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Deuteronomy 8

1All thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֗הha.mitz.VahH4687which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117shall yeobserveתִּשְׁמְר֣וּןtish.me.RunH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213, that ye mayliveתִּֽחְי֜וּןtich.YunH2421, andmultiplyוּרְבִיתֶ֗םu.re.vi.TemH7235, and goinוּבָאתֶם֙u.va.TemH935andpossessוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םvi.rish.TemH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to yourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

2And thou shaltrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֣ve.za.khar.TaH2142all thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathledH3212thee thesefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, tohumbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֜'a.no.te.KhaH6031thee, and totestלְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗le.na.so.te.KhaH5254thee, toknowלָדַ֜עַתla.Da.'atH3045what was in thyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛bil.va.ve.KhaH3824, whether thou wouldestkeepהֲתִשְׁמֹ֥רha.tish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687, or not.

3And hehumbledוַֽיְעַנְּךָ֮vay.'a.ne.KhaH6031thee, and allowed thee tohungerוַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒vai.yar.'i.ve.KhaH7456, andfedוַיַּֽאֲכִֽלְךָ֤vai.ya.'a.khil.KhaH398thee withmannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478, which thouknewestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045not, neither did thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knowיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045; that he might make theeknowהוֹדִֽעֲךָ֗ho.di.'a.KhaH3045thatmanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120doth notliveיִחְיֶ֣הyich.YehH2421bybreadהַלֶּ֤חֶםha.Le.chemH3899onlyלְבַדּוֹ֙le.va.DoH905, but by every word thatproceedethמוֹצָ֥אmo.Tza'H4161out of themouthפִֽי־fi-H6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068dothmanהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421.

4Thyraimentשִׂמְלָ֨תְךָ֜sim.La.te.khaH8071hath not becomeoldבָֽלְתָה֙val.TahH1086upon thee, neither hath thyfootוְרַגְלְךָ֖ve.rag.le.KhaH7272swelledבָצֵ֑קָהva.Tze.kahH1216, thesefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

5Thou shalt alsoconsiderוְיָדַעְתָּ֖ve.ya.da'.TaH3045inעִם־'im-H5973thyheartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824, that, as amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376chastenethיְיַסֵּ֥רye.ya.SerH3256hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, so theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430chastenethמְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃me.ya.se.Re.kaH3256thee.

6Therefore thou shaltkeepוְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.Sha.mar.taH8104thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, towalkH3212in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָ֖יוbid.ra.KhavH1870, and tofearוּלְיִרְאָ֥הu.le.yir.'AhH3372him.

7For theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringethמְבִֽיאֲךָ֖me.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into agoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, alandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbrooksנַ֣חֲלֵיNa.cha.leiH5158ofwaterמָ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, offountainsעֲיָנֹת֙'a.ya.NotH5869anddepthsוּתְהֹמֹ֔תu.te.ho.MotH8415that springoutיֹצְאִ֥יםyo.tze.'ImH3318ofvalleysבַּבִּקְעָ֖הba.bik.'AhH1237andhillsוּבָהָֽר׃u.va.HarH2022;

8Alandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofwheatחִטָּה֙chi.TahH2406, andbarleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֔הu.se.'o.RahH8184, andvinesוְגֶ֥פֶןve.Ge.fenH1612, and figtreesוּתְאֵנָ֖הu.te.'e.NahH8384, andpomegranatesוְרִמּ֑וֹןve.ri.MonH7416; alandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofoliveזֵ֥יתzeitH2132oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081, andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706;

9Alandאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776inwhichH834thou shalteatתֹּֽאכַל־to.khal-H398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899withoutH3808scarcenessבְמִסְכֵּנֻת֙ve.mis.ke.NutH4544, thou shalt notlackתֶחְסַ֥רtech.SarH2637any thing in it; alandאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776whosestonesאֲבָנֶ֣יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68areironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270, and out of whosehillsוּמֵהֲרָרֶ֖יהָu.me.ha.ra.Rei.haH2042thou mayestdigתַּחְצֹ֥בtach.TzoH2672brassנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178.

