Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 9:9-15

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.

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