Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 4:1-4

1Now therefore hearkenשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,unto the statutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706and unto the judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which I teachמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925you, for to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them,that ye may liveתִּֽחְי֗וּtich.YuH2421,and go inוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

2Ye shall not addתֹסִ֗פוּto.Si.fuH3254unto the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697which I commandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you, neither shall ye diminishתִגְרְע֖וּtig.re.'UH1639oughtfrom it, that ye may keepלִשְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430which I commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you.

3Your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869have seenהָֽרֹאֹ֔תha.ro.'OtH7200what Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213because of Baal–peorH1187:for all the menהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376that followedהָלַךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יha.laKh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Baal–peorH1187,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֛וֹhish.mi.DoH8045them from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

4But ye that did cleaveהַדְּבֵקִ֔יםha.de.ve.KimH1695unto Yhwhבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430arealiveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416every one of you this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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