Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 4:32-34

32For askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592now of the daysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117that are pastרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםri.sho.NimH7223,which wereH1961beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, since the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yoMH3117that Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֨אba.Ra'H1254manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120upon the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and askfrom the one sideH7097of heavenH8064unto the other, whether there hath been any such thingas this greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.doLH1419thingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697is,or hath been heardהֲנִשְׁמַ֥עha.nish.Ma'H8085like it?

33Did everpeopleעָם֩'amH5971hearהֲשָׁ֣מַֽעha.Sha.ma'H8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430speaking outמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696of the midstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784,as thou hast heardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085,and liveוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

34Or hath Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430assayedהֲנִסָּ֣הha.ni.SahH5254to goלָ֠בוֹאLa.Vo'H935andtakeלָקַ֨חַתla.Ka.chatH3947him a nationגוֹי֮goyH1471from the midstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130of anothernationגּוֹי֒goyH1471,by temptationsבְּמַסֹּת֩be.ma.SotH4531,by signsבְּאֹתֹ֨תbe.'o.TotH226,and by wondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159,and by warוּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421,and by a mightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027,and by a stretched outנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,and by greatגְּדֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419terrorsוּבְמוֹרָאִ֖יםu.ve.mo.ra.'ImH4172,according to all that Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for you in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before your eyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869?

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