Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 4:29-49

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.

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