Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 4:1-20

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.

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