Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 9

1Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Thou artto pass overעֹבֵ֤ר'o.VerH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,to go inלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thyself, citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and fenced upוּבְצֻרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to heavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

2A peopleעַֽם־'am-H5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimsעֲנָקִ֑ים'a.na.KimH6062,whom thou knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045, and of whomthou hast heardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085say,Who can standיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061!

3Understandוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,that Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ishe which goeth overהָעֹבֵ֤רha.'o.VerH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; asa consumingאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784he shall destroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them, and he shall bring them downיַכְנִיעֵ֖םyakh.ni.'EmH3665before thy faceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440:so shalt thou drive them outוְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤םve.ho.rash.TamH3423,and destroyוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ve.ha.'a.vad.TamH6them quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto thee.

4Speakתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559not thou in thine heartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,after that Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath cast them outבַּהֲדֹ֣ףba.ha.DofH1920from beforeמִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮mi.le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,For my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath brought me inהֱבִיאַ֣נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935to possessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:but for the wickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564of these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doth drive them outמוֹרִישָׁ֥םmo.ri.ShamH3423from beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

5Not for thy righteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666,or for the uprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙u.ve.Yo.sherH3476of thine heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,dost thou goבָ֖אva'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423their landאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776:but for the wickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀be.rish.'AtH7564of these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doth drive them outמוֹרִישָׁ֣םmo.ri.ShamH3423from beforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and that he may performהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

6Understandוְיָדַעְתָּ֗ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore, that Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414thee not this goodהַטּוֹבָ֛הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it for thy righteousnessבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666; for thou arta stiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142, andforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֔חtish.KachH7911not, how thou provokedst Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430to wrathהִקְצַ֛פְתָּhik.Tzaf.taH7107in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:fromלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּ֞וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou didst depart outיָצָ֣אתָ׀ya.Tza.taH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,until ye cameבֹּֽאֲכֶם֙bo.'a.KhemH935unto this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,ye have been rebelliousמַמְרִ֥יםmam.RimH4784againstעִם־'im-H5973Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

8Also in Horebוּבְחֹרֵ֥בu.ve.cho.RevH2722ye provokedH7107Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068to wrathH7107,so that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֧ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with you to have destroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045you.

9When I was gone upבַּעֲלֹתִ֣יba.'a.lo.TiH5927into the mountהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022to receiveלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947the tablesלוּחֹ֤תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68, eventhe tablesלוּחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772with you, then I abodeוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427in the mountבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,I neither did eatאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899nor drinkשָׁתִֽיתִי׃sha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325:

10And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414unto me twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesלוּחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָֽאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68writtenכְּתֻבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789with the fingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbe.'etz.Ba'H676of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; and on them was writtenaccording to all the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֡יםha.de.va.RimH1697,which Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696with you in the mountבָּהָ֛רba.HarH2022out of the midstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

11And it came to pass at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, thatYhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414me the twoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of stoneהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68, eventhe tablesלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.

12And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,get thee downרֵ֤דredH3381quicklyמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4118from hence; for thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971which thou hast brought forthהוֹצֵ֖אתָho.Tze.taH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714have corruptedשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843themselves;they are quicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turned asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493out of the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870which I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them; they have madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213them a molten imageמַסֵּכָֽה׃ma.se.KhahH4541.

13Furthermore Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I have seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, and, behold, it isa stiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971:

14Let me aloneהֶ֤רֶףHe.refH7503,that I may destroyוְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.'ash.mi.DemH8045them, and blot outוְאֶמְחֶ֣הve.'em.ChehH4229their nameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from under heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:and I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213ofH854thee a nationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471mightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099and greaterוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227than they.

15So I turnedוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437and came downוָֽאֵרֵד֙va.'e.RedH3381from the mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and the mountוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:and the twoוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285werein my twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

16And I lookedוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and, behold, ye had sinnedחֲטָאתֶם֙cha.ta.TemH2398against Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, andhad madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213you a moltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695:ye had turned asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118out of the wayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680you.

