֗םu.re.vi.TemH7235,and goוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935inH935and takeוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423possessionH3423of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to giveto your forefathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

2And you shall rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֣ve.za.khar.TaH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hasledהֹלִֽיכֲךָ֜ho.li.kha.KhaH1980you in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057theseזֶ֛הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,inH4616orderH4616toH4616humbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֜'a.no.te.KhaH6031you,puttingלְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗le.na.so.te.KhaH5254you toH5254theH5254testH5254,to knowלָדַ֜עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834was in your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,whether you would keepהֲתִשְׁמֹ֥רha.tish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687orאִם־'im-H518not.

3And He humbledוַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮vay.'a.ne.KhaH6031you and let you goH7456hungryH7456,and fedוַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤vai.ya.'a.khil.KhaH398you with the mannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you did not knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,norH3808did your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knowיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045,inH4616orderH4616toH4616make youunderstandהוֹדִֽעֲךָ֗ho.di.'a.KhaH3045thatmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120shall not liveיִחְיֶ֣הyich.YehH2421on breadהַלֶּ֤חֶםha.Le.chemH3899aloneלְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.DoH905,but manהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120shall liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421on everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that comesמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161out of the mouthפִֽי־fi-H6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

4Your clothingשִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜sim.La.te.khaH8071did not wearH1086outH1086on you, norH3808did your footוְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272swellבָצֵ֑קָהva.Tze.kahH1216theseזֶ֖הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

5So you are to knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045in your heartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430was discipliningיְיַסֵּ֥רye.ya.SerH3256you justH3512asH3512a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376disciplinesמְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃me.ya.se.Re.kaH3256his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121.

6Therefore, you shall keepוְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.Sha.mar.taH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to walkלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870and tofearוּלְיִרְאָ֥הu.le.yir.'AhH3372Him.

7Forthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is bringingמְבִֽיאֲךָ֖me.vi.'a.KhaH935you into a goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776of streamsנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of waterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,of fountainsH5871and springsוּתְהֹמֹ֔תu.te.ho.MotH8415,flowingH3318outH3318in valleysבַּבִּקְעָ֖הba.bik.'AhH1237and hillsוּבָהָֽר׃u.va.HarH2022;

8a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of wheatחִטָּה֙chi.TahH2406and barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֔הu.se.'o.RahH8184,of vinesוְגֶ֥פֶןve.Ge.fenH1612,figוּתְאֵנָ֖הu.te.'e.NahH8384treesH8384,and pomegranatesוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416,a landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of oliveזֵ֥יתzeitH2132oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9a landאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you will eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398foodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899withoutH3808shortageבְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙ve.mis.ke.NutH4544,in which you will not lackתֶחְסַ֥רtech.SarH2637anythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605;a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834stonesאֲבָנֶ֣יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68are ironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270,and out of whose hillsH2022you can digתַּחְצֹ֥בtach.TzoH2672copperנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10Whenyou have eatenוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and areH7646satisfiedH7646,you shall blessוּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙u.ve.rakh.TaH1288the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for the goodהַטֹּבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414you.

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