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Deuteronomy 1:26-33

26Notwithstanding ye wouldאֲבִיתֶ֖ם'a.vi.TemH14not go upלַעֲלֹ֑תla.'a.LotH5927,but rebelledוַתַּמְר֕וּva.tam.RuH4784against the commandmentפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:

27And ye murmuredוַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּva.te.ra.ge.NuH7279in your tentsבְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙ve.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּva.To.me.RuH559,because Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hatedבְּשִׂנְאַ֤תbe.sin.'AtH8135us, he hath brought us forthהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּho.tzi.'A.nuH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414us into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,to destroyלְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃le.hash.mi.De.nuH8045us.

28Whither shall we go upעֹלִ֗ים'o.LimH5927?our brethrenאַחֵינוּ֩'a.chei.NuH251have discouragedהֵמַ֨סּוּhe.Ma.suH4549our heartלְבָבֵ֜נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,The peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971isgreaterגָּד֤וֹלga.DolH1419and tallerוָרָם֙va.RamH7311than we; the citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892aregreatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and walled upוּבְצוּרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to heavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and moreover we have seenרָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuH7200the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimsעֲנָקִ֖ים'a.na.KimH6062there.

29Then I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559unto you, Dreadתַֽעַרְצ֥וּןta.'ar.TzunH6206not, neither be afraidתִֽירְא֖וּןtir.'UnH3372of them.

30Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430which goethהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, he shall fightיִלָּחֵ֣םyi.la.ChemH3898for you, according to all that he didעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213for you in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869;

31And in the wildernessוּבַמִּדְבָּר֙u.va.mid.BarH4057,where thou hast seenרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200how that Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bareנְשָׂאֲךָ֙ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375thee, as a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376doth bearיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,in all the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870that ye wentהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םha.lakh.TemH1980,until ye cameבֹּאֲכֶ֖םbo.'a.KhemH935into this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

32Yet in this thingוּבַדָּבָ֖רu.va.da.VarH1697ye did not believeמַאֲמִינִ֔םma.'a.mi.NimH539Yhwhבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

33Who wentH1980in the wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֜םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, to search you outלָת֥וּרla.TurH8446a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to pitch your tentsלַֽחֲנֹֽתְכֶ֑םla.cha.no.te.KhemH2583in,in fireבָּאֵ֣שׁ׀ba.'EshH784by nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,to shewלַרְאֹֽתְכֶם֙lar.'o.te.KhemH7200you by what wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870ye should goH3212,and in a cloudוּבֶעָנָ֖ןu.ve.'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָֽם׃yo.MamH3119.

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