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Deuteronomy 31:16-21

16And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Behold, thou shalt sleepשֹׁכֵ֖בsho.KhevH7901with thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;and this peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971will rise upוְקָם֩ve.KamH6965,and go a whoringוְזָנָ֣ה׀ve.za.NahH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the strangersנֵֽכַר־ne.khar-H5236of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whither they goבָא־va'-H935to beamongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them, and will forsakeוַעֲזָבַ֕נִיva.'a.za.Va.niH5800me, and breakוְהֵפֵר֙ve.he.FerH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which I have madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with them.

17Then my angerאַפִּ֣י'a.PiH639shall be kindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734against them in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,and I will forsakeוַעֲזַבְתִּ֞יםva.'a.zav.TimH5800them, and I will hideוְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨יve.his.tar.TiH5641my faceפָנַ֤יfa.NaiH6440from them, and they shall be devouredלֶֽאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398,and manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227evilsרָע֥וֹתra.'otH7451and troublesוְצָר֑וֹתve.tza.RotH6869shall befallוּמְצָאֻ֛הוּu.me.tza.'U.huH4672them; so that they will sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Are not these evilsהָרָע֥וֹתha.ra.'otH7451comeמְצָא֖וּנִיme.tza.'U.niH4672upon us, because our Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430isnot amongבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130us?

18And I will surelyהַסְתֵּ֨רhas.TerH5641hideאַסְתִּ֤יר'as.TirH5641my faceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117for all the evilsהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451which they shall have wroughtעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,in thatכִּ֣יkiH3588they are turnedפָנָ֔הfa.NahH6437unto otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

19Now therefore writeכִּתְב֤וּkit.VuH3789ye this songהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892for you, and teachוְלַמְּדָ֥הּve.la.me.DahH3925it the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:putשִׂימָ֣הּsi.MahH7760it in their mouthsבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310,that this songהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892may be a witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707for me against the childrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20For when I shall have broughtאֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935them into the landהָאֲדָמָ֣ה׀ha.'a.da.MahH127which I swareנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto their fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֗יוla.'a.vo.TavH1,that flowethזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706;and they shall have eatenוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398and filledוְשָׂבַ֖עve.sa.Va'H7646themselves, and waxen fatוְדָשֵׁ֑ןve.da.ShenH1878;then will they turnוּפָנָ֞הu.fa.NahH6437unto otherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430,and serveוַעֲבָד֔וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647them, and provokeוְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִיve.Ni.'a.Tzu.niH5006me, and breakוְהֵפֵ֖רve.he.FerH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.

21And it shall come to pass, when manyרַבּוֹת֮ra.bOtH7227evilsרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451and troublesוְצָרוֹת֒ve.tza.rOtH6869are befallenתִמְצֶ֨אןָtim.Tze.naH4672them, that this songהַשִּׁירָ֨הha.shi.RahH7892shall testifyוְ֠עָנְתָהVe.'a.ne.tahH6030againstלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them as a witnessלְעֵ֔דle.'EdH5707;for it shall not be forgottenתִשָּׁכַ֖חti.sha.KhachH7911out of the mouthsמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of their seedזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233:for I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045their imaginationיִצְר֗וֹyitz.RoH3336which they go aboutעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213,even nowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,before I have broughtאֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935them into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I swareנִשְׁבָּֽעְתִּי׃nish.Ba.'e.tiH7650.

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