Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 6:7-20

7And thou shalt teach them diligentlyוְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣םve.shi.nan.TamH8150unto thy childrenלְבָנֶ֔יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,and shalt talkוְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ve.di.bar.TaH1696of them when thou sittestבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004,and when thou walkestH3212by the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,and when thou liest downוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901,and when thou risest upוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965.

8And thou shalt bindוּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םu.ke.shar.TamH7194them for a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226upon thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027,and they shall be as frontletsלְטֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.FotH2903between thine eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

9And thou shalt writeוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789them upon the postsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201of thy houseבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,and on thy gatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ סu.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

10And it shall be, when Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall have broughtיְבִיאֲךָ֣׀ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85,to Isaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and to Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,to giveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414thee greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and goodlyוְטֹבֹ֖תve.to.VotH2896citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892,which thou buildedstבָנִֽיתָ׃va.Ni.taH1129not,

11And housesוּבָ֨תִּ֜יםu.Va.TimH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392of all goodטוּב֮tuvH2898things,which thou filledstמִלֵּאתָ֒mi.le.TaH4390not, and wellsוּבֹרֹ֤תu.vo.RotH953diggedחֲצוּבִים֙cha.tzu.VimH2672,which thou diggedstחָצַ֔בְתָּcha.Tzav.taH2672not, vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and olive treesוְזֵיתִ֖יםve.zei.TimH2132,which thou plantedstנָטָ֑עְתָּna.Ta.'e.taH5193not; when thou shalt have eatenוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and be fullוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646;

12Thenbewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104lest thou forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,which brought thee forthהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

13Thou shalt fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and serveתַעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647him, and shalt swearתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ti.sha.Ve.a'H7650by his nameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034.

14Ye shall not goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,of the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵי֙me.'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971which areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃se.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you;

15(For Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isa jealousקַנָּ֛אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410amongבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130you) lest the angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430be kindledיֶ֠חֱרֶהYe.che.rehH2734against thee, and destroyוְהִשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ve.hish.Mi.de.khaH8045thee from off the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

16Ye shall not temptתְנַסּ֔וּte.na.SuH5254Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,as ye temptedנִסִּיתֶ֖םni.si.TemH5254himin Massahבַּמַּסָּֽה׃ba.ma.SahH4532.

17Ye shall diligentlyשָׁמ֣וֹרsha.MorH8104keepתִּשְׁמְר֔וּןtish.me.RunH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and his testimoniesוְעֵדֹתָ֥יוve.'e.do.TavH5713,and his statutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706,which he hath commandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680thee.

18And thou shalt doוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477and goodוְהַטּ֖וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:that it may be wellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and that thou mayest go inוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935and possessוְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.ya.rash.TaH3423the goodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

19To cast outלַהֲדֹ֥ףla.ha.DofH1920all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341from beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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?

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