Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 30

1And it shallcomeיָבֹ֨אוּya.Vo.'uH935topassH935, whenallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things arecomeH935uponעָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, theblessingהַבְּרָכָה֙ha.be.ra.KhahH1293and thecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֔הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045,whichH834I havesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thou shaltcallוַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙va.ha.she.vo.TaH7725them tomindלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824amongallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, whither theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathdrivenהִדִּיחֲךָ֛hi.di.cha.KhaH5080thee,

2and shaltreturnוְשַׁבְתָּ֞ve.shav.TaH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and shaltobeyוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֣ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085hisvoiceבְקֹל֔וֹve.ko.LoH6963according toallכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605that Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, thou and thychildrenוּבָנֶ֔יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thineheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824, and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315;

3that then theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willturnוְשָׁ֨בve.ShavH7725thycaptivityשְׁבוּתְךָ֖she.vu.te.KhaH7622, and havecompassionוְרִחֲמֶ֑ךָve.ri.cha.Me.khaH7355upon thee, and willreturnוְשָׁ֗בve.ShavH7725andgatherוְקִבֶּצְךָ֙ve.ki.betz.ChaH6908thee fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thepeoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971, whither theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathscatteredהֱפִֽיצְךָ֛he.fi.tze.KhaH6327thee.

4Ifאִם־'im-H518anyיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961of thineoutcastsנִֽדַּחֲךָ֖ni.da.cha.KhaH5080be in the uttermost parts ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, from thence will theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430gatherיְקַבֶּצְךָ֙ye.ka.betz.ChaH6908thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

5and theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willbringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֞ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935theeintoH413thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1possessedיָרְשׁ֥וּya.re.ShuH3423, and thou shaltpossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑הּvi.rish.TahH3423it; and he willdoH3190theegoodוְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֥ve.hei.tiv.KhaH3190, andmultiplyוְהִרְבְּךָ֖ve.hir.be.KhaH7235theeaboveH413thyfathersמֵאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃me.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willcircumciseוּמָ֨לu.MalH4135thineheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824, and theheartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of thyseedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233, toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thineheartלְבָבְךָ֥le.va.ve.KhaH3824, and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315, that thou mayestliveחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willputוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהָאָל֖וֹתha.'a.LotH423uponH5921thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֥יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and on them thathateשֹׂנְאֶ֖יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834persecutedרְדָפֽוּךָ׃re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee.

8And thou shaltreturnתָשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725andobeyוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, anddoוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willmakeH7725thee plenteous inallבְּכֹ֣ל׀be.KholH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thinehandיָדֶ֗ךָya.De.khaH3027, in thefruitבִּפְרִ֨יbif.RiH6529of thybodyבִטְנְךָ֜vit.ne.KhaH990, and in thefruitוּבִפְרִ֧יu.vif.RiH6529of thycattleבְהֶמְתְּךָ֛ve.hem.te.KhaH929, and in thefruitוּבִפְרִ֥יu.vif.RiH6529of thygroundאַדְמָתְךָ֖'ad.ma.te.KhaH127, forgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896: for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068willagainH7725rejoiceלָשׂ֤וּשׂla.SusH7797over thee forgoodלְט֔וֹבle.TovH2896, as herejoicedשָׂ֖שׂsasH7797over thyfathersאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1:

10ifכִּ֣יkiH3588thou shaltobeyתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687and hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708whichהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088arewrittenהַכְּתוּבָ֕הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisbookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451;ifכִּ֤יkiH3588thouturnתָשׁוּב֙ta.ShuvH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thineheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824, and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פnaf.She.khaH5315.

11For thiscommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, it isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808tooמִמְּךָ֔mi.me.KhaH4480hardנִפְלֵ֥אתnif.LetH6381for thee,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808is itfarרְחֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350offH7350.

12It isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808inheavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064, that thou shouldestsayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Who shallgoיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927upH5927forusH559toheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יְמָה֙ha.sha.May.mahH8064, andbringH5927it untousH559, andmakeH6213usH559tohearוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it, thatweH8085maydoH6213it?

13Neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808is itbeyondH5676theseaלַיָּ֖םlai.YamH3220, that thou shouldestsayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Who shallgoיַעֲבָר־ya.'a.vor-H5674over theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220forusH413, andbringוְיִקָּחֶ֣הָve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it untousH413, andmakeH6213usH413tohearוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּve.yash.mi.'E.nuH8085it, thatweH8085maydoH6213it?

14But thewordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966nigh unto thee, in thymouthבְּפִ֥יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, and in thyheartוּבִֽלְבָבְךָ֖u.vil.va.ve.KhaH3824, that thou mayestdoלַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ׃ סla.'a.so.ToH6213it.

15Seeרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200, I havesetנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117lifeH3117andgoodהַטּ֑וֹבha.TovH2896, anddeathהַמָּ֖וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194andevilהָרָֽע׃ha.Ra'H7451;

16in that Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֮me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּוֹם֒hai.yOmH3117toloveלְאַהֲבָ֞הle.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDH3068thyGodH430, towalkH1870in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֔יוbid.ra.KhavH1870, and tokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֛רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsH4687and hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708and hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941, that thou mayestliveוְחָיִ֣יתָve.cha.Yi.taH2421andmultiplyוְרָבִ֔יתָve.ra.Vi.taH7235, and that theLORDH3068thyGodH430mayblessוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither thou goest in topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

17Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thineheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824turnיִפְנֶ֥הyif.NehH6437awayH5080, and thou wiltnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearתִשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085, but shalt bedrawnH5080awayH5080, andworshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֥יםle.lo.HimH430, andserveוַעֲבַדְתָּֽם׃va.'a.vad.TamH5647them;

18Idenounceהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046untoyouאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, that ye shallsurelyכִּ֥יkiH3588perishH6; ye shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808prolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117uponעַל־'al-H5921thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, whither thou passest overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383togoלָבֹ֥אla.Vo'H935in topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

19I callheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776to witnessagainstH6440youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859thisdayהַיּוֹם֮hai.yOmH3117, that I havesetנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeH6440theelifeH3117anddeathוְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ve.ha.Ma.vetH4194, theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֖הha.be.ra.KhahH1293and thecurseוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הve.ha.ke.la.LahH7045: thereforechooseוּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙u.va.char.TaH977lifeH3117, that thou mayestliveתִּחְיֶ֖הtich.YehH2421, thou and thyseedוְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ve.zar.'E.khaH2233:

20toloveלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, toobeyלִשְׁמֹ֥עַlish.Mo.a'H8085hisvoiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, and to cleave unto him: for he is thylifeH3117, and thelengthוְאֹ֣רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753of thydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117: that thou mayestdwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thelandהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068sware unto thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290, togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 30

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