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Deuteronomy 10:12-20

12And now, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,what doth Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430requireשֹׁאֵ֖לsho.'ElH7592of thee, but to fearלְ֠יִרְאָהLe.yir.'ahH3372Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to walkH3212in all his waysדְּרָכָיו֙de.ra.KhavH1870,and to loveוּלְאַהֲבָ֣הu.le.'a.ha.VahH157him, and to serveוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with all thy heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and with all thy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315,

13To keepלִשְׁמֹ֞רlish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֤תmitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and his statutesחֻקֹּתָ֔יוchu.ko.TavH2708,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117for thy goodלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896?

14Behold, the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the heavenוּשְׁמֵ֣יu.she.MeiH8064of heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064isYhwh'sלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776also, with all that therein is.

15Only Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had a delightחָשַׁ֥קcha.ShakH2836in thy fathersבַּאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָba.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to loveלְאַהֲבָ֣הle.'a.ha.VahH157them, and he choseוַיִּבְחַ֞רvai.yiv.CharH977their seedבְּזַרְעָ֣םbe.zar.'AmH2233afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, evenyou above all peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

16Circumciseוּמַלְתֶּ֕םu.mal.TemH4135therefore the foreskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190of your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824,and be no more stiffneckedוְעָ֨רְפְּכֶ֔ם תַקְשׁ֖וּve.'A.re.pe.Khem tak.ShuH7185 H6203.

17For Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430isGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of godsהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and Lordוַאֲדֹנֵ֖יva.'a.do.NeiH113of lordsהָאֲדֹנִ֑יםha.'a.do.NimH113,a greatהַגָּדֹ֤לha.ga.DolH1419Godהָאֵ֨לha.'ElH410,a mightyהַגִּבֹּר֙ha.gi.BorH1368,and a terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֔אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372,which regardethיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375not personsפָנִ֔יםfa.NimH6440,nor takethיִקַּ֖חyi.KachH3947rewardשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810:

18He doth executeעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213the judgmentמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941of the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490and widowוְאַלְמָנָ֑הve.'al.ma.NahH490,and lovethוְאֹהֵ֣בve.'o.HevH157the strangerגֵּ֔רGerH1616,in givingלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414him foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899and raimentוְשִׂמְלָֽה׃ve.sim.LahH8071.

19Loveוַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖םva.'a.hav.TemH157ye therefore the strangerהַגֵּ֑רha.GerH1616:for ye were strangersגֵרִ֥יםge.RimH1616in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20Thou shalt fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;him shalt thou serveתַעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647,and to him shalt thou cleaveתִדְבָּ֔קtid.BakH1692,and swearתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ti.sha.Ve.a'H7650by his nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034.

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