New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 9:8-21
9When I wentH5927upH5927to the mountainהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022to receiveלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947the tabletsלוּחֹ֤תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68,the tabletsלוּחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772with you, then I remainedוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427on the mountainבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022for fortyH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915;I neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808ateאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899norלֹ֥אlo'H3808drankשָׁתִֽיתִי׃sha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325.
10The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me the twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tabletsלוּחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָֽאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68writtenכְּתֻבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789by the fingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbe.'etz.Ba'H676of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; and on them wereallכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֡יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696with you at the mountainבָּהָ֛רba.HarH2022from the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.
11It cameH1961aboutH1961at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of fortyH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915that the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414me the twoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147tabletsלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68,the tabletsלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.
12Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֤דredH3381downH3381from hereמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088quicklyמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4118,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you broughtH3318outH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,have behavedH7843corruptlyשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843. They havequicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them; they have madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213a castH4541metalH4541imageמַסֵּכָֽה׃ma.se.KhahH4541for themselves.’
14LeaveH7503Me aloneמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480H7503,that I may destroyוְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.'ash.mi.DemH8045them andwipeוְאֶמְחֶ֣הve.'em.ChehH4229outH4229their nameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213of you a nationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471mightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099and greaterוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480they.’
15“So I turnedוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437and cameH3381downוָֽאֵרֵד֙va.'e.RedH3381from the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022while the mountainוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022was burningבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,and the twoוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8147tabletsלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285were in my twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.
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.
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-H5704H834it 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.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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