Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 11

1Therefore thou shaltloveוְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ve.'A.hav.taH157theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104hischargeמִשְׁמַרְתּ֗וֹmish.mar.ToH4931, and hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֧יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708, and hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֛יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941, and hiscommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֖יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687, alway.

2Andknowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֮vi.da'.TemH3045ye thisdayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117: for I speaknotלֹ֣אlo'H3808with yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֗םbe.nei.KhemH1121whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045, andwhichוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200the chastisement of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, hisgreatnessגָּדְל֕וֹga.de.LoH1433, hismightyהַחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, and hisstretchedH5186outH5186armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220,

3and hissignsאֹֽתֹתָיו֙'o.to.TavH226, and hisworksמַעֲשָׂ֔יוma.'a.SavH4639,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֥הle.far.'OhH6547thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and untoallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605hislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776;

4andwhatH834hedidH6213unto thearmyלְחֵ֨ילle.CheilH2428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, unto theirhorsesלְסוּסָ֣יוle.su.SavH5483, and to theirchariotsוּלְרִכְבּ֗וֹu.le.rikh.BoH7393;howH834hemadeH6213thewaterמֵ֤יmeiH4325of the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220to overflow them as theypursuedבְּרָדְפָ֖םbe.ra.de.FamH7291afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310youH834, andhowH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathdestroyedוַיְאַבְּדֵ֣םvay.'a.be.DemH6them unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117;

5andwhatH834hedidעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213untoyouH834in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,untilH5704yecameבֹּאֲכֶ֖םbo.'a.KhemH935unto thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;

6andwhatH834hedidעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213untoDathanלְדָתָ֣ןle.da.TanH1885andAbiramוְלַאֲבִירָ֗םve.la.'a.vi.RamH48, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofEliabאֱלִיאָב֮'e.li.'AvH446, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofReubenרְאוּבֵן֒re.'u.VenH7205;howH834theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776openedפָּצְתָ֤הpa.tze.TahH6475herH3605mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310, andswallowedוַתִּבְלָעֵ֥םva.tiv.la.'EmH1104themupH1104, and theirhouseholdsבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004, and theirtentsאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ho.lei.HemH168, andeveryH3605livingH3351thingH3351thatfollowedבְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.HemH7272them, in themidstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

7but youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869haveseenהָֽרֹאֹ֔תha.ro.'OtH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thegreatהַגָּדֹ֑לha.ga.DolH1419workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

8Therefore shall yekeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֙u.she.mar.TemH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, that ye may bestrongתֶּחֶזְק֗וּte.chez.KuH2388, andgoוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935in andpossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whither yegoH935over topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it;

9and that ye mayprolongתַּאֲרִ֤יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117uponעַל־'al-H5921thelandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068sware unto yourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֛םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414unto them and to theirseedוּלְזַרְעָ֑םu.le.zar.'AmH2233, alandH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ סu.de.VashH1706.

10For thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whither thou goest in topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808as thelandכְאֶ֤רֶץkhe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, from whence yecameבָא־va'-H935outיְצָאתֶ֖םye.tza.TemH3318,whereH834thou sowedst thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֔zar.'a.KhaH2233, and wateredst it with thyfootבְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272, as agardenכְּגַ֥ןke.GanH1588of herbs:

11but thelandוְהָאָ֗רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776, whither yegoH935over topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּle.rish.TahH3423it, is alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofhillsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022andvalleysוּבְקָעֹ֑תu.ve.ka.'OtH1237, and drinkethwaterמָּֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325of therainלִמְטַ֥רlim.TarH4306ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:

12alandאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430careth for; theeyesעֵינֵ֨י'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430arealwaysתָּמִ֗ידta.MidH8548upon it, from thebeginningמֵֽרֵשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֔הha.sha.NahH8141evenוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704unto theendאַחֲרִ֥ית'a.cha.RitH319of theyearשָׁנָֽה׃ סsha.NahH8141.

13And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518ye shall hearkendiligentlyH8085unto mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youH834thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and toserveוּלְעָבְד֔וֹu.le.'a.ve.DoH5647him withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315,

14that I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414therainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306of yourlandאַרְצְכֶ֛ם'ar.tze.KhemH776initsH5414seasonבְּעִתּ֖וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, the formerrainH4306and thelatterוּמַלְק֑וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshH4456rainH4306, that thou mayestgatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.saf.TaH622in thy corn, and thywineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֖ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492, and thineoilוְיִצְהָרֶֽךָ׃ve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323.

15And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414grassעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in thyfieldsבְּשָׂדְךָ֖be.sa.de.KhaH7704for thycattleלִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָliv.hem.Te.khaH929, and thou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and befullוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646.

