Revised Version 1895
Deuteronomy 9
1Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou art topassעֹבֵ֤ר'o.VerH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, togoלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935in topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419andmightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480thyself,citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and fencedupH935toheavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,
2apeopleעַֽם־'am-H5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andtallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theAnakimעֲנָקִ֑ים'a.na.KimH6062,whomH834thou knowest, and ofwhomH834thou hastheardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085say, Whocanמִ֣יmiH4310standיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAnakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061?
3Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, that theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is hewhichH834goeth overbeforeH6440thee as adevouringאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784; he shalldestroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them, and he shallbringH3045themdownH6440beforeH6440thee:soH834shalt thoudriveH3423themoutH3423, andmakeH3045them toperishוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ve.ha.'a.vad.TamH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto thee.
4Speakתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559notאַל־'al-H408thou in thineheartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,afterH776that theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430haththrustבַּהֲדֹ֣ףba.ha.DofH1920themoutH3423frombeforeH6440thee,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, For myrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathbroughtהֱבִיאַ֣נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935meH6440in topossessH3423thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: whereas for thewickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068dothdriveH3423themoutH3423frombeforeH6440thee.
5Notלֹ֣אlo'H3808for thyrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666, or for theuprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙u.ve.Yo.sherH3476of thineheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824, dost thougoבָ֖אva'H935in topossessH3423theirlandאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776: but for thewickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀be.rish.'AtH7564oftheseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dothdriveH3423themoutH3423frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and that he mayestablishהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sware unto thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.
6Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֗ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore, that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430giveth theenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֛הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it for thyrighteousnessבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666; for thou art a stiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971.
7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142,forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֔חtish.KachH7911thounotאַל־'al-H408,howH834thou provokedst theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430towrathהִקְצַ֛פְתָּhik.Tzaf.taH7107in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057: from thedayהַיּ֞וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou wentestforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,untilH5704yecameבֹּֽאֲכֶם֙bo.'a.KhemH935unto thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, ye have beenrebelliousמַמְרִ֥יםmam.RimH4784againstעִם־'im-H5973theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
9When I wasgoneH5927upH5927intoH3947themountהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022toreceiveלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947the tables ofstoneהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68,evenH3808the tables of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772withyouH834, then Iabodeוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427in themountבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915; IdidH834neitherH3808eatאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899norH3808drinkשָׁתִֽיתִי׃sha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325.
10And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413thetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tables ofstoneהָֽאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68writtenH3789with thefingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbe.'etz.Ba'H676ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; and on them waswrittenH3789accordingH5921toallכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֡יםha.de.va.RimH1697,whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068spake withyouH834in themountבָּהָ֛רba.HarH2022outH5921of themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.
11And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413thetwoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147tables ofstoneהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68,evenאֶת־'et-H853the tables of thecovenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.
12And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,getH6965theedownרֵ֤דredH3381quicklyמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4118from hence; for thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714havecorruptedשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843themselves; they arequicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493outH3318of thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them; they havemadeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213them a molten image.
14letH7503meH4480aloneH7503, that I maydestroyוְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.'ash.mi.DemH8045them, and blotoutH4480theirnameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213of thee anationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471mightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099andgreaterוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227thanH4480they.
15Soמִן־min-H4480Iturnedוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437andcameH3381downוָֽאֵרֵד֙va.'e.RedH3381from themountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, and themountוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: and thetwoוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8147tables of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285were in mytwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.
16And Ilookedוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, ye hadsinnedחֲטָאתֶם֙cha.ta.TemH2398againstH4480theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430; ye hadmadeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213youH834a moltencalfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695: ye hadturnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118outH4480of thewayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680youH834.
18And IfellH5307downH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, as at thefirstכָּרִאשֹׁנָ֗הka.ri.sho.NahH7223,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915; IdidH6213neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899norלֹ֣אlo'H3808drinkשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325;becauseעַ֤ל'alH5921ofallכָּל־kol-H3605yoursinH2398whichH834yesinnedH2398, indoingH6213thatwhichH834wasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707him toangerH3707.
19For I wasafraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025of theangerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639andhotH2534displeasureH2534, wherewith theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was wrothagainstעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youH834todestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045youH834. But theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkened untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413that time also.
21And Itookלָקַחְתִּי֮la.kach.TiH3947yoursinחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403, thecalfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695whichH834ye hadmadeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213, andburntוָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףva.'es.RofH8313it withfireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784, and stamped it,grindingטָחוֹן֙ta.chOnH2912itveryH5704smallהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190,untilH5704it was asfineדַּ֖קdakH1854asdustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083: and Icastוָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙va.'ash.liKhH7993thedustעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083thereofintoאֶל־'el-H413thebrookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158thatdescendedהַיֹּרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381outמִן־min-H4480of themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.
23And when theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַu.vish.Lo.achH7971youH834fromKadesh-barneaH6947,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Goעֲלוּ֙'a.LuH5927upH5927andpossessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834I havegivenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414youH834; then yerebelledוַתַּמְר֗וּva.tam.RuH4784againstH5927thecommandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, and yebelievedהֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם֙he.'e.man.TemH539himnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearkened to hisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.
25SoH834IfellH5307downH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117andfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915that IfellH5307downH5307;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadsaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559he woulddestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045youH834.
26And Iprayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣לva.'et.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDH3068, andsaidוָאֹמַר֒va.'o.MarH559, OLordH3068GODH3068,destroyתַּשְׁחֵ֤תtash.ChetH7843notאַל־'al-H408thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971and thineinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastredeemedפָּדִ֖יתָpa.Di.taH6299throughH3027thygreatnessבְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָbe.ga.de.Le.khaH1433,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with amightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.
27Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, andJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;lookתֵּ֗פֶןTe.fenH6437notH408unto thestubbornnessקְשִׁי֙ke.ShiH7190of thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,norH408to theirwickednessרִשְׁע֖וֹrish.'OH7562,norH408to theirsinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403:
28lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thelandהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776whence thou broughtestusH413outהוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּho.tze.Ta.nuH3318sayיֹאמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559,BecauseH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wasnotH3201ableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201tobringלַהֲבִיאָ֕םla.ha.vi.'AmH935themintoH413thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichH834hepromisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto them, andbecauseH834hehatedוּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹu.mi.sin.'a.ToH8135them, he hathbroughtH935themoutהוֹצִיאָ֖םho.tzi.'AmH3318toslayלַהֲמִתָ֥םla.ha.mi.TamH4191them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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