Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 26:16-19

16This dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath commandedמְצַוְּךָ֧me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee to doלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213these statutesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706and judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941:thou shalt therefore keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֤ve.sha.mar.TaH8104and doוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213them with all thine heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824,and with all thy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

17Thou hast avouchedהֶאֱמַ֖רְתָּhe.'e.Mar.taH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117to be thy Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםle.lo.HimH430,and to walkH3212in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֗יוbid.ra.KhavH1870,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104his statutesחֻקָּ֧יוchu.KavH2706,and his commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֛יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687,and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,and to hearkenוְלִשְׁמֹ֥עַve.lish.Mo.a'H8085unto his voiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963:

18And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068hath avouchedהֶאֱמִֽירְךָ֣he.'e.mi.re.KhaH559thee this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117to be his peculiarסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971,as he hath promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696thee, and that thoushouldest keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֖רve.lish.MorH8104all his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687;

19And to makeוּֽלְתִתְּךָ֣u.le.ti.te.KhaH5414thee highעֶלְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945above all nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471which he hath madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,in praiseלִתְהִלָּ֖הlit.hi.LahH8416,and in nameוּלְשֵׁ֣םu.le.ShemH8034,and in honourוּלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתu.le.tif.'A.retH8597;and that thou mayest be an holyקָדֹ֛שׁka.DoshH6918peopleעַם־'am-H5971unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,as he hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

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