Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 5

1And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,the statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706and judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941which I speakדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696in your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֖םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,that ye may learnוּלְמַדְתֶּ֣םu.le.mad.TemH3925them, and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104,and doלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213them.

2Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with us in Horebבְּחֹרֵֽב׃be.cho.RevH2722.

3Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772not this covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285with our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,but with usאֲנַ֨חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587, even us, who areall of usאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428here aliveחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068talkedדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with you faceפָּנִ֣ים׀pa.NimH6440to faceבְּפָנִ֗יםbe.fa.NimH6440in the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784,

5(I stoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975between Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068and you at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,to shewלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for ye were afraidיְרֵאתֶם֙ye.re.TemH3372by reasonמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and went not upעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927into the mountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022;)sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

6I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which brought thee outהוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

7Thou shalt have none otherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeפָּנָֽ֗יַ׃pa.Na.iH6440me.

8Thou shalt not makeתַעֲשֶׂ֥ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213thee anygraven imageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459, orany likenessתְּמוּנָ֔֡הte.mu.NahH8544of any thing that isin heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔֡עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or that isin the earthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneath, or that isin the watersבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325beneath the earthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.RetzH776:

9Thou shalt not bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812thyself unto them, nor serveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them: for I Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ama jealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָב֧וֹת'a.VotH1upon the childrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121unto the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029and fourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generationof them that hateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130me,

10And shewingוְעֹ֤֥שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617unto thousandsלַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505of them that loveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157me and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.iH4687.

11Thou shalt not takeתִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'H5375the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in vainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723:for Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not hold himguiltlessיְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.KehH5352that takethיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034in vainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ סla.Shav'H7723.

12Keepשָׁמ֣֛וֹרsha.MorH8104the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֨תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹם֩yomH3117to sanctifyלְקַדְּשׁ֑֜וֹle.ka.de.ShoH6942it, as Yhwhיְהוָ֥֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽ֗יךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath commandedצִוְּךָ֖֣׀tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

13Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117thou shalt labourתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647,and doוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213all thy workמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.Te.khaH4399:

14But the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117isthe sabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676of Yhwhלַיהוָ֣֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in itthou shalt not doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213any workמְלָאכָ֡הme.la.KhahH4399,thou, nor thy sonוּבִנְךָֽ־u.vin.kha-H1121,nor thy daughterוּבִתֶּ֣ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323,nor thy manservantוְעַבְדְּךָֽ־ve.'av.de.kha-H5650,nor thy maidservantוַ֠אֲמָתֶךָVa.'a.ma.te.khaH519,nor thine oxוְשׁוֹרְךָ֨ve.shor.KhaH7794,nor thine donkeyוַחֲמֹֽרְךָ֜va.cha.mo.re.KhaH2543,nor any of thy cattleבְּהֶמְתֶּ֗ךָbe.hem.Te.khaH929,nor thy strangerוְגֵֽרְךָ֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that iswithin thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179;that thy manservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and thy maidservantוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519may restיָנ֛וּחַya.Nu.achH5117as well as thou.

15And rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֞֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast a servantעֶ֤֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and thatYhwhיְהוָ֤֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֤֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtוַיֹּצִ֨אֲךָ֜֩vai.yo.Tzi.'a.khaH3318thee out thence through a mightyחֲזָקָ֖ה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤֥דbe.YadH3027and by a stretched outנְטוּיָ֑֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרֹ֣עַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220:Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee to keepלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the sabbathהַשַׁבָּֽת׃ סha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

16Honourכַּבֵּ֤דka.BedH3513thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1and thy motherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517,as Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee; that thy daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may be prolongedיַאֲרִיכֻ֣ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748,and that it may go wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, in the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

17Thou shalt not killתִּֿרְצָֽח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

18Neither shalt thou commit adulteryתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003.

