Revised Webster's Bible

Deuteronomy 5

1AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Hearשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thestatutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706andjudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941which Ispeakדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696in yourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶ֖םbe.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, that ye maylearnוּלְמַדְתֶּ֣םu.le.mad.TemH3925them, andkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םu.she.mar.TemH8104, anddoלַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃la.'a.so.TamH6213them.

2TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with us inHorebבְּחֹרֵֽב׃be.cho.RevH2722.

3TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772not thiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285with ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1, but withusאֲנַ֨חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587, even us, who are all ofusאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428herealiveחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4TheLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068talkedדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696with youfaceפָּנִ֣ים׀pa.NimH6440tofaceבְּפָנִ֗יםbe.fa.NimH6440on themountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022from themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵֽשׁ׃ha.'EshH784,

5(Istoodעֹמֵ֨ד'o.MedH5975between theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068and you at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, toshowלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046you thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for ye wereafraidיְרֵאתֶם֙ye.re.TemH3372byreasonמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784, and went notupעֲלִיתֶ֥ם'a.li.TemH5927upon themountבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022;)sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

6I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, who brought theeoutהוֹצֵאתִ֛יךָho.tze.Ti.khaH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽ֑ים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

7Thou shalt have nootherאֲחֵרִ֖֜ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥֨ים'E.lo.HimH430beforeפָּנָֽ֗יַ׃pa.Na.iH6440me.

8Thou shalt notmakeתַעֲשֶׂ֥ה־ta.'a.Seh-H6213for thee any gravenimageפֶ֣֙סֶל֙׀fe.selH6459, or anylikenessתְּמוּנָ֔֡הte.mu.NahH8544of any thing that is inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣֙יִם֙׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔֡עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or that is on theearthבָּאָ֖֨רֶץba.'A.retzH776beneath, or that is in thewatersבַּמַּ֖֣יִם׀ba.Ma.yimH4325beneath theearthלָאָֽ֗רֶץ׃la.'A.RetzH776:

9Thou shalt not bowdownתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812thyself to them, norserveתָעָבְדֵ֑ם֒ta.'a.ve.DemH5647them: for I theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430am ajealousקַנָּ֔אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,visitingפֹּ֠קֵדPo.kedH6485theiniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of thefathersאָב֧וֹת'a.VotH1upon thechildrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121to thethirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֥יםshi.le.ShimH8029andfourthרִבֵּעִ֖יםri.be.'ImH7256generation of them thathateלְשֹׂנְאָֽ֑י׃le.so.ne.'AiH8130me,

10Andshowingוְעֹ֤֥שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213mercyחֶ֖֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617tothousandsלַֽאֲלָפִ֑֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505of them thatloveלְאֹהֲבַ֖יle.'o.ha.VaiH157me andkeepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽי׃ סmitz.vo.iH4687.

11Thou shalt nottakeתִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'H5375thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430invainלַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'H7723: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will not hold himguiltlessיְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.KehH5352thattakethיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034invainלַשָּֽׁוְא׃ סla.Shav'H7723.

12Keepשָׁמ֣֛וֹרsha.MorH8104thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֖֨תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹם֩yomH3117tosanctifyלְקַדְּשׁ֑֜וֹle.ka.de.ShoH6942it, as theLORDיְהוָ֥֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽ֗יךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathcommandedצִוְּךָ֖֣׀tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

13Sixשֵׁ֤֣שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֣ים֙ya.MimH3117thou shaltlabourתַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ta.'a.VodH5647, anddoוְעָשִׂ֖֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213all thyworkמְלַאכְתֶּֽךָ֒׃me.lakh.Te.khaH4399:

14But theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֜֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוְי֙וֹם֙ve.YomH3117is thesabbathשַׁבָּ֖֣ת׀sha.BatH7676of theLORDלַיהוָ֣֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: in it thou shalt notdoתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213anyworkמְלָאכָ֡הme.la.KhahH4399, thou, nor thysonוּבִנְךָֽ־u.vin.kha-H1121, nor thydaughterוּבִתֶּ֣ךָu.vi.Te.khaH1323, nor thy maleservantוְעַבְדְּךָֽ־ve.'av.de.kha-H5650, nor thy femaleservantוַ֠אֲמָתֶךָVa.'a.ma.te.khaH519, nor thyoxוְשׁוֹרְךָ֨ve.shor.KhaH7794, nor thydonkeyוַחֲמֹֽרְךָ֜va.cha.mo.re.KhaH2543, nor any of thycattleבְּהֶמְתֶּ֗ךָbe.hem.Te.khaH929, nor thystrangerוְגֵֽרְךָ֙ve.ge.re.KhaH1616that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179; that thy maleservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650and thy femaleservantוַאֲמָתְךָ֖va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519mayrestיָנ֛וּחַya.Nu.achH5117as well as thou.

15Andrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֞֗ve.za.khar.TaH2142that thou wast aservantעֶ֤֥בֶד'E.vedH5650in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and that theLORDיְהוָ֤֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֤֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtוַיֹּצִ֨אֲךָ֜֩vai.yo.Tzi.'a.khaH3318thee out from there with amightyחֲזָקָ֖ה֙cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֤֥דbe.YadH3027and by anoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֑֔הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְרֹ֣עַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee tokeepלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thesabbathהַשַׁבָּֽת׃ סha.sha.BatH7676dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

16Honourכַּבֵּ֤דka.BedH3513thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1and thymotherאִמֶּ֔ךָ'i.Me.khaH517, as theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathcommandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee; that thydaysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117may beprolongedיַאֲרִיכֻ֣ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748, and that it may bewellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, in thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

17Thou shalt notkillתִּֿרְצָֽח׃ סtre.TzachH7523.

18Neither shalt thou commitadulteryתִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סtne.'AfH5003.

