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Deuteronomy 9:16-24

16And I sawוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that you had indeedוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009sinnedחֲטָאתֶם֙cha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.You had madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213for yourselves a castH4541metalמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541imageH4541of a calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695;you had quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118turnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680you.

17So I tookH8610holdH8610of the twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871and threwוָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔םva.'ash.li.KhemH7993them from my twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027,and smashedH7665them toH7665piecesH7665before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869!

18Then I fellH5307downH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068like the firstכָּרִאשֹׁנָ֗הka.ri.sho.NahH7223time,for fortyH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915;I neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808ateאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899norלֹ֣אlo'H3808drankשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325,becauseעַ֤ל'alH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605your sinחַטַּאתְכֶם֙cha.tat.KhemH2403whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you had committedחֲטָאתֶ֔םcha.ta.TemH2398by doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213whatH7451wasH7451evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to provokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707Him toH3707angerH3707.

19ForI was afraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025of the angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and the rageוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wasH7107angryקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107with you so as to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045you;but the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to me that timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471asH1571wellH1571.

20The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was also angryהִתְאַנַּ֧ףhit.'a.NafH599enoughמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966with Aaronוּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ןu.ve.'a.ha.RonH175to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹle.hash.mi.DoH8045him; so I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛לva.'et.pa.LelH6419for Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175at the sameהַהִֽואha.Hiv'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

21And I tookלָקַחְתִּי֮la.kach.TiH3947yoursinfulחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403thingwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you had madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213,the calfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695,and burnedוָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףva.'es.RofH8313it in the fireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784and crushedוָאֶכֹּ֨תva.'e.KotH3807it, grindingטָחוֹן֙ta.chOnH2912it thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190untilעַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834it was as fineדַּ֖קdakH1854as dustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083;and I threwוָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙va.'ash.liKhH7993its dustעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083into the streamהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158that cameH3381downהַיֹּרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381from the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

22“Then atTaberahוּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙u.ve.tav.'e.RahH8404, atMassahוּבְמַסָּ֔הu.ve.ma.SahH4532, and atKibroth-hattaavahH6914you kept provokingH7107the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068toH7107angerמַקְצִפִ֥יםmak.tzi.FimH7107.

23And when the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַu.vish.Lo.achH7971you fromKadesh-barneaH6947,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Goעֲלוּ֙'a.LuH5927upH5927and takeוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423possessionH3423of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you,’ you rebelledוַתַּמְר֗וּva.tam.RuH4784againstH854thecommandפִּ֤יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430;you neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808trustedהֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם֙he.'e.man.TemH539Him norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085to His voiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

24You have beenהֱיִיתֶ֖םhe.yi.TemH1961rebelliousמַמְרִ֥יםmam.RimH4784towardעִם־'im-H5973the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sinceH4480the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117I knewדַּעְתִּ֥יda'.TiH3045you.

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