17And I tookוָאֶתְפֹּשׂ֙va.'et.PosH8610the twoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147tablesהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871,and castוָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔םva.'ash.li.KhemH7993them out ofמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921my twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027,and brakeוָאֲשַׁבְּרֵ֖םva.'a.sha.be.RemH7665them before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

18And I fell downוָֽאֶתְנַפַּל֩va.'et.na.PalH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,as at the firstכָּרִאשֹׁנָ֗הka.ri.sho.NahH7223,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915:I did neither eatאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899,nor drinkשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325,because of all your sinsחַטַּאתְכֶם֙cha.tat.KhemH2403which ye sinnedחֲטָאתֶ֔םcha.ta.TemH2398,in doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wickedlyהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to provoke him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

19For I was afraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025ofמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and hot displeasureוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534,wherewith Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was wrothקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107against you to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045you. But Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto me at that timeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471also.

20And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966angryהִתְאַנַּ֧ףhit.'a.NafH599with Aaronוּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ןu.ve.'a.ha.RonH175to have destroyedלְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹle.hash.mi.DoH8045him: and I prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛לva.'et.pa.LelH6419for Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175also the same timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

21And I tookלָקַחְתִּי֮la.kach.TiH3947your sinחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403,the calfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695which ye had madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213,and burntוָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףva.'es.RofH8313it with fireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784,and stampedוָאֶכֹּ֨תva.'e.KotH3807it, andgroundטָחוֹן֙ta.chOnH2912itvery smallהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190, evenuntil it was as smallדַּ֖קdakH1854as dustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083:and I castוָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙va.'ash.liKhH7993the dustעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083thereof into the brookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158that descended outהַיֹּרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381of the mountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

22And at Taberahוּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙u.ve.tav.'e.RahH8404,and at Massahוּבְמַסָּ֔הu.ve.ma.SahH4532,and at Kibroth–hattaavahH6914,ye provoked Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to wrathמַקְצִפִ֥יםmak.tzi.FimH7107.

23Likewise when Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַu.vish.Lo.achH7971you from Kadesh–barneaH6947,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Go upעֲלוּ֙'a.LuH5927and possessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you; then ye rebelledוַתַּמְר֗וּva.tam.RuH4784against the commandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,and ye believedהֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם֙he.'e.man.TemH539him not, nor hearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085to his voiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

24Ye have been rebelliousמַמְרִ֥יםmam.RimH4784against Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068from the dayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117that I knewדַּעְתִּ֥יda'.TiH3045you.

25Thus I fell downוָֽאֶתְנַפַּ֞לva.'et.na.PalH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117and fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,as I fell downהִתְנַפָּ֑לְתִּיhit.na.Pal.tiH5307at the first;because Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559he would destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045you.

26I prayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣לva.'et.pa.LelH6419therefore unto Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and saidוָאֹמַר֒va.'o.MarH559,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,destroyתַּשְׁחֵ֤תtash.ChetH7843not thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971and thine inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159,which thou hast redeemedפָּדִ֖יתָpa.Di.taH6299through thy greatnessבְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָbe.ga.de.Le.khaH1433,which thou hast brought forthהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with a mightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

27Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;lookתֵּ֗פֶןTe.fenH6437not unto the stubbornnessקְשִׁי֙ke.ShiH7190of this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,nor to their wickednessרִשְׁע֖וֹrish.'OH7562,nor to their sinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403:

28Lest the landהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776whence thou broughtest us outהוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּho.tze.Ta.nuH3318sayיֹאמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559,because Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was not ableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201to bringלַהֲבִיאָ֕םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696them, and because he hatedוּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹu.mi.sin.'a.ToH8135them, he hath brought them outהוֹצִיאָ֖םho.tzi.'AmH3318to slayלַהֲמִתָ֥םla.ha.mi.TamH4191them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

29Yet they arethy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971and thine inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָve.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,which thou broughtest outהוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.taH3318by thy mightyהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and by thy stretched outהַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ פha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9