Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 4

1Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hearken unto thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706and unto thejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941,whichH834Iteachמְלַמֵּ֥דme.la.MedH3925youH834, for todoלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them; that ye mayliveתִּֽחְי֗וּtich.YuH2421, andgoוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935in andpossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, givethyouH834.

2Ye shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808addתֹסִ֗פוּto.Si.fuH3254unto thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680youH834,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall ye diminish from it, that ye maykeepלִשְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youH834.

3Youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙'ei.nei.KhemH5869haveseenהָֽרֹאֹ֔תha.ro.'OtH7200whatH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588ofBaal-peorH1187: forallכָל־khol-H3605themenהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Baal-peorH1187, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathdestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֛וֹhish.mi.DoH8045them from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

4But ye thatdidH3117cleave unto theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430arealiveחַיִּ֥יםchai.YimH2416everyכֻּלְּכֶ֖םku.le.KhemH3605one ofyouוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

5Beholdרְאֵ֣ה׀re.'EhH7200, I havetaughtלִמַּ֣דְתִּיli.Mad.tiH3925youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859statutesחֻקִּים֙chu.KimH2706andjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941,evenH3651as theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430commandedצִוַּ֖נִיtzi.Va.niH6680meH935, that ye shoulddoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213soH3651in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither yegoבָּאִ֥יםba.'ImH935in topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

6Keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮u.she.mar.TemH8104therefore anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒va.'a.si.TemH6213them; for this is yourwisdomחָכְמַתְכֶם֙cha.khe.mat.KhemH2451and yourunderstandingוְנָב֔וֹןve.na.VonH995in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thepeoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shallhearיִשְׁמְע֗וּןyish.me.'UnH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428statutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706, andsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588thisgreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471is awiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450andunderstandingH995peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

7Forwhatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationג֣וֹיGoyH1471is there, that hath agodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430soH7121nigh unto them, as theLORDכַּיהוָ֣הka.Yah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is whensoeverweכִּ֚יkiH3588callקָרְאֵ֖נוּka.re.'E.nuH7121uponH7121him?

8AndwhatH834greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471is there, that hathstatutesחֻקִּ֥יםchu.KimH2706andjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941soH5414righteousצַדִּיקִ֑םtza.di.KimH6662asallכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605thislawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451,whichH834IsetH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH834thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

9Onlyרַ֡קrakH7535takeH5493heedהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104to thyself, andkeepוּשְׁמֹ֨רu.she.MorH8104thysoulH5315diligentlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thouforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֨חtish.KachH7911the thingswhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thineeyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawרָא֣וּra.'UH7200, andlestוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435theydepartיָס֙וּרוּ֙ya.Su.ruH5493from thyheartמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔mi.le.Va.ve.khaH3824allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thylifeH5315; butmakeוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םve.ho.da'.TamH3045themknownH3045unto thychildrenלְבָנֶ֖יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121and thychildren’sוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121childrenבָנֶֽיךָ׃va.Nei.khaH1121;

10thedayי֗וֹםYomH3117that thou stoodestbeforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮'e.lo.hei.KhaH430inHorebבְּחֹרֵב֒be.cho.RevH2722, when theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidבֶּאֱמֹ֨רbe.'e.MorH559untomeH413,Assembleהַקְהֶל־hak.hel-H6950meH413thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and I willmakeוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085themhearH8085mywordsדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697, that they maylearnיִלְמְד֜וּןyil.me.DunH3925tofearלְיִרְאָ֣הle.yir.'AhH3372meH413allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117that theyliveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and that they mayteachיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ye.la.me.DunH3925theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121.

11And yecameH7126nearH7126andstoodוַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּןva.ta.'am.DunH5975underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478themountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022; and themountainוְהָהָ֞רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֤רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784unto theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, withdarknessחֹ֖שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,cloudעָנָ֥ן'a.NanH6051, andthickוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH2822.

12And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spake untoyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859outאֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH413of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784: yeheardשֹׁמְעִ֔יםsho.me.'ImH8085thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963ofwordsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697, but yesawרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200noאֵינְכֶ֥ם'ein.KhemH369formוּתְמוּנָ֛הu.te.mu.NahH8544;onlyזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108yeheardH8085avoiceקֽוֹל׃KolH6963.

13And hedeclaredוַיַּגֵּ֨דvai.ya.GedH5046untoyouH834hiscovenantבְּרִית֗וֹbe.ri.ToH1285,whichH834hecommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680youH834toperformלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,evenH853thetenעֲשֶׂ֖רֶת'a.Se.retH6235commandmentsהַדְּבָרִ֑יםha.de.va.RimH1697; and hewroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789themuponעַל־'al-H5921twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147tables ofstoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68.

