Revised Webster's Bible
Deuteronomy 9
1Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Thou art to passoverעֹבֵ֤ר'o.VerH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, to goinלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419andmightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thyself,citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and fortifiedupוּבְצֻרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219toheavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,
2Apeopleעַֽם־'am-H5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andtallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311, thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theAnakimsעֲנָקִ֑ים'a.na.KimH6062, whom thouknowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045, and of whom thou hastheardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085it said, Who canstandיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAnakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061!
3Understandוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, that theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is he who goethoverהָעֹבֵ֤רha.'o.VerH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; as aconsumingאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784he shalldestroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them, and he shall bring themdownיַכְנִיעֵ֖םyakh.ni.'EmH3665before thyfaceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440: so shalt thou drive themoutוְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤םve.ho.rash.TamH3423, anddestroyוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ve.ha.'a.vad.TamH6themquicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to thee.
4Speakתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559not thou in thyheartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824, after that theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath cast themoutבַּהֲדֹ֣ףba.ha.DofH1920frombeforeמִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮mi.le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, For myrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath brought meinהֱבִיאַ֣נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935topossessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776: but for thewickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564of thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doth drive themoutמוֹרִישָׁ֥םmo.ri.ShamH3423frombeforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.
5Not for thyrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666, or for theuprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙u.ve.Yo.sherH3476of thyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824, dost thougoבָ֖אva'H935topossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423theirlandאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776: but for thewickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀be.rish.'AtH7564of thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doth drive themoutמוֹרִישָׁ֣םmo.ri.ShamH3423frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and that he mayperformהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, andJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.
6Understandוְיָדַעְתָּ֗ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore, that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414thee not thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֛הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it for thyrighteousnessבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666; for thou art astiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH6203H7186peopleעַם־'am-H5971.
7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142, andforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֔חtish.KachH7911not, how thou didst provoke theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430towrathהִקְצַ֛פְתָּhik.Tzaf.taH7107in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057:fromלְמִן־le.min-H4480thedayהַיּ֞וֹםhai.YomH3117that thou didstdepartיָצָ֣אתָ׀ya.Tza.taH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, until yecameבֹּֽאֲכֶם֙bo.'a.KhemH935to thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, ye have beenrebelliousמַמְרִ֥יםmam.RimH4784againstעִם־'im-H5973theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
9When I wentupבַּעֲלֹתִ֣יba.'a.lo.TiH5927to themountהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022toreceiveלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thetablesלוּחֹ֤תlu.ChotH3871ofstoneהָֽאֲבָנִים֙ha.'a.va.NimH68, even thetablesלוּחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֥תka.RatH3772with you, then Iabodeוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427in themountבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, I neitherateאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899nordrankשָׁתִֽיתִי׃sha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325:
10And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414to metwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesלוּחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871ofstoneהָֽאֲבָנִ֔יםha.'a.va.NimH68writtenכְּתֻבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789with thefingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbe.'etz.Ba'H676ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; and on them was written according to all thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֡יםha.de.va.RimH1697, which theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּר֩di.BerH1696with you in themountבָּהָ֛רba.HarH2022from themidstמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.
11And it came to pass at theendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414me thetwoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871ofstoneהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68, even thetablesלֻח֥וֹתlu.ChotH3871of thecovenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.
12And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965, godownרֵ֤דredH3381quicklyמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4118from here; for thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971which thou hast broughtforthהוֹצֵ֖אתָho.Tze.taH3318out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714havecorruptedשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843themselves ; they arequicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedasideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870which Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them; they havemadeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213them a moltenimageמַסֵּכָֽה׃ma.se.KhahH4541.
14Let mealoneהֶ֤רֶףHe.refH7503, that I maydestroyוְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.'ash.mi.DemH8045them, and blotoutוְאֶמְחֶ֣הve.'em.ChehH4229theirnameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from underheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213ofH854thee anationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471mightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099andgreaterוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227than they.
15So Iturnedוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437and camedownוָֽאֵרֵד֙va.'e.RedH3381from themountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, and themountוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: and thetwoוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֣תlu.ChotH3871of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285were in mytwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.