16TakeH5493heedהִשָּֽׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104to yourselves,lestפֶּ֥ןpenH6435yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824be deceived, and yeturnוְסַרְתֶּ֗םve.sar.TemH5493asideH5493, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them;

17and theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068bekindledוְחָרָ֨הve.cha.RahH2734againstH5921youH834, and heshutוְעָצַ֤רve.'a.TzarH6113upH5921theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, that there benoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306, and that thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldH5414notלֹ֥אlo'H3808herH5921fruitיְבוּלָ֑הּye.vu.LahH2981; and yeperishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.TemH6quicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120fromoffH5921thegoodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068givethyouH834.

18Therefore shall yelayוְשַׂמְתֶּם֙ve.sam.TemH7760upH5921theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428mywordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697in yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and in yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315; and ye shallbindוּקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םu.ke.shar.TemH7194them for asignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226uponH5921yourhandיֶדְכֶ֔םyed.KhemH3027, and they shall be for frontletsbetweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996youreyesעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

19And ye shallteachוְלִמַּדְתֶּ֥םve.li.mad.TemH3925them yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121,talkingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696of them, when thou sittest in thinehouseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004, and when thou walkest by thewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870, and when thou liestdownוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901, and when thou risestupוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965.

20And thou shaltwriteוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789themuponH5921thedoorH4201postsH4201of thinehouseבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, anduponH5921thygatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃u.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

21that yourdaysיְמֵיכֶם֙ye.mei.KhemH3117may bemultipliedיִרְבּ֤וּyir.BuH7235, and thedaysוִימֵ֣יvi.MeiH3117of yourchildrenבְנֵיכֶ֔םve.nei.KhemH1121,uponעַ֚ל'alH5921thelandH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sware unto yourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them, as thedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

22Forifאִם־'im-H518ye shalldiligentlyשָׁמֹ֨רsha.MorH8104keepתִּשְׁמְר֜וּןtish.me.RunH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youH834, todoלַעֲשֹׂתָ֑הּla.'a.so.TahH6213it; toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, towalkH1870inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870, and to cleave unto him;

23then will theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068driveוְהוֹרִ֧ישׁve.ho.RishH3423outH4480allH3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471frombeforeמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440youH3605, and ye shallpossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419andmightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanH4480yourselves.

24Everyכָּל־kol-H3605placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereon thesoleכַּֽף־kaf-H3709of yourfootרַגְלְכֶ֛םrag.le.KhemH7272shalltreadתִּדְרֹ֧ךְtid.RokhH1869shall be yours: from thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֨רha.mid.BarH4057, andLebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844, from theriverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104, theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֗תpe.RatH6578,evenוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704unto the hinderseaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220shall be yourborderגְּבֻלְכֶֽם׃ge.vul.KhemH1366.

25There shallnoלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376be able tostandיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeH6440youH834: theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shalllayיִתֵּ֣ן׀yi.TenH5414thefearH6343ofyouH834and thedreadפַּחְדְּכֶ֨םpach.de.KhemH6343ofyouH834uponH5921allכָל־khol-H3605thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776that ye shalltreadתִּדְרְכוּ־tid.re.khu-H1869uponH5921, as he hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untoyouH834.

26Beholdרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200, IsetH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH5414thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117ablessingבְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.KhahH1293and acurseוּקְלָלָֽה׃u.ke.la.LahH7045;

27theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֑הha.be.ra.KhahH1293,ifH834ye shall hearken unto thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youH834thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

28and thecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֗הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045,ifאִם־'im-H518ye shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808hearken unto thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, butturnוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493asideH5493outמִן־min-H4480of thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youH834thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, togoH5493afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichH834ye havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ סye.da'.TemH3045.

29And it shallcomeH935topassH935, when theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallbringH935theeintoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goest topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it, that thou shaltsetוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414theblessingהַבְּרָכָה֙ha.be.ra.KhahH1293uponעַל־'al-H5921mountהַ֣רharH2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630, and thecurseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045uponעַל־'al-H5921mountהַ֥רharH2022Ebalעֵיבָֽל׃'ei.ValH5858.

30Are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808beyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,behindאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thewayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the goingdownH3427of thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121, in thelandבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669whichdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427in theArabahבָּעֲרָבָ֑הba.'a.ra.VahH6160, overagainstמ֚וּלmulH4136Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681theoaksאֵלוֹנֵ֥י'e.lo.NeiH436ofMorehמֹרֶֽה׃mo.RehH4176?

31For ye are topassעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383togoלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935in topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430givethyouאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859, and ye shallpossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֥םvi.rish.TemH3423it, anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־vi.shav.tem-H3427therein.

32And ye shallobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706and thejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichH834Isetנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH834thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11

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