Deuteronomy 4:1-20

1And nowH6258, O IsraelH3478, hearken unto the statutesH2706 and unto the judgmentsH4941, whichH834 I teachH3925 youH834, for to doH6213 them; that ye may liveH2421, and goH935 in and possessH3423 the landH776 whichH834 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, giveth youH834.

2Ye shall notH3808 addH3254 unto the wordH1697 whichH834 I commandH6680 youH834, neitherH3808 shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keepH8104 the commandmentsH4687 of the LORDH3068 your GodH430 whichH834 I commandH6680 youH834.

3Your eyesH5869 have seenH7200 whatH834 the LORDH3068 didH6213 becauseH3588 of Baal-peorH1187: for allH3605 the menH376 that followedH310 Baal-peorH1187, the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 hath destroyedH8045 them from the midstH7130 of thee.

4But ye that didH3117 cleave unto the LORDH3068 your GodH430 are aliveH2416 everyH3605 one of youH859 this dayH3117.

5BeholdH7200, I have taughtH3925 youH859 statutesH2706 and judgmentsH4941, evenH3651 as the LORDH3068 my GodH430 commandedH6680 meH935, that ye should doH6213 soH3651 in the midstH7130 of the landH776 whither ye goH935 in to possessH3423 it.

6KeepH8104 therefore and doH6213 them; for this is your wisdomH2451 and your understandingH995 in the sightH5869 of the peoplesH5971, whichH834 shall hearH8085 allH3605 theseH428 statutesH2706, and sayH559, SurelyH3588 this greatH1419 nationH1471 is a wiseH2450 and understandingH995 peopleH5971.

7For whatH834 greatH1419 nationH1471 is there, that hath a godH430 soH7121 nigh unto them, as the LORDH3068 our GodH430 is whensoever weH3588 callH7121 uponH7121 him?

8And whatH834 greatH1419 nationH1471 is there, that hath statutesH2706 and judgmentsH4941 soH5414 righteousH6662 as allH3605 this lawH8451, whichH834 I setH5414 beforeH6440 youH834 this dayH3117?

9OnlyH7535 takeH5493 heedH8104 to thyself, and keepH8104 thy soulH5315 diligentlyH3966, lestH6435 thou forgetH7911 the things whichH834 thine eyesH5869 sawH7200, and lestH6435 they departH5493 from thy heartH3824 allH3605 the daysH3117 of thy lifeH5315; but makeH3045 them knownH3045 unto thy childrenH1121 and thy children’sH1121 childrenH1121;

10the dayH3117 that thou stoodest beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 in HorebH2722, when the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto meH413, AssembleH6950 meH413 the peopleH5971, and I will makeH8085 them hearH8085 my wordsH1697, that they may learnH3925 to fearH3372 meH413 allH3605 the daysH3117 that they liveH2416 uponH5921 the earthH127, and that they may teachH3925 their childrenH1121.

11And ye cameH7126 nearH7126 and stoodH5975 underH8478 the mountainH2022; and the mountainH2022 burnedH1197 with fireH784 unto the heartH3820 of heavenH8064, with darknessH2822, cloudH6051, and thickH6205 darknessH2822.

12And the LORDH3068 spake unto youH859 outH413 of the midstH8432 of the fireH784: ye heardH8085 the voiceH6963 of wordsH1697, but ye sawH7200 noH369 formH8544; onlyH2108 ye heardH8085 a voiceH6963.

13And he declaredH5046 unto youH834 his covenantH1285, whichH834 he commandedH6680 youH834 to performH6213, evenH853 the tenH6235 commandmentsH1697; and he wroteH3789 them uponH5921 twoH8147 tables of stoneH68.

14And the LORDH3068 commandedH6680 meH3925 at that time to teachH3925 youH859 statutesH2706 and judgmentsH4941, that ye might doH6213 them in the landH776 whither ye goH5674 over to possessH3423 it.

15TakeH8104 ye therefore good heedH8104 unto yourselves; for ye sawH7200 noH3808 manner of formH8544 on the dayH3117 that the LORDH3068 spake unto youH3588 in HorebH2722 outH413 of the midstH8432 of the fireH784:

16lestH6435 ye corruptH7843 yourselves, and makeH6213 youH3605 a gravenH6459 imageH6459 in the formH8544 of anyH3605 figureH5566, the likenessH8403 of maleH2145 or femaleH5347,

17the likenessH8403 of anyH3605 beastH929 that is on the earthH776, the likenessH8403 of anyH3605 wingedH3671 fowlH6833 that flieth in the heavenH8064,

18the likenessH8403 of anyH3605 thingH3605 that creepeth on the groundH776, the likenessH8403 of anyH3605 fishH1710 that is in the waterH4325 underH8478 the earthH776:

19and lestH6435 thou liftH5375 upH5375 thine eyesH5869 unto heavenH8064, and when thou seest the sunH8121 and the moonH3394 and the starsH3556, evenH853 allH3605 the hostH6635 of heavenH8064, thou be drawnH5080 awayH5375 and worshipH7812 them, and serveH5647 them, whichH834 the LORDH3068 thy GodH430 hath dividedH2505 unto allH3605 the peoplesH5971 underH8478 the wholeH3605 heavenH8064.

20But the LORDH3068 hath takenH3947 youH3117, and broughtH3318 youH3117 forthH3318 outH3318 of the ironH1270 furnaceH3564, outH3318 of EgyptH4714, to be unto him a peopleH5971 of inheritanceH5159, as at this dayH3117.