Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 8:18-20

18But thou shalt rememberוְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ve.za.khar.TaH2142Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: for it ishe that givethהַנֹּתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414thee powerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to getלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wealthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,that he may establishהָקִ֧יםha.KimH6965his covenantבְּרִית֛וֹbe.ri.ToH1285which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

19And it shall be, if thou do at allשָׁכֹ֤חַsha.Kho.achH7911forgetתִּשְׁכַּח֙tish.KachH7911Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and walkוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and serveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֖םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them, I testifyהַעִדֹ֤תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749against you this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that ye shall surelyאָבֹ֖ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵדֽוּן׃toe.DunH6.

20As the nationsכַּגּוֹיִ֗םka.go.YimH1471which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyethמַאֲבִ֣ידma.'a.VidH6before your faceמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440,so shall ye perishתֹאבֵד֑וּןtoe.DunH6;becauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118ye would not be obedientתִשְׁמְע֔וּןtish.me.'UnH8085unto the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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