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Deuteronomy 3:23-27

23And I besoughtוָאֶתְחַנַּ֖ןva.'et.cha.NanH2603Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068at that timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,thou hast begunהַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙ha.chi.Lo.taH2490to shewלְהַרְא֣וֹתle.har.'otH7200thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650thy greatnessגָּדְלְךָ֔ga.de.le.KhaH1433,and thy mightyהַחֲזָקָ֑הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027:for what Godאֵל֙'elH410is therein heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064or in earthוּבָאָ֔רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776,that can doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213according to thy worksכְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָkhe.ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,and according to thy mightוְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ve.khig.vu.ro.Te.khaH1369?

25I pray thee, let me go overאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674,and seeוְאֶרְאֶה֙ve.'er.'EhH7200the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776that isbeyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,that goodlyהַטּ֛וֹבha.TovH2896mountainהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022,and Lebanonוְהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ve.ha.le.va.NonH3844.

26But Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was wrothוַיִּתְעַבֵּ֨רvai.yit.'a.BerH5674with me for your sakes, and would not hearשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085me: and Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Let it sufficeרַב־rav-H7227thee; speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696no moreתּ֗וֹסֶףTo.sefH3254unto me of this matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

27Get thee upעֲלֵ֣ה׀'a.LehH5927into the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֗הha.pis.GahH6449,and lift upוְשָׂ֥אve.Sa'H5375thine eyesעֵינֶ֛יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869westwardיָ֧מָּהYa.mahH3220,and northwardוְצָפֹ֛נָהve.tza.Fo.nahH6828,and southwardוְתֵימָ֥נָהve.tei.Ma.nahH8486,and eastwardוּמִזְרָ֖חָהu.miz.Ra.chahH4217,and beholdוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200itwith thine eyesבְעֵינֶ֑יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:for thou shalt not go overתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674this Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.

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