Revised Webster's Bible

Deuteronomy 31

1AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872wentH3212andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I am anhundredמֵאָה֩me.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117; Icanאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201no more gooutלָצֵ֣אתla.TzetH3318and comeinוְלָב֑וֹאve.la.Vo'H935: also theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hathsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, Thou shalt not gooverתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674thisJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.

3TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, he will gooverעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and he willdestroyיַשְׁמִ֞ידyash.MidH8045thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471frombeforeמִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thou shaltpossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑םvi.rish.TamH3423them: andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, he shall gooverעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

4And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shalldoוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213to them as hedidעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213toSihonלְסִיח֥וֹןle.si.ChonH5511and toOgוּלְע֛וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, and to thelandוּלְאַרְצָ֑םu.le.'ar.TzamH776of them, whom hedestroyedהִשְׁמִ֖ידhish.MidH8045.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall give themupוּנְתָנָ֥םu.ne.ta.NamH5414before yourfaceלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440, that ye maydoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213to them according to all thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687which I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.

6Bestrongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and of a goodcourageוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,fearתִּֽירְא֥וּti.re.'UH3372not, nor beafraidתַּעַרְצ֖וּta.'ar.TzuH6206ofthemמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, he it is that dothgoהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980with thee; he will notfailיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, norforsakeיַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJoshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and of a goodcourageוֶאֱמָץ֒ve.'e.MatzH553: for thou mustgoתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935with thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971to thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to theirfathersלַאֲבֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them; and thou shalt cause them toinheritתַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּהtan.chi.Le.nahH5157it.

8And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068, he it is that dothgoהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; he will be with thee, he will notfailיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, neitherforsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee:fearתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not, neither bedismayedתֵחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789thislawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofLeviH3878, whoboreהַנֹּ֣שְׂאִ֔יםha.No.se.'ImH5375thearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and to all theeldersזִקְנֵ֖יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, At theendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of everysevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141, in thesolemnityבְּמֹעֵ֛דbe.mo.'EdH4150of theyearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofreleaseהַשְּׁמִטָּ֖הha.she.mi.TahH8059, in thefeastבְּחַ֥גbe.ChagH2282oftabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521,

11When allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeבְּב֣וֹאbe.Vo'H935toappearלֵרָאוֹת֙le.ra.'OtH7200beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in theplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725which he shallchooseיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977, thou shaltreadתִּקְרָ֞אtik.Ra'H7121thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451before allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in theirhearingבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.HemH241.

12GatherH6950thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971togetherH6950,menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, andwomenוְהַנָּשִׁים֙ve.ha.na.ShimH802, andchildrenוְהַטַּ֔ףve.ha.TafH2945, and thystrangerוְגֵרְךָ֖ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179, that they mayhearיִשְׁמְע֜וּyish.me.'UH8085, and that they maylearnיִלְמְד֗וּyil.me.DuH3925, andfearוְיָֽרְאוּ֙ve.ya.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, andobserveוְשָֽׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.RuH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451:

13And that theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֞םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, who have notknownיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045any thing, mayhearיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085, andlearnוְלָ֣מְד֔וּve.La.me.DuH3925tofearלְיִרְאָ֖הle.yir.'AhH3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, as longasהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117yeliveחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416in thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127where ye gooverעֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.RimH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ פle.rish.TahH3423it.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, Behold, thydaysיָמֶיךָ֮ya.mei.KhaH3117approachקָרְב֣וּka.re.VuH7126that thou mustdieלָמוּת֒la.MutH4191:callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, andpresentוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּve.hit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselves in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150, that I may give him achargeוַאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּva.'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680. AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andJoshuaוִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֔עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentH3212, andpresentedוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselves in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֥הֶלbe.'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200in thetabernacleבָּאֹ֖הֶלba.'O.helH168in apillarבְּעַמּ֣וּדbe.'a.MudH5982of acloudעָנָ֑ן'a.NanH6051: and thepillarעַמּ֥וּד'a.MudH5982of thecloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֛דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975over thedoorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleהָאֹֽהֶל׃ סha.'O.helH168.

16And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Behold, thou shaltsleepשֹׁכֵ֖בsho.KhevH7901with thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1; and thispeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971will riseupוְקָם֩ve.KamH6965, and play theharlotוְזָנָ֣ה׀ve.za.NahH2181withאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thestrangersנֵֽכַר־ne.khar-H5236of thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, where theygoבָא־va'-H935to beamongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them, and willforsakeוַעֲזָבַ֕נִיva.'a.za.Va.niH5800me, andbreakוְהֵפֵר֙ve.he.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which I havemadeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with them.

17Then myangerאַפִּ֣י'a.PiH639shall bekindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734against them in thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117, and I willforsakeוַעֲזַבְתִּ֞יםva.'a.zav.TimH5800them, and I willhideוְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨יve.his.tar.TiH5641myfaceפָנַ֤יfa.NaiH6440from them, and they shall bedevouredלֶֽאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398, andmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227evilsרָע֥וֹתra.'otH7451andtroublesוְצָר֑וֹתve.tza.RotH6869shallbefallוּמְצָאֻ֛הוּu.me.tza.'U.huH4672them; so that they willsayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Have not theseevilsהָרָע֥וֹתha.ra.'otH7451comeמְצָא֖וּנִיme.tza.'U.niH4672upon us, because ourGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430is notamongבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130us?

