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Deuteronomy 6

1Now these are thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687, thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּים֙ha.chu.KimH2706, and thejudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941, which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430commandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680toteachלְלַמֵּ֣דle.la.MedH3925you, that ye maydoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776where yegoעֹבְרִ֥ים'oe.RimH5674topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it:

2That thou mayestfearתִּירָ֜אti.Ra'H3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, tokeepלִ֠שְׁמֹרLish.morH8104all hisstatutesחֻקֹּתָ֣יוchu.ko.TavH2708and hiscommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָיו֮u.mitz.vo.TavH4687, which Icommandמְצַוֶּךָ֒me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee, thou, and thysonוּבִנְךָ֣u.vin.KhaH1121, and thyson’sוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121sonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121, all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thylifeחַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416; and that thydaysיָמֶֽיךָ׃ya.Mei.khaH3117may beprolongedיַאֲרִכֻ֥ןya.'a.ri.KhunH748.

3Hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085therefore, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andobserveוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣ve.sha.mar.TaH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213it ; that it may bewellיִיטַ֣בyi.TavH3190with thee, and that ye mayincreaseתִּרְבּ֖וּןtir.BunH7235mightilyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966, as theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙'a.vo.Tei.khaH1hathpromisedדִּבֶּ֨רdi.BerH1696thee, in thelandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776thatflowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ פu.de.VashH1706.

4Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068:

5And thou shaltloveוְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ve.'A.hav.taH157theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with all thyheartלְבָבְךָ֥le.va.ve.KhaH3824, and with all thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315, and with all thymightמְאֹדֶֽךָ׃me.'o.De.khaH3966.

6And thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, shall be in thyheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824:

7And thou shalt teach themdiligentlyוְשִׁנַּנְתָּ֣םve.shi.nan.TamH8150to thychildrenלְבָנֶ֔יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121, and shalttalkוְדִבַּרְתָּ֖ve.di.bar.TaH1696of them when thousittestבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֤be.shiv.te.KhaH3427in thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶ֙ךָ֙be.vei.Te.khaH1004, and when thouwalkestH3212by thewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870, and when thou liestdownוּֽבְשָׁכְבְּךָ֖u.ve.sha.khe.be.KhaH7901, and when thou risestupוּבְקוּמֶֽךָ׃u.ve.ku.Me.chaH6965.

8And thou shaltbindוּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥םu.ke.shar.TamH7194them for asignלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226upon thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027, and they shall be asfrontletsלְטֹטָפֹ֖תle.to.ta.FotH2903between thyeyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

9And thou shaltwriteוּכְתַבְתָּ֛םu.khe.tav.TamH3789them upon thepostsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201of thyhouseבֵּיתֶ֖ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, and on thygatesוּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ סu.vish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

10And it shall be, when theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall havebroughtיְבִיאֲךָ֣׀ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776which hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֛םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֥קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290, togiveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414theegreatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419andgoodlyוְטֹבֹ֖תve.to.VotH2896citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892, which thou didst notbuildבָנִֽיתָ׃va.Ni.taH1129,

11Andhousesוּבָ֨תִּ֜יםu.Va.TimH1004fullמְלֵאִ֣יםme.le.'ImH4392of allgoodטוּב֮tuvH2898things, which thou didst notfillמִלֵּאתָ֒mi.le.TaH4390, anddugחֲצוּבִים֙cha.tzu.VimH2672wellsוּבֹרֹ֤תu.vo.RotH953, which thou didst notdigחָצַ֔בְתָּcha.Tzav.taH2672,vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and olivetreesוְזֵיתִ֖יםve.zei.TimH2132, which thou didst notplantנָטָ֑עְתָּna.Ta.'e.taH5193; when thou shalt haveeatenוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and befullוְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃ve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646;

12Thenbewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104lest thou shouldestforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, who brought theeforthהוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

13Thou shaltfearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andserveתַעֲבֹ֑דta.'a.VodH5647him, and shaltswearתִּשָּׁבֵֽעַ׃ti.sha.Ve.a'H7650by hisnameוּבִשְׁמ֖וֹu.vish.MoH8034.

14Ye shall notgoH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, of thegodsמֵאֱלֹהֵי֙me.'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971which arearoundסְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃se.vi.vo.tei.KhemH5439you;

15(For theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is ajealousקַנָּ֛אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410amongבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130you) lest theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430should bekindledיֶ֠חֱרֶהYe.che.rehH2734against thee, anddestroyוְהִשְׁמִ֣ידְךָ֔ve.hish.Mi.de.khaH8045thee from off thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

16Ye shall nottemptתְנַסּ֔וּte.na.SuH5254theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, as yetemptedנִסִּיתֶ֖םni.si.TemH5254him inMassahבַּמַּסָּֽה׃ba.ma.SahH4532.

17Ye shalldiligentlyשָׁמ֣וֹרsha.MorH8104keepתִּשְׁמְר֔וּןtish.me.RunH8104thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and histestimoniesוְעֵדֹתָ֥יוve.'e.do.TavH5713, and hisstatutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706, which he hathcommandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680thee.

18And thou shaltdoוְעָשִׂ֛יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477andgoodוְהַטּ֖וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: that it may bewellיִ֣יטַבYi.tavH3190with thee, and that thou mayest goinוּבָ֗אתָu.Va.taH935andpossessוְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ֙ve.ya.rash.TaH3423thegoodהַטֹּבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

19To castoutלַהֲדֹ֥ףla.ha.DofH1920all thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

20And when thysonבִנְךָ֛vin.KhaH1121shallaskיִשְׁאָלְךָ֥yish.'a.le.KhaH7592thee in time tocomeמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, What mean thetestimoniesהָעֵדֹ֗תha.'e.DotH5713, and thestatutesוְהַֽחֻקִּים֙ve.ha.chu.KimH2706, and thejudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941, which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hathcommandedצִוָּ֛הtzi.VahH6680you?

21Then thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to thysonלְבִנְךָ֔le.vin.KhaH1121, We werePharaoh’sלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547slavesעֲבָדִ֛ים'a.va.DimH5650inEgyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought usoutוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֧נוּvai.yo.tzi.'E.nuH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with amightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027:

22And theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068showedוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414signsאוֹתֹ֣ת'o.TotH226andwondersוּ֠מֹפְתִיםU.mo.fe.timH4159,greatגְּדֹלִ֨יםge.do.LimH1419andterribleוְרָעִ֧ים׀ve.ra.'ImH7451, uponEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֛יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, uponPharaohבְּפַרְעֹ֥הbe.far.'OhH6547, and upon all hishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004, before oureyesלְעֵינֵֽינוּ׃le.'ei.Nei.nuH5869:

23And he brought usoutהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318from there, that he might bring usinהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935, togiveלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414us thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

24And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣נוּvay.tza.Ve.nuH6680us todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all thesestatutesהַחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706, tofearלְיִרְאָ֖הle.yir.'AhH3372theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, for ourgoodלְט֥וֹבle.TovH2896alwaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, that he might preserve usaliveלְחַיֹּתֵ֖נוּle.chai.yo.Te.nuH2421, as it is at thisdayכְּהַיּ֥וֹםke.hai.YomH3117.

25And it shall be ourrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666, if weobserveנִשְׁמֹ֨רnish.MorH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֜וֹתla.'a.SotH6213alltheseהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֣הha.mitz.VahH4687beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, as he hathcommandedצִוָּֽנוּ׃ סtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6

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