Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 27:5-10

5And there shalt thou buildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,an altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68:thou shalt not lift upתָנִ֥יףta.NifH5130anyironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270tool upon them.

6Thou shalt buildתִּבְנֶ֔הtiv.NehH1129the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430of wholeשְׁלֵמוֹת֙she.le.mOtH8003stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68:and thou shalt offerוְהַעֲלִ֤יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927burnt offeringsעוֹלֹ֔תo.LotH5930thereon unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:

7And thou shalt offerוְזָבַחְתָּ֥ve.za.vach.TaH2076peace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002,and shalt eatוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398there, and rejoiceוְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.mach.taH8055beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

8And thou shalt writeוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789upon the stonesהָאֲבָנִ֗יםha.'a.va.NimH68all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of this lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451veryהֵיטֵֽב׃ סhei.TevH3190plainlyבַּאֵ֥רba.'ErH874.

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Take heedהַסְכֵּ֤ת׀has.KetH5535,and hearkenוּשְׁמַע֙u.she.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;this dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117thou art becomeנִהְיֵ֣יתָֽnih.Yei.taH1961the peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971of Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

10Thou shalt therefore obeyוְשָׁ֣מַעְתָּ֔ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and doוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687and his statutesחֻקָּ֔יוchu.KavH2706,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

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