Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 4:15-23

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.

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