19Neither shalt thoustealתִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ סtge.NoH1589.

20Neither shalt thoubearתַעֲנֶ֥הta.'a.NehH6030falseשָֽׁוְא׃ סShav'H7723witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707against thyneighbourבְרֵֽעֲךָ֖ve.re.'a.KhaH7453.

21Neither shalt thoudesireתַחְמֹ֖דtach.ModH2530thyneighbour’sרֵעֶ֑ךָ סre.'E.khaH7453wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, neither shalt thoucovetתִתְאַוֶּ֜הtit.'a.VehH183thyneighbour’sרֵעֶ֗ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, hisfieldשָׂדֵ֜הוּsa.De.huH7704, or his maleservantוְעַבְדּ֤וֹve.'av.DoH5650, or his femaleservantוַאֲמָתוֹ֙va.'a.ma.ToH519, hisoxשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794, or hisdonkeyוַחֲמֹר֔וֹva.cha.mo.RoH2543, or any thing that is thyneighbour’sלְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ סle.re.'E.khaH7453.

22Thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696to all yourassemblyקְהַלְכֶ֜םke.hal.KhemH6951on themountבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022from themidstמִתּ֤וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵשׁ֙ha.'EshH784, of thecloudהֶֽעָנָ֣ןhe.'a.NanH6051, and of the thickdarknessוְהָֽעֲרָפֶ֔לve.ha.'a.ra.FelH6205, with agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963: and he added nomoreיָסָ֑ףya.SafH3254. And hewroteוַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֗םvai.yikh.te.VemH3789them intwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871ofstoneאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them to me.

23And it came to pass, when yeheardכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶ֤םke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thevoiceהַקּוֹל֙ha.kOlH6963from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thedarknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822, (for themountainוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022didburnבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,) that ye camenearוַתִּקְרְב֣וּןva.tik.re.VunH7126to me, even all theheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of yourtribesשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םshiv.tei.KhemH7626, and youreldersוְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ve.zik.nei.KhemH2205;

24And yesaidוַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.RuH559, Behold, theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathshownהֶרְאָ֜נוּher.'A.nuH7200us hisgloryכְּבֹד֣וֹke.vo.DoH3519and hisgreatnessגָּדְל֔וֹga.de.LoH1433, and we haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085hisvoiceקֹל֥וֹko.LoH6963from themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵ֑שׁha.'EshH784: we haveseenרָאִ֔ינוּra.'I.nuH7200thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430dothtalkיְדַבֵּ֧רye.da.BerH1696withmanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, and helivethH2425.

25Now therefore why should wedieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191? for thisgreatהַגְּדֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419fireהָאֵ֥שׁha.'EshH784willconsumeתֹֽאכְלֵ֔נוּto.khe.Le.nuH398us: if wehearלִ֠שְׁמֹעַLish.mo.a'H8085thevoiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430anymoreיֹסְפִ֣ים׀yo.se.FimH3254, then we shalldieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

26For who is there of allfleshבָּשָׂ֡רba.SarH1320, that hathheardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085thevoiceקוֹל֩kOlH6963of thelivingחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430speakingמְדַבֵּ֧רme.da.BerH1696out of themidstמִתּוֹךְ־mi.tokh-H8432of thefireהָאֵ֛שׁha.'EshH784, as we have, andlivedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421?

27Go thounearקְרַ֤בke.RavH7126, andhearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085all that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shallsayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559: andspeakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696thou to us all that theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shallspeakיְדַבֵּ֜רye.da.BerH1696to thee; and we willhearוְשָׁמַ֥עְנוּve.sha.Ma'.nuH8085it, anddoוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃ve.'a.Si.nuH6213it .

28And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of yourwordsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֔םdiv.rei.KhemH1697, when yespokeבְּדַבֶּרְכֶ֖םbe.da.ber.KhemH1696to me; and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, I haveheardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085thevoiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of thewordsדִּבְרֵ֜יdiv.ReiH1697of thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971, which they havespokeדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696to thee: they havewellהֵיטִ֖יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190said all that they havespokenדִּבֵּֽרוּ׃di.Be.ruH1696.

29O that there weresuchזֶ֜הzehH2088anמִֽי־mi-H4310heartלְבָבָ֨םle.va.VamH3824inthemיִתֵּ֡ןyi.TenH5414, that they wouldfearלְיִרְאָ֥הle.yir.'AhH3372me, andkeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104all mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687alwaysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117, that it might bewellיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190with them, and with theirchildrenוְלִבְנֵיהֶ֖םve.liv.nei.HemH1121foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769!

30GoH3212sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559to them,Returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to yourtentsלְאָהֳלֵיכֶֽם׃le.'o.ho.lei.KhemH168againH7725.

31But as for thee,standעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975thou here bymeעִמָּדִי֒'i.ma.DiH5978, and I willspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696to thee all thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֛הha.mitz.VahH4687, and thestatutesוְהַחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706, and thejudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941, which thou shaltteachתְּלַמְּדֵ֑םte.la.me.DemH3925them, that they maydoוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213them in thelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776which Igiveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414them topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

32Ye shallobserveוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֣םu.she.mar.TemH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213therefore as theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathcommandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680you: ye shall not turnasideתָסֻ֖רוּta.Su.ruH5493to the righthandיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאל׃u.se.MolH8040.

33Ye shallwalkH3212in all thewaysהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathcommandedצִוָּ֜הtzi.VahH6680you, that ye mayliveתִּֽחְיוּן֙tich.YunH2421, and that it may bewellוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2895with you, and that ye mayprolongוְהַאֲרַכְתֶּ֣םve.ha.'a.rakh.TemH748yourdaysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117in thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776which ye shallpossessתִּֽירָשֽׁוּן׃Ti.ra.ShunH3423.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 5

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