Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 31

1AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872wentאֶל־'el-H413and spaketheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697untoallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I am anhundredמֵאָה֩me.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117; Icanאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750goלָצֵ֣אתla.TzetH3318outH3318andcomeוְלָב֑וֹאve.la.Vo'H935in: and theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hathsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559untomeH413, Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goH3318over thisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.

3TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, he willgoעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674overbeforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; he willdestroyיַשְׁמִ֞ידyash.MidH8045theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471frombeforeמִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thou shaltpossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑םvi.rish.TamH3423them: andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, he shallgoעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674overbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

4And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shalldoוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213unto them as hedidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213toSihonלְסִיח֥וֹןle.si.ChonH5511and toOgוּלְע֛וֹגu.le.'ogH5747, thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, and unto theirlandוּלְאַרְצָ֑םu.le.'ar.TzamH776;whomH834hedestroyedהִשְׁמִ֖ידhish.MidH8045.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalldeliverH5414themupH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH834, and ye shalldoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213unto them according untoallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichH834I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youH834.

6Bestrongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and of a goodcourageH2388,fearתִּֽירְא֥וּti.re.'UH3372notH3808,norH3808be affrighted at them: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, he it is that dothgoהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980with thee; he willnotH3808failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee,norH3808forsakeיַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untoJoshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and of a goodcourageH2388: for thou shaltgoתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935with thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971intoH413thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650unto theirfathersלַאֲבֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them; and thou shaltcauseH5414them toinheritתַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּהtan.chi.Le.nahH5157it.

8And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068, he it is that dothgoהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; he will be with thee, he willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee:fearתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372notלֹ֥אlo'H3808,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bedismayedתֵחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789thislawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it unto thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviH3878, which bare thearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and untoallכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֖יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, At theendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093ofeveryH8141sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141, in thesetH6680time of theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of release, in thefeastבְּחַ֥גbe.ChagH2282of tabernacles,

11whenallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeבְּב֣וֹאbe.Vo'H935toappearלֵרָאוֹת֙le.ra.'OtH7200beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in theplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he shallchooseיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977, thou shaltreadתִּקְרָ֞אtik.Ra'H7121thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451beforeH6440allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in theirhearingבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.HemH241.

12Assembleהַקְהֵ֣לhak.HelH6950thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, themenH376and thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁים֙ve.ha.na.ShimH802and thelittleוְהַטַּ֔ףve.ha.TafH2945onesH2945, and thystrangerוְגֵרְךָ֖ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179, that they mayhearיִשְׁמְע֜וּyish.me.'UH8085, and that they maylearnיִלְמְד֗וּyil.me.DuH3925, andfearוְיָֽרְאוּ֙ve.ya.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, andobserveוְשָֽׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451;

13and that theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֞םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,whichH834havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045, mayhearיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085, andlearnוְלָ֣מְד֔וּve.La.me.DuH3925tofearלְיִרְאָ֖הle.yir.'AhH3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, aslongהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117as yeliveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416in thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whither yegoעֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.RimH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ פle.rish.TahH3423it.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, thydaysיָמֶיךָ֮ya.mei.KhaH3117approachH7126that thoumustH4191dieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191:callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andpresentH7126yourselves in thetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150, that I maygiveH6680him achargeH6680. AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andJoshuaוִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֔עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentאֶל־'el-H413, andpresentedH7126themselvesH3320in thetentבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200in theTentבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168in apillarבְּעַמּ֣וּדbe.'a.MudH5982ofcloudעָנָ֑ן'a.NanH6051: and thepillarעַמּ֥וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֛דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975over thedoorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of theTentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ סha.'O.helH168.

16And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Beholdהִנְּךָ֥hi.ne.KhaH2009, thou shaltsleepשֹׁכֵ֖בsho.KhevH7901with thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1; and thispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971willriseH6965upH6965, andgoבָא־va'-H935a whoringafterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310thestrangeנֵֽכַר־ne.khar-H5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whither theygoH935to be among them, and willforsakeוַעֲזָבַ֕נִיva.'a.za.Va.niH5800meאֶל־'el-H413, andbreakוְהֵפֵר֙ve.he.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichH834I havemadeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with them.