18And I willsurelyהַסְתֵּ֨רhas.TerH5641hideאַסְתִּ֤יר'as.TirH5641myfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117for all theevilsהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451which they shall havewroughtעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, inthatכִּ֣יkiH3588they areturnedפָנָ֔הfa.NahH6437tootherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

19Now thereforewriteכִּתְב֤וּkit.VuH3789ye thissongהַשִּׁירָ֣הha.shi.RahH7892for you, andteachוְלַמְּדָ֥הּve.la.me.DahH3925it to thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:putשִׂימָ֣הּsi.MahH7760it in theirmouthsבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310, that thissongהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892may be awitnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707for me against thechildrenבִּבְנֵ֥יbiv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

20For when I shall havebroughtאֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935them into thelandהָאֲדָמָ֣ה׀ha.'a.da.MahH127which Isworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to theirfathersלַאֲבֹתָ֗יוla.'a.vo.TavH1, thatflowethזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706; and they shall haveeatenוְאָכַ֥לve.'a.KhalH398andfilledוְשָׂבַ֖עve.sa.Va'H7646themselves, and grewfatוְדָשֵׁ֑ןve.da.ShenH1878; then will theyturnוּפָנָ֞הu.fa.NahH6437tootherאֲחֵרִים֙'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430, andserveוַעֲבָד֔וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647them, andprovokeוְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִיve.Ni.'a.Tzu.niH5006me, andbreakוְהֵפֵ֖רve.he.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285.

21And it shall come to pass, whenmanyרַבּוֹת֮ra.bOtH7227evilsרָע֣וֹתra.'otH7451andtroublesוְצָרוֹת֒ve.tza.rOtH6869havebefallenתִמְצֶ֨אןָtim.Tze.naH4672them, that thissongהַשִּׁירָ֨הha.shi.RahH7892shalltestifyוְ֠עָנְתָהVe.'a.ne.tahH6030againstלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440them as awitnessלְעֵ֔דle.'EdH5707; for it shall not beforgottenתִשָּׁכַ֖חti.sha.KhachH7911out of themouthsמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of theirseedזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233: for Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045theirimaginationיִצְר֗וֹyitz.RoH3336which theyframeעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213, evennowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, before I havebroughtאֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּ'a.vi.'E.nuH935them into thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Isworeנִשְׁבָּֽעְתִּי׃nish.Ba.'e.tiH7650.

22Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872thereforewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789thissongהַשִּׁירָ֥הha.shi.RahH7892the samedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדָ֖הּvay.la.me.DahH3925it to thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23And he gaveJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֗וּןNunH5126achargeוַיְצַ֞וvay.TzavH6680, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, Bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and of a goodcourageוֶֽאֱמָץ֒ve.'e.MatzH553: for thou shaltbringתָּבִיא֙ta.Vi'H935thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478into thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Isworeנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to them: and I will be with thee.

24And it came to pass, whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872hadfinishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615writingלִכְתֹּ֛בlikh.ToH3789thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָֽה־ha.to.rah-H8451in abookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612, until they werefinishedתֻּמָּֽם׃tu.MamH8552,

25ThatMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, whoboreנֹ֥שְׂאֵ֛יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

26Takeלָקֹ֗חַla.Ko.achH3947thisbookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451, andputוְשַׂמְתֶּ֣םve.sam.TemH7760it in thesideמִצַּ֛דmi.TzadH6654of thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, that it may be there for awitnessלְעֵֽד׃le.'EdH5707against thee.

27For Iknowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045thyrebellionמֶרְיְךָ֔mer.ye.KhaH4805, and thystiffהַקָּשֶׁ֑הha.ka.ShehH7186neckעָרְפְּךָ֖'a.re.pe.KhaH6203: behold, while I am yetaliveחַ֨יchaiH2416with you thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, ye have beenrebelliousמַמְרִ֤יםmam.RimH4784against theLORDיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and how much moreafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310mydeathמוֹתִֽי׃mo.TiH4194?

28Assembleהַקְהִ֧ילוּhak.Hi.luH6950to me all theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of yourtribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626, and yourofficersוְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑םve.sho.te.rei.KhemH7860, that I mayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697in theirearsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241, andcallוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776torecordH5749against them.

29For Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatafterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310mydeathמוֹתִי֙mo.TiH4194ye willutterlyהַשְׁחֵ֣תhash.ChetH7843corruptתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.TunH7843yourselves, and turnasideוְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.TemH5493from thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you; andevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451willbefallוְקָרָ֨אתve.ka.RatH7122you in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117; because ye willdoתַעֲשׂ֤וּta.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, to provoke him toangerלְהַכְעִיס֖וֹle.hakh.'i.SoH3707through theworkבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of yourhandsיְדֵיכֶֽם׃ye.dei.KhemH3027.

30AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696in theearsבְּאָזְנֵי֙be.'a.ze.NeiH241of all thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892, until they wereendedתֻּמָּֽם׃ פtu.MamH8552.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 31

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