Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 30:15-19

15Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200,I have setנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117lifeהַֽחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416and goodהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896,and deathהַמָּ֖וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194and evilהָרָֽע׃ha.Ra'H7451;

16In that I commandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117to loveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157YhwhH3068thy GodH430,to walkH3212in his waysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbid.ra.KhavH1870,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֛רve.lish.MorH8104his commandmentsH4687and his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,that thou mayest liveוְחָיִ֣יתָve.cha.Yi.taH2421and multiplyוְרָבִ֔יתָve.ra.Vi.taH7235:And YhwhH3068thy GodH430shall blessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither thou goestבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

17But if thine heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824turn awayיִפְנֶ֥הyif.NehH6437,so that thou wilt not hearתִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085,but shalt be drawn awayוְנִדַּחְתָּ֗ve.ni.dach.TaH5080,and worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430,and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TamH5647them;

18I denounceהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046unto you this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,that ye shall surelyאָבֹ֖ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵד֑וּןtoe.DunH6, and thatye shall not prolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117upon the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whither thou passest overעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to goלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

19I callהַעִידֹ֨תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776to recordH5749this dayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117against you, thatI have setנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you lifeהַחַיִּ֤יםha.chai.YimH2416and deathוְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ve.ha.Ma.vetH4194,blessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הha.be.ra.KhahH1293and cursingוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045:therefore chooseוּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙u.va.char.TaH977lifeבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםba.chai.YimH2416,that both thou and thy seedוְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ve.zar.'E.khaH2233may liveתִּחְיֶ֖הtich.YehH2421:

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