Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 15:38-41

38Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and bidוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559them that they makeוְעָשׂ֨וּve.'a.SuH6213them fringesצִיצִ֛תtzi.TzitH6734in the bordersכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671of their garmentsבִגְדֵיהֶ֖םvig.dei.HemH899throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֑םle.do.ro.TamH1755,and that they putוְנָֽתְנ֛וּve.Na.te.NuH5414upon the fringeצִיצִ֥תtzi.TzitH6734of the bordersהַכָּנָ֖ףha.ka.NafH3671a ribbandפְּתִ֥ילpe.TilH6616of blueתְּכֵֽלֶת׃te.Khe.letH8504:

39And it shall be unto you for a fringeלְצִיצִת֒le.tzi.TzitH6734,that ye may lookוּרְאִיתֶ֣םu.re.'i.TemH7200upon it, and rememberוּזְכַרְתֶּם֙u.ze.khar.TemH2142all the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣תmitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them; and that ye seekתָתֻ֜רוּta.Tu.ruH8446not afterH310your own heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824and your own eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,afterH310which ye use to go a whoringזֹנִ֖יםzo.NimH2181:

40That ye may rememberתִּזְכְּר֔וּtiz.ke.RuH2142,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֑יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and beוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918unto your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.KhemH430.

41I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which brought you outהוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to be your Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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