Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 4:5-31

5Beholdרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200,I have taughtלִמַּ֣דְתִּיli.Mad.tiH3925you statutesחֻקִּים֙chu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941,even asH834Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430commandedצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, that ye should doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213so inבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither ye goבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

6Keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104therefore and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒va.'a.si.TemH6213them; for this isyour wisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451and your understandingוּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔םu.Vi.nat.KhemH998in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,which shall hearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085all these statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706,and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Surely this greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471isa wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450and understandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

7For what nationג֣וֹיGoyH1471is there sogreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419, who hathGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sonighקְרֹבִ֣יםke.ro.VimH7138unto them, as Yhwhכַּיהוָ֣הka.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is in all things thatwe callקָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nuH7121upon him for?

8And what nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471is there sogreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,that hath statutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941sorighteousצַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimH6662as all this lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451,which I setנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

9Only take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself, and keepוּשְׁמֹ֨רu.she.MorH8104thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315diligentlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966,lest thou forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֨חtish.KachH7911the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֜יםha.de.va.RimH1697which thine eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200,and lest they departיָס֙וּרוּ֙ya.Su.ruH5493from thy heartמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔mi.le.Va.ve.khaH3824all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416:but teachוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םve.ho.da'.TamH3045them thy sonsלְבָנֶ֖יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,and thy sons’וְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121sonsבָנֶֽיךָ׃va.Nei.khaH1121;

10Speciallythe dayי֗וֹםYomH3117that thou stoodestעָמַ֜דְתָּ'a.Mad.taH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430in Horebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722,when Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidבֶּאֱמֹ֨רbe.'e.MorH559unto me, GatherH6950me the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH6950,and I will make them hearוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085my wordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697,that they may learnיִלְמְד֜וּןyil.me.DunH3925to fearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372me all the daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117that they shall liveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416upon the earthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and thatthey may teachיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ye.la.me.DunH3925their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121.

11And ye came nearוַתִּקְרְב֥וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126and stoodוַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּןva.ta.'am.DunH5975under the mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;and the mountainוְהָהָ֞רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֤רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784unto the midstלֵ֣בlevH3820of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,with darknessוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205,cloudsעָנָ֥ן'a.NanH6051,and thick darknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822.

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696unto you out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784:ye heardשֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'ImH8085the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the wordsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697,but sawרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200no similitudeוּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.NahH8544;onlyזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108ye hearda voiceקֽוֹל׃KolH6963.

13And he declaredוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046unto you his covenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,which he commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680you to performלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, eventenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235commandmentsהַדְּבָרִ֑יםha.de.va.RimH1697;and he wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them upon twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tablesלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

14And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680me at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256to teachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925you statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941,that ye might doלַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣םla.'a.so.te.KhemH6213them in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither ye go overעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

15Take ye therefore goodמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966heedוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104unto yourselvesלְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315;for ye sawרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200no manner of similitudeתְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.NahH8544on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatYhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696unto you in Horebבְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.RevH2722out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784:

16Lest ye corruptתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.TunH7843yourselves,and makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213you a graven imageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459,the similitudeתְּמוּנַ֣תte.mu.NatH8544of any figureסָ֑מֶלSa.melH5566,the likenessתַּבְנִ֥יתtav.NitH8403of maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145or femaleנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347,

17The likenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of any beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929that ison the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,the likenessתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403of any wingedכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671fowlצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833that fliethתָּע֖וּףta.'UfH5774in the airבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

18The likenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403of any thing that creepethרֹמֵ֖שׂro.MesH7430on the groundבָּאֲדָמָ֑הba.'a.da.MahH127,the likenessתַּבְנִ֛יתtav.NitH8403of any fishדָּגָ֥הda.GahH1710that isin the watersבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325beneathמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

19And lest thou lift upתִּשָּׂ֨אti.Sa'H5375thine eyesעֵינֶ֜יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869unto heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,and when thou seestוְֽ֠רָאִיתָVe.ra.'i.taH7200the sunהַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,and the moonהַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394,and the starsהַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556, evenall the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,shouldest be drivenוְנִדַּחְתָּ֛ve.ni.dach.TaH5080to worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them, and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, which Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath dividedחָלַ֜קcha.LakH2505unto all nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971under the whole heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

20But Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath takenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947you, and brought you forthוַיּוֹצִ֥אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318out of the ironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֥וּרmi.KurH3564, evenout of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,to be unto him a peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of inheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159, as ye arethis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

21Furthermore Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068was angryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599with me for your sakesדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,and swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֗עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650that I should not go overעָבְרִי֙'a.ve.RiH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and that I should not goבֹא֙vo'H935in unto that goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee foran inheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159:

22But I must dieמֵת֙metH4191in this landבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,I must not go overעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:but ye shall go overעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674,and possessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕םvi.rish.TemH3423that goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23Take heedהִשָּׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104unto yourselves, lest ye forgetתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙tish.ke.ChuH7911the covenantבְּרִ֤יתbe.RitH1285of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,which he madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with you, and makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213you a graven imageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459, orthe likenessתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544of anyכֹּ֔לKolH3605thing,which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath forbiddenצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

24For Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isa consumingאֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784, evena jealousקַנָּֽא׃ פka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֖ל'elH410.

25When thou shalt begetתוֹלִ֤ידto.LidH3205childrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,and children’sוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,and ye shall have remained longוְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּ֖םve.no.shan.TemH3462in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and shall corruptוְהִשְׁחַתֶּ֗םve.hish.cha.TemH7843yourselves,and makeוַעֲשִׂ֤יתֶםva.'a.Si.temH6213a graven imageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459, orthe likenessתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544of any thing,and shall doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to provoke him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707:

26I callהַעִידֹתִי֩ha.'i.do.TiH5749heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776to witnessH5749against you this dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117,that ye shall soonמַהֵר֒ma.HerH4118utterlyאָבֹ֣ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵדוּן֮toe.DunH6from off the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereunto ye go overעֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.RimH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it; ye shall not prolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117upon it, but shall utterlyהִשָּׁמֵ֖דhi.sha.MedH8045be destroyedתִּשָּׁמֵדֽוּן׃ti.sha.me.DunH8045.

27And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall scatterוְהֵפִ֧יץve.he.FitzH6327you among the nationsבָּעַמִּ֑יםba.'a.MimH5971,and ye shall be leftוְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.TemH7604fewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471,whither Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall leadיְנַהֵ֧גye.na.HegH5090you.

28And there ye shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of men’sאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֔בֶןva.'E.venH68,which neither seeיִרְאוּן֙yir.'UnH7200,nor hearיִשְׁמְע֔וּןyish.me.'UnH8085,nor eatיֹֽאכְל֖וּןyokh.LunH398,nor smellיְרִיחֻֽן׃ye.ri.ChunH7306.

29But if from thence thou shalt seekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thou shalt findוּמָצָ֑אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672him,if thou seekתִדְרְשֶׁ֔נּוּtid.re.She.nuH1875him with all thy heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and with all thy soulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

30When thou art in tribulationבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862,and all these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697are comeוּמְצָא֕וּךָu.me.tza.'U.khaH4672upon thee, evenin the latterבְּאַחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,if thou turnוְשַׁבְתָּ֙ve.shav.TaH7725to Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and shalt be obedientוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085unto his voiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963;

31(For Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isa mercifulרַחוּם֙ra.ChumH7349Godאֵ֤ל'elH410;)he will not forsakeיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, neither destroyיַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee, nor forgetיִשְׁכַּח֙yish.KachH7911the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650unto them.

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