Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 6:20-25

20Andwhen thy sonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121askethיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee in time to comeמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, What meanthe testimoniesהָעֵדֹ֗תha.'e.DotH5713,and the statutesוְהַֽחֻקִּים֙ve.ha.chu.KimH2706,and the judgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680you?

21Then thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto thy sonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121,We were Pharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547bondmenעֲבָדִ֛ים'a.va.DimH5650in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought us outוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֧נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027:

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068shewedוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414signsאוֹתֹ֣ת'o.TotH226and wondersוּ֠מֹפְתִיםU.mo.fe.timH4159,greatגְּדֹלִ֨יםge.do.LimH1419and soreוְרָעִ֧ים׀ve.ra.'ImH7451,upon Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֛יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,upon Pharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֥הbe.far.'OhH6547,and upon all his householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004,before our eyesלְעֵינֵֽינוּ׃le.'ei.Nei.nuH5869:

23And he brought us outהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318from thence, that he might bring us inהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935,to giveלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414us the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

24And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּvay.tza.Ve.nuH6680us to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all these statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706,to fearלְיִרְאָ֖הle.yir.'AhH3372Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,for our goodלְט֥וֹבle.TovH2896alwaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,that he might preserve us aliveלְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּle.chai.yo.Te.nuH2421, as it isat this dayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

25And it shall be our righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666,if we observeנִשְׁמֹ֨רnish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֜וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all theseהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,as he hath commandedצִוָּֽנוּ׃ סtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

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