17Then myangerאַפִּ֣י'a.PiH639shall bekindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734againstH5921them in thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, and I willforsakeוַעֲזַבְתִּ֞יםva.'a.zav.TimH5800them, and I willhideוְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨יve.his.tar.TiH5641myfaceפָנַ֤יfa.NaiH6440from them, and they shall bedevouredלֶֽאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398, andmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227evils and troubles shallcomeH1961uponH5921them;soH1961that they willsayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, ArenotH3808theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428evilscomeH1961uponH5921usH5921becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588ourGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430isnotH3808amongusH5921?

18And I willsurelyכִּ֣יkiH3588hideH5641myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117forallכָּל־kol-H3605theevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they shall have wrought, in that they areturnedפָנָ֔הfa.NahH6437untootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforewriteכִּתְב֤וּkit.VuH3789ye thissongהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892foryouH7760, andteachוְלַמְּדָ֥הּve.la.me.DahH3925thou it thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:putשִׂימָ֣הּsi.MahH7760it in theirmouthsבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310, that thissongהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892may be awitnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707formeH7760against thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20For when I shall havebroughtאֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935themintoאֶֽל־'el-H413thelandהָאֲדָמָ֣ה׀ha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sware unto theirfathersלַאֲבֹתָ֗יוla.'a.vo.TavH1,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706; and they shall haveeatenוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398andfilledוְשָׂבַ֖עve.sa.Va'H7646themselves, and waxenfatוְדָשֵׁ֑ןve.da.ShenH1878; then will theyturnוּפָנָ֞הu.fa.NahH6437untootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430, andserveוַעֲבָד֔וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647them, anddespiseוְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִיve.Ni.'a.Tzu.niH5006meאֶל־'el-H413, andbreakוְהֵפֵ֖רve.he.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.

21And it shallcomeH935topassH935, whenmanyרַבּוֹת֮ra.bOtH7227evils and troubles arecomeH935uponH935them, that thissongהַשִּׁירָ֨הha.shi.RahH7892shalltestifyוְ֠עָנְתָהVe.'a.ne.tahH6030beforeH6440them as awitnessלְעֵ֔דle.'EdH5707; for it shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beforgottenתִשָּׁכַ֖חti.sha.KhachH7911outH3045of themouthsמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of theirseedזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233: for Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045their imaginationwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theygoH935aboutH1961,evenH3588nowH1961,beforeH6440I havebroughtאֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935themintoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sware.

22SoH1931Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789thissongהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892thesameH1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדָ֖הּvay.la.me.DahH3925it thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23And hegaveH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126achargeH6680, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, Bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and of a goodcourageH2388: for thou shaltbringתָּבִיא֙ta.Vi'H935thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

24And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872hadmadeH1961anendH3615ofwritingלִכְתֹּ֛בlikh.ToH3789thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָֽה־ha.to.rah-H8451in abookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they werefinishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615,

25thatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, which bare thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Takeלָקֹ֗חַla.Ko.achH3947thisbookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451, andputוְשַׂמְתֶּ֣םve.sam.TemH7760it by thesideמִצַּ֛דmi.TzadH6654of thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, that it may be there for awitnessלְעֵֽד׃le.'EdH5707against thee.

27For Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thyrebellionמֶרְיְךָ֔mer.ye.KhaH4805, and thy stiffneckעָרְפְּךָ֖'a.re.pe.KhaH6203:beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,whileH5750I am yetaliveחַ֨יchaiH2416withyouH3588thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, ye have beenrebelliousH4805againstH5973theLORDיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; andhowH637muchH637moreH5750afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310mydeathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194?

28Assembleהַקְהִ֧ילוּhak.Hi.luH6950untomeH413allכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of yourtribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626, and yourofficersוְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑םve.sho.te.rei.KhemH7860, that I mayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in theirearsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241, and callheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776to witnessagainstH413them.

29For Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatafterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310mydeathמוֹתִי֙mo.TiH4194ye will utterlycorruptH7843yourselves, andturnוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493asideH5493from thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichH834I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youH834; andevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451willbefallוְקָרָ֨אתve.ka.RatH7122youH834in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117;becauseH3588ye willdoתַעֲשׂ֤וּta.'a.SuH6213thatwhichH834isevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיס֖וֹle.hakh.'i.SoH3707him toangerH3707throughH3027theworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of yourhandsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ye.dei.KhemH3027.

30AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872spake in theearsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they werefinishedתֻּמָּֽם׃ פtu.MamH8552.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31

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