Deuteronomy 1
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אֵ֣לֶּהtheseהַדְּבָרִ֗יםare the wordsאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichדִּבֶּ֤רhe spokeמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesאֶל־toכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelבְּעֵ֖בֶרon the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordanבַּמִּדְבָּ֡רin the wildernessבָּֽעֲרָבָה֩in the desert plainמ֨וֹלopposite toס֜וּףSuphבֵּֽין־betweenפָּארָ֧ןParanוּבֵֽין־and betweenתֹּ֛פֶלTophelוְלָבָ֥ןand Labanוַחֲצֵרֹ֖תand Hazerothוְדִ֥יand Diזָהָֽב׃Zahab
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וַיְהִי֙and it wasבְּאַרְבָּעִ֣יםin fortyשָׁנָ֔הyearבְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־in the one plusעָשָׂ֥רtenחֹ֖דֶשׁmonthבְּאֶחָ֣דon day oneלַחֹ֑דֶשׁof the monthדִּבֶּ֤רhe spokeמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesאֶל־toבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכְּ֠כֹלaccording to allאֲשֶׁ֨רthatצִוָּ֧הhe had commandedיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֹת֖וֹobj. himאֲלֵהֶֽם׃to them
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פְּנ֣וּ׀turnוּסְע֣וּand set outלָכֶ֗םfor yourselvesוּבֹ֨אוּand goהַ֥רthe hill country ofהָֽאֱמֹרִי֮the Amoritesוְאֶל־and toכָּל־allשְׁכֵנָיו֒neighbors itsבָּעֲרָבָ֥הin the desert plainבָהָ֛רin the hill countryוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥הand in the Shephelahוּבַנֶּ֖גֶבand in the Negevוּבְח֣וֹףand on the coast ofהַיָּ֑םthe seaאֶ֤רֶץthe land ofהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙the Canaanitesוְהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןand the Lebanonעַד־toהַנָּהָ֥רthe riverהַגָּדֹ֖לthe greatנְהַר־the river ofפְּרָֽת׃Euphrates
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רְאֵ֛הseeנָתַ֥תִּיI setלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םto before youאֶת־obj.הָאָ֑רֶץthe landבֹּ֚אוּgoוּרְשׁ֣וּand take possession ofאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנִשְׁבַּ֣עhe sworeיְ֠הוָהYahwehלַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םto ancestors yourלְאַבְרָהָ֨םto Abrahamלְיִצְחָ֤קto Isaacוּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙and to Jacobלָתֵ֣תto giveלָהֶ֔םto themוּלְזַרְעָ֖םand to offspring theirאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃after them
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וָאֶקַּ֞חand I tookאֶת־obj.רָאשֵׁ֣יthe chiefs ofשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֗םtribes yourאֲנָשִׁ֤יםmenחֲכָמִים֙wiseוִֽידֻעִ֔יםand knownוָאֶתֵּ֥ןand I appointedאֹתָ֛םobj. themרָאשִׁ֖יםchiefsעֲלֵיכֶ֑םover youשָׂרֵ֨יleaders ofאֲלָפִ֜יםthousandsוְשָׂרֵ֣יand leaders ofמֵא֗וֹתhundredsוְשָׂרֵ֤יand leaders ofחֲמִשִּׁים֙fiftiesוְשָׂרֵ֣יand leaders ofעֲשָׂרֹ֔תtensוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםand officialsלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶֽם׃of tribes your
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וָאֲצַוֶּה֙and I commandedאֶת־obj.שֹׁ֣פְטֵיכֶ֔םjudges yourבָּעֵ֥תat the timeהַהִ֖ואthe thatלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingשָׁמֹ֤עַhearבֵּין־betweenאֲחֵיכֶם֙countrymen yourוּשְׁפַטְתֶּ֣םand you will judgeצֶ֔דֶקrighteousnessבֵּֽין־betweenאִ֥ישׁanyoneוּבֵין־and betweenאָחִ֖יוcountryman hisוּבֵ֥יןand betweenגֵּרֽוֹ׃sojourner his
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לֹֽא־notתַכִּ֨ירוּyou will pay regard toפָנִ֜יםfacesבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗טin the judgmentכַּקָּטֹ֤ןas the smallכַּגָּדֹל֙as the greatתִּשְׁמָע֔וּןyou will listen !לֹ֤אnotתָג֙וּרוּ֙you will be afraidמִפְּנֵי־of the face ofאִ֔ישׁanyoneכִּ֥יforהַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טthe judgmentלֵאלֹהִ֣יםbelongs to Godה֑וּאitוְהַדָּבָר֙and the matterאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיִקְשֶׁ֣הit will be too hardמִכֶּ֔םfor youתַּקְרִב֥וּןyou will bring near !אֵלַ֖יto meוּשְׁמַעְתִּֽיו׃and I will hear it
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וַנִּסַּ֣עand we set outמֵחֹרֵ֗בfrom Horebוַנֵּ֡לֶךְand we walkedאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allהַמִּדְבָּ֣רthe wildernessהַגָּדוֹל֩the greatוְהַנּוֹרָ֨אand the awesomeהַה֜וּאthe thatאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichרְאִיתֶ֗םyou sawדֶּ֚רֶךְthe way ofהַ֣רthe hill country ofהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amoritesכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asצִוָּ֛הhe had commandedיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּGod ourאֹתָ֑נוּobj. usוַנָּבֹ֕אand we cameעַ֖דtoקָדֵ֥שׁKadeshבַּרְנֵֽעַ׃Barnea
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רְ֠אֵהseeנָתַ֨ןhe setsיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod yourלְפָנֶ֖יךָto before youאֶת־obj.הָאָ֑רֶץthe landעֲלֵ֣הgo upרֵ֗שׁtake possession of itכַּאֲשֶׁר֩just asדִּבֶּ֨רhe spokeיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofאֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ancestors yourלָ֔ךְto youאַל־may notתִּירָ֖אyou be afraidוְאַל־and may notתֵּחָֽת׃you be dismayed
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וַתִּקְרְב֣וּןand you drew near !אֵלַי֮to meכֻּלְּכֶם֒all of youוַתֹּאמְר֗וּand you saidנִשְׁלְחָ֤הlet us send outאֲנָשִׁים֙menלְפָנֵ֔ינוּto before usוְיַחְפְּרוּ־so they may spy outלָ֖נוּfor usאֶת־obj.הָאָ֑רֶץthe landוְיָשִׁ֤בוּso they may bring backאֹתָ֙נוּ֙obj. usדָּבָ֔רwordאֶת־obj.הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the wayאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנַעֲלֶה־we will go upבָּ֔הּon itוְאֵת֙and obj.הֶֽעָרִ֔יםthe citiesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָבֹ֖אwe will goאֲלֵיהֶֽן׃to them
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וַיִּקְח֤וּand they tookבְיָדָם֙in hand theirמִפְּרִ֣יsome of the fruit ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landוַיּוֹרִ֖דוּand they brought it downאֵלֵ֑ינוּto usוַיָּשִׁ֨בוּand they brought backאֹתָ֤נוּobj. usדָבָר֙wordוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they saidטוֹבָ֣הis goodהָאָ֔רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁר־whichיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּGod ourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָֽנוּ׃to us
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וַתