Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 8

1Allכָּל־kol-H3605thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117shall yeobserveתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, that ye mayliveתִּֽחְי֜וּןtich.YunH2421, andmultiplyוּרְבִיתֶ֗םu.re.vi.TemH7235, andgoוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935in andpossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sware unto yourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

2And thou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֣ve.za.khar.TaH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath led theetheseזֶ֛הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, that he might humble thee, toproveH3045thee, toknowלָדַ֜עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834was in thineheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,whetherאִם־'im-H518thou wouldestkeepהֲתִשְׁמֹ֥רha.tish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687, ornoלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.

3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee tohungerוַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒vai.yar.'i.ve.KhaH7456, andfedוַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤vai.ya.'a.khil.KhaH398thee withmannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478,whichH834thou knewestnotלֹא־lo'-H3808,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808didH834thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knowH3045; that he mightmakeH3045theeknowH3045thatmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120dothnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808liveיִחְיֶ֣הyich.YehH2421bybreadהַלֶּ֤חֶםha.Le.chemH3899onlyלְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.DoH905, but byeveryכָּל־kol-H3605thingH3588that proceedethoutH3045of themouthפִֽי־fi-H6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068dothmanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421.

4Thy raiment waxednotH3808oldH8141uponמֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָme.'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,neitherH3808didH3808thyfootוְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272swellבָצֵ֑קָהva.Tze.kahH1216,theseזֶ֖הzehH2088fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

5And thou shaltconsiderוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045in thineheartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824, that, as amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376chasteneth hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,soכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430chasteneth thee.

6And thou shaltkeepוְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.Sha.mar.taH8104thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, towalkH1870in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870, and tofearוּלְיִרְאָ֥הu.le.yir.'AhH3372him.

7For theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringeth theeintoאֶל־'el-H413agoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, alandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776of brooks ofwaterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, offountainsעֲיָנֹת֙'a.ya.NotH5869anddepthsוּתְהֹמֹ֔תu.te.ho.MotH8415, springingforthיֹצְאִ֥יםyo.tze.'ImH3318invalleysבַּבִּקְעָ֖הba.bik.'AhH1237andhillsוּבָהָֽר׃u.va.HarH2022;

8alandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofwheatחִטָּה֙chi.TahH2406andbarleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֔הu.se.'o.RahH8184, andvinesוְגֶ֥פֶןve.Ge.fenH1612andfigוּתְאֵנָ֖הu.te.'e.NahH8384treesזֵ֥יתzeitH2132andpomegranatesוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416; alandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofoilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081olivesH2132andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9alandאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776whereinH834thou shalteatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899withoutלֹ֤אlo'H3808scarceness, thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lackתֶחְסַ֥רtech.SarH2637anyכֹּ֖לkolH3605thingH2637in it; alandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776whoseH834stonesאֲבָנֶ֣יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68areironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270, andoutH2672ofwhoseH834hillsוּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָu.me.ha.ra.Rei.haH2042thou mayestdigתַּחְצֹ֥בtach.TzoH2672brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10And thou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and befullוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646, and thou shaltblessוּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙u.ve.rakh.TaH1288theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for thegoodהַטֹּבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee.

11Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thouforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, innotלְבִלְתִּ֨יle.vil.TiH1115keepingשְׁמֹ֤רshe.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687, and hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941, and hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

12lestפֶּן־pen-H6435when thou hasteatenתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398and artfullוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646, and hastbuiltתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129goodlyhousesוּבָתִּ֥יםu.va.TimH1004, anddweltוְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃ve.ya.Sha.ve.taH3427therein;

13and when thyherdsוּבְקָֽרְךָ֤u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241and thyflocksוְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629multiplyיִרְבְּיֻ֔ןyir.be.YunH7235, and thysilverוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and thygoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091ismultipliedיִרְבֶּה־yir.beh-H7235, andallוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605that thou hast ismultipliedיִרְבֶּֽה׃yir.BehH7235;

14then thineheartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824beliftedוְרָ֖םve.RamH7311upH7311, and thouforgetוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ve.sha.khach.TaH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichH1004broughtH3318theeforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outH3318of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650;

15wholedH3318theethroughH3318thegreatהַגָּדֹ֣לha.ga.DolH1419and terriblewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר׀ba.mid.BarH4057,whereinH834were fieryserpentsנָחָ֤שׁ׀na.ChashH5175andscorpionsוְעַקְרָ֔בve.'ak.RavH6137, andthirstyוְצִמָּא֖וֹןve.tzi.ma.'onH6774groundH6774whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; whobroughtH3318theeforthהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325outH3318of therockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697offlintהַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃Ha.cha.la.MishH2496;

16whofedהַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ha.ma.'a.Khil.khaH398thee in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057withmannaמָן֙manH4478,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knewH3045notלֹא־lo'-H3808; that he might humble thee, and that he mightproveH3045thee, todoH3190theegoodלְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖le.hei.tiv.KhaH3190at thylatterH319endבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319:

17and thousayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559in thineheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824, MypowerH3027and the might of minehandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027hath gottenmeH3824thiswealthהַחַ֥יִלha.Cha.yilH2428.

18But thou shaltrememberוְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ve.za.khar.TaH2142theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, for it is he that giveth theepowerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581togetH6965wealthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428; that he mayestablishH6965hiscovenantבְּרִית֛וֹbe.ri.ToH1285whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he sware unto thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

19And it shall be,ifאִם־'im-H518thou shaltforgetH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andwalkוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andserveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֖םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them, I testify againstyouH3588thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that ye shallsurelyH3588perishH6.

20As thenationsכַּגּוֹיִ֗םka.go.YimH1471whichH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068maketh toperishמַאֲבִ֣ידma.'a.VidH6beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH834,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shall yeperishתֹאבֵד֑וּןtoe.DunH6;becauseH834ye wouldnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearken unto thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8

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