Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 32:1-5

1Give earהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238,O ye heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and I will speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696;and hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085,O earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

2My doctrineלִקְחִ֔יlik.ChiH3948shall dropיַעֲרֹ֤ףya.'a.RofH6201as the rainכַּמָּטָר֙ka.ma.TarH4306,my speechאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565shall distilתִּזַּ֥לti.ZalH5140as the dewכַּטַּ֖לka.TalH2919,as the small rainכִּשְׂעִירִ֣םkis.'i.RimH8164upon the tender herbדֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,and as the showersוְכִרְבִיבִ֖יםve.khir.vi.VimH7241upon the grassעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212:

3Because I will publishאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:ascribeהָב֥וּha.VuH3051ye greatnessגֹ֖דֶלGo.delH1433unto our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

4He isthe Rockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,his workפָּעֳל֔וֹpo.'o.LoH6467isperfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549:for all his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870arejudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941:a Godאֵ֤ל'elH410of truthאֱמוּנָה֙'e.mu.NahH530and without iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,justצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and rightוְיָשָׁ֖רve.ya.SharH3477is he.

5They have corruptedשִׁחֵ֥תshi.ChetH7843themselves, their spotמוּמָ֑םmu.MamH3971is not the spotof his childrenבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121: they area perverseעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6141and crookedוּפְתַלְתֹּֽל׃u.fe.tal.TolH6618generationדּ֥וֹרDorH1755.

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