Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 5:25-33

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.

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