10When thou hasteatenוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398and artfullוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646, then thou shaltblessוּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙u.ve.rakh.TaH1288theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430for thegoodהַטֹּבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee.

11Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that thouforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.KachH7911not theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, in notkeepingשְׁמֹ֤רshe.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687, and hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941, and hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708, which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

12Lest when thou hasteatenתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398and artfullוְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּve.sa.Va.'e.taH7646, and hastbuiltתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129goodlyטוֹבִ֛יםto.VimH2896housesוּבָתִּ֥יםu.va.TimH1004, anddweltוְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃ve.ya.Sha.ve.taH3427in them ;

13And when thyherdsוּבְקָֽרְךָ֤u.ve.ka.re.ChaH1241and thyflocksוְצֹֽאנְךָ֙ve.tzo.ne.KhaH6629multiplyיִרְבְּיֻ֔ןyir.be.YunH7235, and thysilverוְכֶ֥סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and thygoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091areincreasedיִרְבֶּה־yir.beh-H7235, and all that thou hast isincreasedיִרְבֶּֽה׃yir.BehH7235;

14Then thyheartלְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824shall be liftedupוְרָ֖םve.RamH7311, and thou shaltforgetוְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ve.sha.khach.TaH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, who broughttheeהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650;

15WholedH3212thee through thatgreatהַגָּדֹ֣לha.ga.DolH1419andterribleוְהַנּוֹרָ֗אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר׀ba.mid.BarH4057, with itsfieryשָׂרָף֙sa.RafH8314serpentsנָחָ֤שׁ׀na.ChashH5175, andscorpionsוְעַקְרָ֔בve.'ak.RavH6137, anddroughtוְצִמָּא֖וֹןve.tzi.ma.'onH6774, where there was nowaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; who brought theeforthהַמּוֹצִ֤יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325out of therockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697offlintהַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃Ha.cha.la.MishH2496;

16Whofedהַמַּֽאֲכִ֨לְךָ֥ha.ma.'a.Khil.khaH398thee in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057withmannaמָן֙manH4478, which thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1knewיָדְע֖וּןya.de.'UnH3045not, that he mighthumbleעַנֹּֽתְךָ֗'a.no.te.KhaH6031thee, and that he mighttestנַסֹּתֶ֔ךָna.so.Te.khaH5254thee, to do theegoodלְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֖le.hei.tiv.KhaH3190at thy latterendבְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃be.'a.cha.ri.Te.khaH319;

17And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559in thyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824, Mypowerכֹּחִי֙ko.ChiH3581and themightוְעֹ֣צֶםve.'O.tzemH6108of myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027hathgottenעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213me thiswealthהַחַ֥יִלha.Cha.yilH2428.

18But thou shaltrememberוְזָֽכַרְתָּ֙ve.za.khar.TaH2142theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: for it is he thatgivethהַנֹּתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414theepowerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581togetלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wealthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428, that he mayestablishהָקִ֧יםha.KimH6965hiscovenantבְּרִית֛וֹbe.ri.ToH1285which hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

19And it shall be, if thou shalt atallשָׁכֹ֤חַsha.Kho.achH7911forgetתִּשְׁכַּח֙tish.KachH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andwalkוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andserveוַעֲבַדְתָּ֖םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taH7812them, Itestifyהַעִדֹ֤תִיha.'i.Do.tiH5749against you thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that ye shallsurelyאָבֹ֖ד'a.VodH6perishתֹּאבֵדֽוּן׃toe.DunH6.

20As thenationsכַּגּוֹיִ֗םka.go.YimH1471which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068destroyethמַאֲבִ֣ידma.'a.VidH6before yourfaceמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440, so shall yeperishתֹאבֵד֑וּןtoe.DunH6;becauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118ye would not beobedientתִשְׁמְע֔וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8

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