Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 34:10-26

10And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I makeכֹּרֵ֣תko.RetH3772a covenantבְּרִית֒be.RitH1285:before all thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213marvelsנִפְלָאֹ֔תnif.la.'OtH6381,such as have not been doneנִבְרְא֥וּniv.re.'UH1254in all the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,nor in any nationהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:and all the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971amongבְקִרְבּ֜וֹve.kir.BoH7130which thou artshall seeוְרָאָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7200the workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068: for it isa terrible thingנוֹרָ֣אno.Ra'H3372that I will doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213with thee.

11Observeשְׁמָ֨ר־she.Mar-H8104thou that which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֣me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold, I drive outגֹרֵ֣שׁgo.ReshH1644beforeמִפָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittiteוְהַחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

12Take heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself, lest thou makeתִּכְרֹ֤תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goestבָּ֣אba'H935,lest it be for a snareלְמוֹקֵ֖שׁle.mo.KeshH4170in the midstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee:

13But ye shall destroyתִּתֹּצ֔וּןti.to.TzunH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196,breakתְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּןte.sha.be.RunH7665their imagesמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םma.tze.vo.TamH4676,and cut downתִּכְרֹתֽוּן׃tikh.ro.TunH3772their grovesאֲשֵׁרָ֖יו'a.she.RavH842:

14For thou shalt worshipתִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812no otherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410:for Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034isJealousקַנָּ֣אka.Na'H7067, isa jealousקַנָּ֖אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410:

15Lest thou makeתִּכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they go a whoringוְזָנ֣וּ׀ve.za.NuH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and do sacrificeוְזָבְחוּ֙ve.za.ve.ChuH2076unto their godsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430, and onecallוְקָרָ֣אve.ka.Ra'H7121thee, and thou eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398of his sacrificeמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃mi.ziv.ChoH2077;

16And thou takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947of their daughtersמִבְּנֹתָ֖יוmi.be.no.TavH1323unto thy sonsלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,and their daughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323go a whoringH2181afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן'e.Lo.hei.HenH430,and makeH2181thy sonsבָּנֶ֔יךָba.Nei.khaH1121go a whoringH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃'e.lo.hei.HenH430.

17Thou shalt makeתַעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thee no moltenמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430.

18The feastחַ֣גchagH2282of unleavened breadהַמַּצּוֹת֮ha.ma.tzOtH4682shalt thou keepתִּשְׁמֹר֒tish.MorH8104.Sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117thou shalt eatתֹּאכַ֤לto.KhalH398unleavened breadמַצּוֹת֙ma.tzOtH4682,as I commandedצִוִּיתִ֔ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, in the timeלְמוֹעֵ֖דle.mo.'EdH4150of the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Abibהָאָבִ֑יבha.'a.VivH24:for in the monthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Abibהָֽאָבִ֔יבha.'a.VivH24thou camest outיָצָ֖אתָya.Tza.taH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

19All that openethפֶּ֥טֶרPe.terH6363the matrixרֶ֖חֶםRe.chemH7358ismine; and every firstlingפֶּ֖טֶרPe.terH6363among thy cattleמִקְנְךָ֙mik.ne.ChaH4735, whetheroxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794or sheepוָשֶֽׂה׃va.SehH7716,that is maleתִּזָּכָ֔רti.za.KharH2142.

20But the firstlingוּפֶ֤טֶרu.Fe.terH6363of a donkeyחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2543thou shalt redeemתִּפְדֶּ֣הtif.DehH6299with a lambבְשֶׂ֔הve.SehH7716:and if thou redeemתִפְדֶּ֖הtif.DehH6299himnot, then shalt thou break his neckוַעֲרַפְתּ֑וֹva.'a.raf.ToH6202.All the firstbornבְּכ֤וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thy sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121thou shalt redeemתִּפְדֶּ֔הtif.DehH6299.And none shall appearיֵרָא֥וּye.ra.'UH7200beforeפָנַ֖יfa.NaiH6440me emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

21Sixשֵׁ֤שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thou shalt workתַּעֲבֹ֔דta.'a.VodH5647,but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֥וֹםu.vai.YomH3117thou shalt restתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673:in earing timeבֶּחָרִ֥ישׁbe.cha.RishH2758and in harvestוּבַקָּצִ֖ירu.va.ka.TzirH7105thou shalt restתִּשְׁבֹּֽת׃tish.BotH7673.

22And thou shalt observeתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213the feastוְחַ֤גve.ChagH2282of weeksשָׁבֻעֹת֙sha.vu.'OtH7620,of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵ֖יbi.ku.ReiH1061of wheatחִטִּ֑יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִ֣ירke.TzirH7105,and the feastוְחַג֙ve.ChagH2282of ingatheringהָֽאָסִ֔יףha.'a.SifH614at the year’sהַשָּׁנָֽה׃ha.sha.NahH8141endתְּקוּפַ֖תte.ku.FatH8622.

23Thriceשָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖יםsha.Losh pe.'a.MimH7969 H6471in the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141shall all your men childrenזְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ze.Khu.re.khaH2138appearיֵרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'EhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֛יpe.NeiH6440the Lordהָֽאָדֹ֥ן׀ha.'a.DonH113Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24For I will cast outאוֹרִ֤ישׁ'o.RishH3423the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and enlargeוְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖יve.hir.chav.TiH7337thy bordersגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366:neither shall any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376desireיַחְמֹ֥דyach.ModH2530thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,when thou shalt go upבַּעֲלֹֽתְךָ֗ba.'a.lo.te.KhaH5927to appearלֵרָאוֹת֙le.ra.'OtH7200beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430thriceשָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖יםsha.Losh pe.'a.MimH7969 H6471in the yearבַּשָּׁנָֽה׃ba.sha.NahH8141.

25Thou shalt not offerתִשְׁחַ֥טtish.ChatH7819the bloodדַּם־dam-H1818of my sacrificeזִבְחִ֑יziv.ChiH2077with leavenחָמֵ֖ץcha.MetzH2557;neither shall the sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077of the feastחַ֥גchagH2282of the passoverהַפָּֽסַח׃ha.Pa.sachH6453be leftיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885unto the morningלַבֹּ֔קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242.

26The firstרֵאשִׁ֗יתre.ShitH7225of the firstfruitsבִּכּוּרֵי֙bi.ku.ReiH1061of thy landאַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔'ad.Ma.te.khaH127thou shalt bringתָּבִ֕יאta.Vi'H935unto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.Thou shalt not seetheתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a kidגְּדִ֖יge.DiH1423in his mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

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