Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 9:12-29

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.

13FurthermoreH2009theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untomeאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,sayingH559, I haveseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, and,beholdH2009, it is a stiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971:

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.

17And ItookH8610holdH8610of thetwoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147tables, andcastוָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔םva.'ash.li.KhemH7993themoutמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921of mytwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027, and brake thembeforeH5869youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

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.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wasveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966angryהִתְאַנַּ֧ףhit.'a.NafH599withAaronוּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ןu.ve.'a.ha.RonH175to havedestroyedלְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹle.hash.mi.DoH8045him: and Iprayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛לva.'et.pa.LelH6419forAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175also thesameהַהִֽואha.Hiv'H1931time.

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.

22And atTaberahוּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙u.ve.tav.'e.RahH8404, and atMassahוּבְמַסָּ֔הu.ve.ma.SahH4532, and atKibroth-hattaavahH6914, yeprovokedH7107theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068towrathH7107.

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.

24Ye have beenrebelliousמַמְרִ֥יםmam.RimH4784againstעִם־'im-H5973theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068from thedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117that Iknewדַּעְתִּ֥יda'.TiH3045youH3117.

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.

29Yet they are thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971and thineinheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָve.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou broughtestoutH3318by thygreatהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419powerH2220and by thystretchedהַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ פha.ne.tu.YahH5186outH3318armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220.

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