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Deuteronomy 31:16-30

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.

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