Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 4:3-13

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.

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