14And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680meH3925at that time toteachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706andjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יםu.mish.pa.TimH4941, that ye mightdoלַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣םla.'a.so.te.KhemH6213them in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither yegoעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674over topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

15Takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104ye therefore goodheedH8104unto yourselves; for yesawרְאִיתֶם֙re.'i.TemH7200noלֹ֤אlo'H3808manner offormתְּמוּנָ֔הte.mu.NahH8544on thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068spake untoyouכִּ֣יkiH3588inHorebבְּחֹרֵ֖בbe.cho.RevH2722outאֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH413of themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784:

16lestפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435yecorruptתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.TunH7843yourselves, andmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213youH3605agravenH6459imageפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459in theformתְּמוּנַ֣תte.mu.NatH8544ofanyH3605figureסָ֑מֶלSa.melH5566, thelikenessתַּבְנִ֥יתtav.NitH8403ofmaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145orfemaleנְקֵבָֽה׃ne.ke.VahH5347,

17thelikenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605beastבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929that is on theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thelikenessתַּבְנִית֙tav.NitH8403ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605wingedכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671fowlצִפּ֣וֹרtzi.PorH6833that flieth in theheavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

18thelikenessתַּבְנִ֕יתtav.NitH8403ofanyH3605thingH3605that creepeth on thegroundH776, thelikenessתַּבְנִ֛יתtav.NitH8403ofanyH3605fishדָּגָ֥הda.GahH1710that is in thewaterבַּמַּ֖יִםba.Ma.yimH4325underמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478theearthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776:

19andlestוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435thouliftתִּשָּׂ֨אti.Sa'H5375upH5375thineeyesעֵינֶ֜יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869untoheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064, and when thou seest thesunהַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121and themoonהַיָּרֵ֜חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394and thestarsהַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםha.ko.kha.VimH3556,evenH853allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thou bedrawnוְנִדַּחְתָּ֛ve.ni.dach.TaH5080awayH5375andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them, andserveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathdividedחָלַ֜קcha.LakH2505untoallלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

20But theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathtakenלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947youH3117, andbroughtH3318youH3117forthH3318outH3318of theironהַבַּרְזֶ֖לha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceמִכּ֥וּרmi.KurH3564,outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, to be unto him apeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971ofinheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

21Furthermore theLORDוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068wasangryהִתְאַנֶּף־hit.'a.nef-H599withmeאֶל־'el-H413for yoursakesעַל־'al-H5921, and sware that I shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115goבֹא֙vo'H935overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and that I shouldnotוּלְבִלְתִּי־u.le.vil.ti-H1115goH935in unto thatgoodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee for aninheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159:

22but ImustH4191dieמֵת֙metH4191in thislandבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, ImustH4191notאֵינֶ֥נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369goעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383: but ye shallgoעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674over, andpossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕םvi.rish.TemH3423thatgoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23Takeהִשָּׁמְר֣וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104heedH8104unto yourselves,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435yeforgetתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙tish.ke.ChuH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֤יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,whichH834hemadeוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213withyouH834, andmakeH6213youH834agravenH6459imageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459in theformתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544ofanyH3605thingH3605whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath forbidden thee.

24For theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is adevouringאֹכְלָ֖ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784, ajealousקַנָּֽא׃ פka.Na'H7067GodH430.

25When thou shaltbegetתוֹלִ֤ידto.LidH3205childrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121, andchildren’sוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, and ye shall have beenlongוְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּ֖םve.no.shan.TemH3462in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and shallcorruptוְהִשְׁחַתֶּ֗םve.hish.cha.TemH7843yourselves, andmakeוַעֲשִׂ֤יתֶםva.'a.Si.temH6213agravenH6459imageפֶּ֙סֶל֙pe.selH6459in theformתְּמ֣וּנַתte.Mu.natH8544ofanyכֹּ֔לKolH3605thingכִּֽי־ki-H3588, and shalldoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םva.'a.si.TemH6213thatwhichH5869isevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707him toangerH3707:

26I callheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776to witnessagainstH5921youאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859thisdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117, that ye shallsoonH3588utterlyH6perishH6fromoffH5921thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereunto yegoעֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.RimH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it; ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808prolongתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןta.'a.ri.KhunH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117uponH5921it, but shallutterlyH6bedestroyedH8045.

27And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallscatterוְהֵפִ֧יץve.he.FitzH6327youH834among thepeoplesבָּעַמִּ֑יםba.'a.MimH5971, and ye shall beleftוְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.TemH7604fewH4557innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471, whither theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall leadyouH834awayיְנַהֵ֧גye.na.HegH5090.

28And there ye shallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם־va.'a.vad.tem-H5647godsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofmen’sאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאֶ֔בֶןva.'E.venH68,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeיִרְאוּן֙yir.'UnH7200,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמְע֔וּןyish.me.'UnH8085,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808eatיֹֽאכְל֖וּןyokh.LunH398,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808smellיְרִיחֻֽן׃ye.ri.ChunH7306.

29ButifH3588from thence ye shallseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thou shaltfindוּמָצָ֑אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672him,ifH3588thousearchH1245afterH3588him withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

30When thou art in tribulation, andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things arecomeH7725upon thee, in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thou shaltreturnוְשַׁבְתָּ֙ve.shav.TaH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and hearken unto hisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963:

31for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is amercifulרַחוּם֙ra.ChumH7349GodH430; he willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808destroyיַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee,norוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808forgetיִשְׁכַּח֙yish.KachH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he sware unto them.

32Foraskשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowנָא֩na'H4994of thedaysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117that arepastרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםri.sho.NimH7223,whichH834werebeforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yoMH3117thatGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֨אba.Ra'H1254manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and from the oneendH7097ofheavenH8064unto theotherH2088,whetherא֖וֹ'oH176there hath beenanyלְמִן־le.min-H4480suchH2088thingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697as thisgreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.doLH1419thingH1697is, or hath beenheardהֲנִשְׁמַ֥עha.nish.Ma'H8085like it?

33Didכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834everpeopleעָם֩'amH5971hearהֲשָׁ֣מַֽעha.Sha.ma'H8085thevoiceק֨וֹלKolH6963ofGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430speakingמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696outH784of themidstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of thefireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784, as thou hastheardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085, andliveוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

34Or hathGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430assayed togoלָ֠בוֹאLa.Vo'H935andtakeלָקַ֨חַתla.Ka.chatH3947him anationגוֹי֮goyH1471from themidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130of anothernationגּוֹי֒goyH1471, by temptations, bysignsבְּאֹתֹ֨תbe.'o.TotH226, and bywondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159, and bywarוּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421, and by amightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027, and by astretchedH5186outH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, and bygreatגְּדֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419terrorsוּבְמוֹרָאִ֖יםu.ve.mo.ra.'ImH4172,accordingH3027toallכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213foryouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714beforeH5869youreyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869?

35Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightestknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068he isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; there isnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369elseע֖וֹדodH5750beside him.

36OutH4480ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064hemadeH8085thee tohearH8085hisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963, that he might instruct thee: anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776hemadeH8085thee toseeהֶרְאֲךָ֙her.'a.KhaH7200hisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireאִשּׁ֣וֹ'i.ShoH784; and thou heardest hiswordsוּדְבָרָ֥יוu.de.va.RavH1697outH4480of themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

37Andbecauseכִּ֤יkiH3588helovedאָהַב֙'a.HavH157thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, therefore hechoseוַיִּבְחַ֥רvai.yiv.CharH977theirseedבְּזַרְע֖וֹbe.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310them, andbroughtH3318theeoutH3318with hispresenceבְּפָנָ֛יוbe.fa.NavH6440, with hisgreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹח֥וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581,outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

38todriveלְהוֹרִ֗ישׁle.ho.RishH3423outH4480nationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440theegreaterגְּדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419andmightierוַעֲצֻמִ֛יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanH4480thou, tobringלַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗la.ha.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in, togiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414thee theirlandאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

39Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, and lay it to thineheartלְבָבֶךָ֒le.va.ve.KhaH3824, that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068he isGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveH5921anduponH5921theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneathמִתָּ֑חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478: there isnoneאֵ֖ין'einH369elseעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

40And thou shaltkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104hisstatutesחֻקָּ֣יוchu.KavH2706, and hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֗יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,whichH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayH3117, that it maygoיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190wellH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, and that thou mayestprolongתַּאֲרִ֤יךְta.'a.RikhH748thydaysH3117uponעַל־'al-H5921thelandהַ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee, for ever.

41ThenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872separatedיַבְדִּ֤ילyav.DilH914threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892beyondבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383toward thesunrisingמִזְרְחָ֖הmiz.re.ChahH4217;

42that themanslayerH7523mightfleeלָנֻ֨סla.NusH5127thither,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834slayeth his neighbour unawares, andhatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130himnotלֹא־lo'-H3808in timepastמִתְּמ֣וֹלmi.te.MolH8543; and thatfleeingוְנָ֗סve.NasH5127unto one oftheseהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892he might live:

43namely,Bezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057, in theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776, for theReubenitesלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑יla.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206; andRamothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216inGileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568, for theGaditesלַגָּדִ֔יla.ga.DiH1425; andGolanגּוֹלָ֥ןgo.LanH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316, for theManassitesלַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃Lam.na.ShiH4520.

44And this is thelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872setשָׂ֣םsamH7760beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

45theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the testimonies, and thestatutesוְהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706, and thejudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spake unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when theycameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

46beyondבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383, in thevalleyבַּגַּ֗יְאba.Gay'H1516overagainstH4714Beth-peorH1047, in thelandבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,whomH834Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and thechildrenוּבְנֵֽיu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221, when theycameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

47and theytookH3423hislandאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776inpossessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֨וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423, and thelandאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776ofOgע֣וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316, thetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werebeyondבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383toward thesunrisingמִזְרַ֖חmiz.RachH4217;

48fromAroerמֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is on theedgeשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of thevalleyנַ֧חַלNa.chalH5158ofArnonאַרְנֹ֛ן'ar.NonH769,evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untomountהַ֥רharH2022Sionשִׂיאֹ֖ןsi.'OnH7865(thesameה֥וּאhu'H1931isHermonחֶרְמֽוֹן׃cher.MonH2768),

49andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theArabahהָ֨עֲרָבָ֜הha.'a.ra.VahH6160beyondעֵ֤בֶר'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217,evenוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704unto theseaיָ֣םyamH3220of theArabahהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478theslopesH794ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּֽה׃ פha.pis.GahH6449.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 4

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