Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 29:12-21

12That thou shouldest enterלְעָבְרְךָ֗le.'a.ve.re.KhaH5674into covenantבִּבְרִ֛יתbiv.RitH1285with Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy GodH430,and into his oathוּבְאָלָת֑וֹu.ve.'a.la.ToH423,which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy GodH430makethכֹּרֵ֥תko.RetH3772with thee this dayH3117:

13That he may establishהָקִֽים־ha.kim-H6965thee to dayהַיּ֨וֹם׀hai.YomH3117for a peopleלְעָ֗םle.'AmH5971unto himself, and thathe may be unto thee a Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,as he hath saidדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696unto thee, and as he hath swornנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,to Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and to Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

14Neither with you only do I makeכֹּרֵת֙ko.RetH3772this covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and this oathהָאָלָ֖הha.'a.LahH423;

15But with himthat standethעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975here with us thisיֶשְׁנ֜וֹyesh.NoH3426dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and also with him that isnot here with us this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

16(For ye knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045how we have dweltיָשַׁ֖בְנוּya.Shav.nuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and how we cameעָבַ֛רְנוּ'a.Var.nuH5674throughבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471which ye passed byעֲבַרְתֶּֽם׃'a.var.TemH5674;

17And ye have seenוַתִּרְאוּ֙va.tir.'UH7200their abominationsשִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔םshi.Ku.tzei.HemH8251,and their idolsגִּלֻּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544,woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֔בֶןva.'E.venH68,silverכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, which were among them:)

18Lest there should beיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426among you manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,or womanאִשָּׁ֞ה'i.ShahH802,or familyמִשְׁפָּחָ֣הmish.pa.ChahH4940,or tribeשֵׁ֗בֶטShe.vetH7626,whose heartH3824turneth awayפֹנֶ֤הfo.NehH6437this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117from Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to goH3212andserveלַעֲבֹ֔דla.'a.VodH5647the godsאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471;lest there should beיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426among you a rootשֹׁ֛רֶשׁSho.reshH8328that bearethפֹּרֶ֥הpo.RehH6509gallרֹ֖אשׁroshH7219and wormwoodוְלַעֲנָֽה׃ve.la.'a.NahH3939;

19And it come to pass, when he hearethבְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩be.sha.me.'OH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of this curseH423,that he blessוְהִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְve.hit.ba.RekhH1288himself in his heartבִּלְבָב֤וֹbil.va.VoH3824,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,I shall have peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,thoughH3588I walkH3212in the imaginationבִּשְׁרִר֥וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of mine heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820,to addסְפ֥וֹתse.FotH5595drunkennessהָרָוָ֖הha.ra.VahH7302to thirstהַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ha.tze.me.'AhH6771:

20YhwhH3068willיֹאבֶ֣הyo.VehH14not spareסְלֹ֣חַֽse.Lo.achH5545him, but then the angerאַף־'af-H639of YhwhH3068and his jealousyוְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ve.kin.'a.ToH7068shall smokeיֶעְשַׁ֨ןye'.ShanH6225against that manבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376,and all the cursesH423that are writtenH3789in this bookH5612shall lieוְרָ֤בְצָהve.Ra.ve.tzahH7257upon him, and YhwhH3068shall blot outוּמָחָ֤הu.ma.ChahH4229his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034from under heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21And YhwhH3068shall separateוְהִבְדִּיל֤וֹve.hiv.di.LoH914him unto evilלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451out of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to all the cursesאָל֣וֹת'a.LotH423of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285that are writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֕הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in this bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451:

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