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Deuteronomy 1:2-19

2(There areelevenאַחַ֨ד עָשָׂ֥ר'a.Chad 'a.SarH6240 H259days’יוֹם֙yOmH3117journeyfrom Horebמֵֽחֹרֵ֔בme.cho.RevH2722by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of mountהַר־har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֑ירse.'IrH8165unto Kadesh–barneaH6947.)

3And it came to pass in the fortiethבְּאַרְבָּעִ֣יםbe.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,in the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עָשָׂ֥רbe.'ash.tei- 'a.SarH6240 H6249monthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spakeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according unto all that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had given him in commandmentצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680unto them;

4Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had slainהַכֹּת֗וֹha.ko.ToH5221Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,which dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,and Ogע֚וֹגogH5747the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316,which dweltיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427at Astarothבְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖תbe.'ash.ta.RotH6252in Edreiבְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃be.'ed.Re.'iH154:

5On this sideבְּעֵ֥בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383,in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,beganהוֹאִ֣ילho.'IlH2974Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872to declareבֵּאֵ֛רbe.'ErH874this lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430spakeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto us in Horebבְּחֹרֵ֣בbe.cho.RevH2722,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ye have dweltשֶׁ֖בֶתShe.vetH3427long enoughרַב־rav-H7227in this mountבָּהָ֥רba.HarH2022:

7Turnפְּנ֣וּ׀pe.NuH6437you, and take your journeyוּסְע֣וּu.se.'UH5265,and goוּבֹ֨אוּu.Vo.'uH935to the mountהַ֥רharH2022of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֮ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and unto all the placesnighשְׁכֵנָיו֒she.khe.NavH7934thereunto, in the plainבָּעֲרָבָ֥הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,in the hillsבָהָ֛רva.HarH2022,and in the valeוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219,and in the southוּבַנֶּ֖גֶבu.va.Ne.gevH5045,and by the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220sideוּבְח֣וֹףu.ve.ChofH2348,to the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and unto Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844,unto the greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104,the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

8Beholdרְאֵ֛הre.'EhH7200,I have setנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you: goבֹּ֚אוּBo.'uH935in and possessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֣עnish.Ba'H7650unto your fathersלַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֨םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֤קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414unto them and to their seedוּלְזַרְעָ֖םu.le.zar.'AmH2233afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

9And I spakeוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto you at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I am not ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201to bearשְׂאֵ֥תse.'EtH5375you myself aloneלְבַדִּ֖יle.va.DiH905:

10Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hath multipliedהִרְבָּ֣הhir.BahH7235you, and, behold, ye arethis dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064for multitudeלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

11(Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵכֶ֗ם'a.vo.te.KhemH1make you a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471so many more asיֹסֵ֧ףyo.SefH3254ye are,and blessוִיבָרֵ֣ךְvi.va.RekhH1288you, as he hath promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you!)

12Howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349can I myself alone bearאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375your cumbranceטָרְחֲכֶ֥םta.re.cha.KhemH2960,and your burdenוּמַֽשַּׂאֲכֶ֖םu.ma.sa.'a.KhemH4853,and your strifeוְרִֽיבְכֶֽם׃ve.Ri.ve.KhemH7379?

13Takeהָב֣וּha.VuH3051you wiseחֲכָמִ֧יםcha.kha.MimH2450menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582,and understandingוּנְבֹנִ֛יםu.ne.vo.NimH995,and knownוִידֻעִ֖יםvi.du.'ImH3045among your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626,and I will makeוַאֲשִׂימֵ֖םva.'a.si.MemH7760them rulersבְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃be.ra.shei.KhemH7218over you.

14And ye answeredוַֽתַּעֲנ֖וּva.ta.'a.NuH6030me, and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.RuH559,The thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697which thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696isgoodטֽוֹב־tov-H2896for usto doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

15So I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,and knownוִֽידֻעִ֔יםvi.du.'ImH3045,and madeוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414them headsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218over you, captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269over thousandsאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over hundredsמֵא֗וֹתme.'otH3967,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269over fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁים֙cha.mi.ShimH2572,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269over tensעֲשָׂרֹ֔ת'a.sa.RotH6235,and officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860among your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃le.shiv.tei.KhemH7626.

16And I chargedוָאֲצַוֶּה֙va.'a.tza.VehH6680your judgesשֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םsho.fe.tei.KhemH8199at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hearשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085the causesbetween your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶם֙'a.chei.KhemH251,and judgeוּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םu.she.fa.TemH8199righteouslyצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664between everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,and the strangerגֵּרֽוֹ׃ge.RoH1616that is with him.

17Ye shall not respectתַכִּ֨ירוּta.Ki.ruH5234personsפָנִ֜יםfa.NimH6440in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טba.mish.PatH4941; butye shall hearתִּשְׁמָע֔וּןtish.ma.'UnH8085the smallכַּקָּטֹ֤ןka.ka.TonH6996as well as the greatכַּגָּדֹל֙ka.ga.DolH1419;ye shall not be afraidתָג֙וּרוּ֙ta.Gu.ruH1481of the faceמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;for the judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טha.mish.PatH4941isGod’sלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430:and the causeוְהַדָּבָר֙ve.ha.da.VarH1697that is too hardיִקְשֶׁ֣הyik.ShehH7185for you, bringתַּקְרִב֥וּןtak.ri.VunH7126itunto me, and I will hearוּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃u.she.ma'.TivH8085it.

18And I commandedוָאֲצַוֶּ֥הva.'a.tza.VehH6680you at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256all the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697which ye should doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

19And when we departedוַנִּסַּ֣עva.ni.Sa'H5265from Horebמֵחֹרֵ֗בme.cho.RevH2722,we went throughH3212all that greatהַגָּדוֹל֩ha.ga.dOlH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֨אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057,which ye sawרְאִיתֶ֗םre.'i.TemH7200by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the mountainהַ֣רharH2022of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,as Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680us; and we cameוַנָּבֹ֕אva.na.Vo'H935to Kadesh–barneaH6947.

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