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Deuteronomy 4:29-49

29But if from there thou shaltseekוּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥םu.vi.kash.TemH1245theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thou shaltfindוּמָצָ֑אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672him, if thou shaltseekתִדְרְשֶׁ֔נּוּtid.re.She.nuH1875him with all thyheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824and with all thysoulנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

30When thou art intribulationבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862, and all thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697havecomeוּמְצָא֕וּךָu.me.tza.'U.khaH4672upon thee, even in thelatterבְּאַחֲרִית֙be.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, if thou shaltturnוְשַׁבְתָּ֙ve.shav.TaH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and shalt beobedientוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085to hisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963;

31(For theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is amercifulרַחוּם֙ra.ChumH7349Godאֵ֤ל'elH410;) he will notforsakeיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, neitherdestroyיַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָyash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee, norforgetיִשְׁכַּח֙yish.KachH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1which hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to them.

32Foraskשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592now of thedaysלְיָמִ֨יםle.ya.MimH3117that arepastרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםri.sho.NimH7223, whichwereH1961beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, since thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yoMH3117thatGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֨אba.Ra'H1254manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120upon theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and ask from the onesideH7097ofheavenH8064to the other, whether there hath been any such thing as thisgreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.doLH1419thingכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697is, or hath beenheardהֲנִשְׁמַ֥עha.nish.Ma'H8085like it?

33Did everpeopleעָם֩'amH5971hearהֲשָׁ֣מַֽעha.Sha.ma'H8085thevoiceק֨וֹלKolH6963ofGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430speakingfromמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696themidstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of thefireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784, as thou hastheardשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085, andliveוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

34Or hathGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430evertriedהֲנִסָּ֣הha.ni.SahH5254togoלָ֠בוֹאLa.Vo'H935andtakeלָקַ֨חַתla.Ka.chatH3947for himself anationגוֹי֮goyH1471from themidstמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130of anothernationגּוֹי֒goyH1471, bytemptationsבְּמַסֹּת֩be.ma.SotH4531, bysignsבְּאֹתֹ֨תbe.'o.TotH226, and bywondersוּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםu.ve.mof.TimH4159, and bywarוּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421, and by amightyחֲזָקָה֙cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֤דu.ve.YadH3027, and by anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֣וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, and bygreatגְּדֹלִ֑יםge.do.LimH1419terrorsוּבְמוֹרָאִ֖יםu.ve.mo.ra.'ImH4172, according to all that theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430didעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for you inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714before youreyesלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃le.'ei.Nei.khaH5869?

35To thee it wasshownהָרְאֵ֣תָha.re.'E.taH7200, that thou mightestknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068he isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; there isnoneע֖וֹדodH5750besideshimמִלְבַדּֽוֹ׃mil.va.DoH905.

36Out ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064he made thee tohearהִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥hish.mi.'a.KhaH8085hisvoiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963, that he mightinstructלְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּle.ya.se.Re.kaH3256thee: and uponearthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776heshowedהֶרְאֲךָ֙her.'a.KhaH7200thee hisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireאִשּׁ֣וֹ'i.ShoH784; and thouheardestשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085hiswordsוּדְבָרָ֥יוu.de.va.RavH1697from themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784.

37And because helovedאָהַב֙'a.HavH157thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, therefore hechoseוַיִּבְחַ֥רvai.yiv.CharH977theirseedבְּזַרְע֖וֹbe.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310them, and brought theeoutוַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧vai.yo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; in hissightבְּפָנָ֛יוbe.fa.NavH6440with hismightyהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹח֥וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581;

38To driveoutלְהוֹרִ֗ישׁle.ho.RishH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440theegreaterגְּדֹלִ֧יםge.do.LimH1419andmightierוַעֲצֻמִ֛יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thou art, tobringלַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗la.ha.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in, togiveלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414thee theirlandאַרְצָ֛ם'ar.TzamH776for aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH5159, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

39Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, andconsiderוַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮va.ha.she.vo.TaH7725it in thyheartלְבָבֶךָ֒le.va.ve.KhaH3824, that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068he isGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, and upon theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath: there is none else.

40Thou shaltkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104therefore hisstatutesחֻקָּ֣יוchu.KavH2706, and hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֗יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֙me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayH3117, that it may bewellיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190with thee, and with thychildrenוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, and that thou mayestprolongתַּאֲרִ֤יךְta.'a.RikhH748thydaysH3117upon theearthהַ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, which theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee, for ever.

41ThenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872setapartיַבְדִּ֤ילyav.DilH914threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892on thesideבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383toward thesunrisingמִזְרְחָ֖ה שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃miz.re.Chah Sha.meshH8121 H4217;

42That theslayerרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523mightfleeלָנֻ֨סla.NusH5127there, who shouldkillיִרְצַ֤חyir.TzachH7523hisneighbourרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453unintentionallyבִּבְלִי־ דַ֔עַתbiv.li- Da.'atH1097 H1847, and when he had nothatedשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130him intimesמִתְּמ֣וֹלmi.te.MolH8543pastשִׁלְשׁ֑וֹםshil.ShomH8032; and thatfleeingוְנָ֗סve.NasH5127tooneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259oftheseהָאֵ֖לha.'ElH411citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892he mightliveH2425:

43Namely,Bezerבֶּ֧צֶרBe.tzerH1221in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֛רba.mid.BarH4057, in theplainהַמִּישֹׁ֖רha.mi.ShorH4334countryבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776, of theReubenitesלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑יla.ru.'u.ve.NiH7206; andRamothרָאמֹ֤תra.MotH7216inGileadבַּגִּלְעָד֙ba.gil.'AdH1568, of theGaditesלַגָּדִ֔יla.ga.DiH1425; andGolanגּוֹלָ֥ןgo.LanH1474inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ba.ShanH1316, of theManassitesלַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃Lam.na.ShiH4520.

44And this is thelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872setשָׂ֣םsamH7760beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

45These are thetestimoniesהָֽעֵדֹ֔תha.'e.DotH5713, and thestatutesוְהַֽחֻקִּ֖יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706, and thejudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941, whichMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, after they cameforthבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

46On the eastsideבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383, in thevalleyבַּגַּ֗יְאba.Gay'H1516oppositeמ֚וּלmulH4136BethpeorH1047, in thelandבְּאֶ֗רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809, whomMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and thechildrenוּבְנֵֽיu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221, after they had comeforthבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

47And theypossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֨וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423hislandאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776, and thelandאֶ֣רֶץ׀'E.retzH776ofOgע֣וֹגogH5747kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֗ןha.ba.ShanH1316,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, who were on thesideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383toward thesunrisingמִזְרַ֖ח שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃miz.Rach Sha.meshH4217 H8121;

48FromAroerמֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, which is by thebankשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of theriverנַ֧חַלNa.chalH5158Arnonאַרְנֹ֛ן'ar.NonH769, even tomountהַ֥רharH2022Sionשִׂיאֹ֖ןsi.'OnH7865, which isHermonחֶרְמֽוֹן׃cher.MonH2768,

49And all theplainהָ֨עֲרָבָ֜הha.'a.ra.VahH6160on thesideעֵ֤בֶר'E.verH5676ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383eastwardמִזְרָ֔חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, even to theseaיָ֣םyamH3220of theplainהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160, under thespringsH794ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּֽה׃ פha.pis.GahH6449.

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