Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 11:10-17

10For the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whither thou goest inבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, isnot as the landכְאֶ֤רֶץkhe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from whence ye came outיְצָאתֶ֖םye.tza.TemH3318,where thou sowedstתִּזְרַע֙tiz.Ra'H2232thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233,and wateredstוְהִשְׁקִ֥יתָve.hish.Ki.taH8248itwith thy footבְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272,as a gardenכְּגַ֥ןke.GanH1588of herbsהַיָּרָֽק׃hai.ya.RakH3419:

11But the landוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776,whither ye goעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, isa landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of hillsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022and valleysוּבְקָעֹ֑תu.ve.ka.'OtH1237, anddrinkethתִּשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354waterמָּֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325of the rainלִמְטַ֥רlim.TarH4306of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:

12A landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430careth forדֹּרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875:the eyesעֵינֵ֨י'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430arealwaysתָּמִ֗ידta.MidH8548upon it, from the beginningמֵֽרֵשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225of the yearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141even unto the endאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of the yearשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearkenשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085diligentlyתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085unto my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687which I commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and to serveוּלְעָבְד֔וֹu.le.'a.ve.DoH5647him with all your heartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and with all your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315,

14That I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414youthe rainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306of your landאַרְצְכֶ֛ם'ar.tze.KhemH776in his due seasonבְּעִתּ֖וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,the first rainיוֹרֶ֣הyo.RehH3138and the latter rainוּמַלְק֑וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456,that thou mayest gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.saf.TaH622in thy grainדְגָנֶ֔ךָde.ga.Ne.khaH1715,and thy wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and thine oilוְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃ve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323.

15And I will sendוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414grassעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in thy fieldsבְּשָׂדְךָ֖be.sa.de.KhaH7704for thy cattleלִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָliv.hem.Te.khaH929,that thou mayest eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and be fullוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646.

16Take heedהִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104to yourselves, that your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824be not deceivedיִפְתֶּ֖הyif.TehH6601,and ye turn asideוְסַרְתֶּ֗םve.sar.TemH5493,and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them;

17And thenYhwh'sיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068wrathאַף־'af-H639be kindledוְחָרָ֨הve.cha.RahH2734against you, and he shut upוְעָצַ֤רve.'a.TzarH6113the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,that there be no rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,and that the landוְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הve.Ha.'a.da.MahH127yieldתִתֵּ֖ןti.TenH5414not her fruitיְבוּלָ֑הּye.vu.LahH2981; and lestye perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.TemH6quicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120from off the goodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

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