16And Ilookedוָאֵ֗רֶאva.'E.re'H7200, and, behold, ye hadsinnedחֲטָאתֶם֙cha.ta.TemH2398against theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and hadmadeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213you amoltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695: ye had turnedasideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118from thewayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680you.
17And Itookוָאֶתְפֹּשׂ֙va.'et.PosH8610thetwoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147tablesהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871, andcastוָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔םva.'ash.li.KhemH7993them outofמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921mytwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027, andbrokeוָאֲשַׁבְּרֵ֖םva.'a.sha.be.RemH7665them before youreyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.
18And I felldownוָֽאֶתְנַפַּל֩va.'et.na.PalH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, as at thefirstכָּרִאשֹׁנָ֗הka.ri.sho.NahH7223,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915: I neitherateאָכַ֔לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398breadלֶ֚חֶםLe.chemH3899, nordrankשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325, because of all yoursinsחַטַּאתְכֶם֙cha.tat.KhemH2403which yesinnedחֲטָאתֶ֔םcha.ta.TemH2398, indoingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213wickedlyהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to provoke him toangerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.
19For I wasafraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025ofמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440theangerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and hotdispleasureוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534, with which theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wasangryקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107with you todestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045you. But theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to me at thattimeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471also.
21And Itookלָקַחְתִּי֮la.kach.TiH3947yoursinחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403, thecalfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695which ye hadmadeעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם'a.si.TemH6213, andburntוָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףva.'es.RofH8313it withfireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784, andstampedוָאֶכֹּ֨תva.'e.KotH3807it, andgroundטָחוֹן֙ta.chOnH2912it verysmallהֵיטֵ֔בhei.TevH3190, even until it was assmallדַּ֖קdakH1854asdustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083: and Icastוָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙va.'ash.liKhH7993thedustעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083of it into thebrookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158thatdescendedהַיֹּרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381from themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.
23Likewise when theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוּבִשְׁלֹ֨חַu.vish.Lo.achH7971you fromKadeshbarneaH6947,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Goupעֲלוּ֙'a.LuH5927andpossessוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I havegivenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you; then yerebelledוַתַּמְר֗וּva.tam.RuH4784against thecommandmentפִּ֤יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, and yebelievedהֶֽאֱמַנְתֶּם֙he.'e.man.TemH539him not, norhearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םshe.ma'.TemH8085to hisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.
25Thus I felldownוָֽאֶתְנַפַּ֞לva.'et.na.PalH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117andfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, as I felldownהִתְנַפָּ֑לְתִּיhit.na.Pal.tiH5307at the first ; because theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadsaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559he woulddestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045you.
26Iprayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣לva.'et.pa.LelH6419therefore to theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוָאֹמַר֒va.'o.MarH559, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,destroyתַּשְׁחֵ֤תtash.ChetH7843not thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971and thyinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159, which thou hastredeemedפָּדִ֖יתָpa.Di.taH6299through thygreatnessבְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָbe.ga.de.Le.khaH1433, which thou hast broughtforthהוֹצֵ֥אתָho.Tze.taH3318out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714with amightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.
27Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327, andJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;lookתֵּ֗פֶןTe.fenH6437not to thestubbornnessקְשִׁי֙ke.ShiH7190of thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, nor to theirwickednessרִשְׁע֖וֹrish.'OH7562, nor to theirsinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403:
28Lest thelandהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776from which thou hast broughtusהוֹצֵאתָ֣נוּho.tze.Ta.nuH3318shouldsayיֹאמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559, Because theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was notableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201tobringלַהֲבִיאָ֕םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them into thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776which hepromisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696them, and because hehatedוּמִשִּׂנְאָת֣וֹu.mi.sin.'a.ToH8135them, he hath brought themoutהוֹצִיאָ֖םho.tzi.'AmH3318toslayלַהֲמִתָ֥םla.ha.mi.TamH4191them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
29Yet they are thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971and thyinheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָve.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159, which thou hast broughtoutהוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.taH3318by thymightyהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹחֲךָ֣be.kho.cha.KhaH3581and by thyoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ פha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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