Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 26

1And it shall be, when thou artcomeתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935in unto thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;

2that thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֞ve.la.kach.TaH3947of thefirstמֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית׀me.re.ShitH7225ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of thegroundH776,whichH834thou shaltbringתָּבִ֧יאta.Vi'H935in from thylandמֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛me.'ar.tze.KhaH776that theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee; and thou shaltputH5414it in abasketבַטֶּ֑נֶאva.Te.ne'H2935, and shaltgoוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980unto theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977tocauseH5414hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.KenH7931there.

3And thou shaltcomeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548that shall be inthoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, I profess thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, that I amcomeבָ֙אתִי֙va.tiH935unto thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sware unto ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1for togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414usH5414.

4And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548shalltakeוְלָקַ֧חve.la.KachH3947thebasketהַטֶּ֖נֶאha.Te.ne'H2935outH6440of thinehandמִיָּדֶ֑ךָmi.ya.De.khaH3027, andsetH3240itdownH6440beforeH6440thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

5And thou shaltanswerוְעָנִ֨יתָve.'a.Ni.taH6030andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.TaH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, ASyrianאֲרַמִּי֙'a.ra.MiH761ready toperishאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6was myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and hewentH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoH4714Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714, and sojourned there,fewמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592innumberבִּמְתֵ֣יbim.TeiH4962; and hebecameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961there anationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471,greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419,mightyעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099, and populous:

6and theEgyptiansהַמִּצְרִ֖יםha.mitz.RimH4713evilוַיָּרֵ֧עוּvai.ya.Re.'uH7489entreatedusH5414, andafflictedH5921usH5414, andlaidH5414uponH5921usH5414hardקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186bondageעֲבֹדָ֥ה'a.vo.DahH5656:

7andweH8085criedוַנִּצְעַ֕קva.nitz.'AkH6817unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardH8085ourvoiceקֹלֵ֔נוּko.Le.nuH6963, andsawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200our affliction, and ourtoilעֲמָלֵ֖נוּ'a.ma.Le.nuH5999, and ouroppressionלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃la.cha.Tze.nuH3906:

8and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtH3318usH3027forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with amightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤דbe.YadH3027, and with anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרֹ֣עַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, and withgreatגָּדֹ֑לga.DolH1419terribleness, and withsignsוּבְאֹת֖וֹתu.ve.'o.TotH226, and withwondersוּבְמֹפְתִֽים׃u.ve.mo.fe.TimH4159:

9and he hathbroughtוַיְבִאֵ֖נוּvay.vi.'E.nuH935usH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, and hathgivenH5414usH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

10Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I havebroughtהֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiH935thefirstרֵאשִׁית֙re.ShitH7225of thefruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529of thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou, OLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, hastgivenH5414meH5414. And thou shaltsetH5414itdownוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andworshipH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:

11and thou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.mach.TaH8055inallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605thegoodהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414unto thee, and unto thinehouseוּלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָu.le.vei.Te.khaH1004, thou, and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֔יve.ha.le.ViH3881, and thestrangerוְהַגֵּ֖רve.ha.GerH1616that is in themidstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סbe.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

12When thou hastmadeH5414anendתְכַלֶּ֞הte.kha.LehH3615oftithingמַעְשַׂ֧רma'.SarH4643allכָּל־kol-H3605thetitheהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֑רha.ma.'a.SerH4643of thineincreaseתְּבוּאָתְךָ֛te.vu.'a.te.KhaH8393in thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖תha.she.li.ShitH7992yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141, which is theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141oftithingH4643, then thou shaltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414it unto theLeviteלַלֵּוִ֗יla.le.ViH3881, to thestrangerלַגֵּר֙la.GerH1616, to thefatherlessלַיָּת֣וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and to thewidowוְלָֽאַלְמָנָ֔הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490, that they mayeatוְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.LuH398within thygatesבִשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָvish.'a.Rei.khaH8179, and befilledוְשָׂבֵֽעוּ׃ve.sa.Ve.'uH7646;

13and thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.TaH559beforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, I haveputH5414awayH4480the hallowed thingsoutH4480ofmineH4480houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, and also havegivenH5414them unto theLeviteלַלֵּוִי֙la.le.ViH3881, and unto thestrangerוְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.GerH1616, to thefatherlessלַיָּת֣וֹםlai.ya.TomH3490, and to thewidowוְלָאַלְמָנָ֔הve.la.'al.ma.NahH490,accordingH4480toallH3605thycommandmentמִצְוָתְךָ֖mitz.va.te.KhaH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastcommandedצִוִּיתָ֑נִיtzi.vi.Ta.niH6680meH5414: I havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808transgressedanyH3605of thycommandmentsמִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָmi.mitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808have Iforgottenשָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃sha.Kha.che.tiH7911them:

14I havenotלֹא־lo'-H3808eatenאָכַ֨לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398thereof in mymourningבְאֹנִ֜יve.'o.NiH205,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808have IputH5414awayH4480thereof,beingH430uncleanבְּטָמֵ֔אbe.ta.Me'H2931,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808givenH5414thereof for thedeadלְמֵ֑תle.MetH4191: I have hearkened to thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, I havedoneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213accordingH4480toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that thou hastcommandedצִוִּיתָֽנִי׃tzi.vi.Ta.niH6680meH5414.

15Lookהַשְׁקִיפָה֩hash.ki.FahH8259downH8259from thyholyקָדְשְׁךָ֜kod.she.chaH6944habitationמִמְּע֨וֹןmi.me.'onH4583, fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andblessוּבָרֵ֤ךְu.va.RekhH1288thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thegroundH776whichH834thou hastgivenH5414usH5414, as thou swarest unto ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ סu.de.VashH1706.

16Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandeth thee todoלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֥יםha.chu.KimH2706andjudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941: thou shalt thereforekeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֤ve.sha.mar.TaH8104anddoוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213them withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thineheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824, and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

17Thou hast avouched theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117to be thyGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםle.lo.HimH430, and that thou shouldestwalkH1870in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֗יוbid.ra.KhavH1870, andkeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hisstatutesחֻקָּ֧יוchu.KavH2706, and hiscommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֛יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687, and hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֖יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941, and hearken unto hisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963:

18and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068hath avouched thee thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117to be a peculiarpeopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971untohimselfH3117, as he hathpromisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696thee, and that thou shouldestkeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֖רve.lish.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687;

19and tomakeוּֽלְתִתְּךָ֣u.le.ti.te.KhaH5414theehighH1471aboveעַ֤ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichH834he hathmadeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213, inpraiseלִתְהִלָּ֖הlit.hi.LahH8416, and innameוּלְשֵׁ֣םu.le.ShemH8034, and in honour; and that thou mayest be anholyקָדֹ֛שׁka.DoshH6918peopleעַם־'am-H5971unto theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, as he hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26

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