19Neither shalt thou stealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

20Neither shalt thou bearתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁוְא׃ סShav'H7723witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707against thy neighbourבְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

21Neither shalt thou desireתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָ סre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,neither shalt thou covetתִתְאַוֶּ֜הtit.'a.VehH183thy neighbour’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,his fieldשָׂדֵ֜הוּsa.De.huH7704,or his manservantוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650,or his maidservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519,his oxשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794,or his donkeyוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543, or any thing that isthy neighbour’sלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ סle.re.'E.khaH7453.

22These wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696unto all your assemblyקְהַלְכֶ֜םke.hal.KhemH6951in the mountבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022out of the midstמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784,of the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֣ןhe.'a.NanH6051,and of the thick darknessוְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לve.ha.'a.ra.FelH6205,with a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963:and he added no moreיָסָ֑ףya.SafH3254.And he wroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֗םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them in twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of stoneאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68,and deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them unto me.

23And it came to pass, when ye heardכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤םke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085the voiceהַקּוֹל֙ha.kOlH6963out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the darknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822, (for the mountainוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022did burnבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,)that ye came nearוַתִּקְרְב֣וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126unto me, evenall the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of your tribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626,and your eldersוְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ve.zik.nei.KhemH2205;

24And ye saidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559,Behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath shewedהֶרְאָ֜נוּher.'A.nuH7200us his gloryכְּבֹד֣וֹke.vo.DoH3519and his greatnessגָּדְל֔וֹga.de.LoH1433,and we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085his voiceקֹל֥וֹko.LoH6963out of the midstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784:we have seenרָאִ֔ינוּra.'I.nuH7200this dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117that Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430doth talkיְדַבֵּ֧רye.da.BerH1696with manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,and he livethH2425.

25Now therefore why should we dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191?for this greatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֥שׁha.'EshH784will consumeתֹֽאכְלֵ֔נוּto.khe.Le.nuH398us: if we hearלִ֠שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430any moreיֹסְפִ֣ים׀yo.se.FimH3254,then we shall dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

26For who is there ofall fleshבָּשָׂ֡רba.SarH1320,that hath heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085the voiceקוֹל֩kOlH6963of the livingחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430speakingמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696out of the midstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of the fireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784, as we have,and livedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

27Go thou nearקְרַ֤בke.RavH7126,and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085all that Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559:and speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696thou unto us all that Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shall speakיְדַבֵּ֜רye.da.BerH1696unto thee; and we will hearוְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּve.sha.Ma'.nuH8085it,and doוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213it.

28And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of your wordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697,when ye spakeבְּדַבֶּרְכֶ֖םbe.da.ber.KhemH1696unto me; and Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of the wordsדִּבְרֵ֜יdiv.ReiH1697of this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971,which they have spokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696unto thee: they have wellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190said all that they have spokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696.

29O that there were suchזֶ֜הzehH2088anמִֽי־mi-H4310heartלְבָבָ֨םle.va.VamH3824in themיִתֵּ֡ןyi.TenH5414,that they would fearלְיִרְאָ֥הle.yir.'AhH3372me, and keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687alwaysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that it might be wellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with them, and with their childrenוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖םve.liv.nei.HemH1121for everלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769!

30GoH3212sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them, GetH7725you into your tentsלְאָהֳלֵיכֶֽם׃le.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168againH7725.

31But as for thee, standעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975thou here by meעִמָּדִי֒'i.ma.DiH5978,and I will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696unto thee all the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֛הha.mitz.VahH4687,and the statutesוְהַחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706,and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which thou shalt teachתְּלַמְּדֵ֑םte.la.me.DemH3925them, that they may doוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213themin the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776which I giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414them to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

32Ye shall observeוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213therefore as Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hath commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680you: ye shall not turn asideתָסֻ֖רוּta.Su.ruH5493to the right handיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃u.se.MolH8040.

33Ye shall walkH3212in all the waysהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hath commandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680you, that ye may liveתִּֽחְיוּן֙tich.YunH2421, and that it may bewellוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2895with you, and thatye may prolongוְהַאֲרַכְתֶּ֣םve.ha.'a.rakh.TemH748yourdaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776which ye shall possessתִּֽירָשֽׁוּן׃Ti.ra.ShunH3423.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 5