Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 8:7-20

7For Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringethמְבִֽיאֲךָ֖me.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into a goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776of brooksנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158of waterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,of fountainsעֲיָנֹת֙'a.ya.NotH5869and depthsוּתְהֹמֹ֔תu.te.ho.MotH8415that spring outיֹצְאִ֥יםyo.tze.'ImH3318of valleysבַּבִּקְעָ֖הba.bik.'AhH1237and hillsוּבָהָֽר׃u.va.HarH2022;

8A landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of wheatחִטָּה֙chi.TahH2406,and barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֔הu.se.'o.RahH8184,and vinesוְגֶ֥פֶןve.Ge.fenH1612,and fig treesוּתְאֵנָ֖הu.te.'e.NahH8384,and pomegranatesוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416;a landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081oliveזֵ֥יתzeitH2132,and honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9A landאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776whereinH834thou shalt eatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899withoutH3808scarcenessבְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙ve.mis.ke.NutH4544,thou shalt not lackתֶחְסַ֥רtech.SarH2637any thingin it; a landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776whose stonesאֲבָנֶ֣יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68areironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270,and out of whose hillsוּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָu.me.ha.ra.Rei.haH2042thou mayest digתַּחְצֹ֥בtach.TzoH2672brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10When thou hast eatenוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and art fullוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,then thou shalt blessוּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙u.ve.rakh.TaH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for the goodהַטֹּבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee.

11Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thou forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911not Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,in not keepingשְׁמֹ֤רshe.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687,and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,and his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

12Lest whenthou hast eatenתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398and art fullוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646,and hast builtתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129goodlyטוֹבִ֛יםto.VimH2896housesוּבָתִּ֥יםu.va.TimH1004,and dweltוְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃ve.ya.Sha.ve.taH3427therein;

13And whenthy herdsוּבְקָֽרְךָ֤u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241and thy flocksוְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629multiplyיִרְבְּיֻ֔ןyir.be.YunH7235,and thy silverוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and thy goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091is multipliedיִרְבֶּה־yir.beh-H7235,and all that thou hast is multipliedיִרְבֶּֽה׃yir.BehH7235;

14Then thine heartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824be lifted upוְרָ֖םve.RamH7311,and thou forgetוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ve.sha.khach.TaH7911Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which brought thee forthהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650;

15Who ledH3212thee through that greatהַגָּדֹ֣לha.ga.DolH1419and terribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֗אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר׀ba.mid.BarH4057, wherein werefieryשָׂרָף֙sa.RafH8314serpentsנָחָ֤שׁ׀na.ChashH5175,and scorpionsוְעַקְרָ֔בve.'ak.RavH6137,and droughtוְצִמָּא֖וֹןve.tzi.ma.'onH6774, where there wasno waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;who brought thee forthהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325out of the rockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697of flintהַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃Ha.cha.la.MishH2496;

16Who fedהַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ha.ma.'a.Khil.khaH398thee in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057with mannaמָן֙manH4478,which thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knewיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045not, that he might humbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֗'a.no.te.KhaH6031thee, and that he might proveנַסֹּתֶ֔ךָna.so.Te.khaH5254thee, to do thee goodלְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖le.hei.tiv.KhaH3190at thy latter endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319;

17And thou sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559in thine heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824,My powerכֹּחִי֙ko.ChiH3581and the mightוְעֹ֣צֶםve.'O.tzemH6108of minehandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027hath gottenעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213me this wealthהַחַ֥יִלha.Cha.yilH2428.

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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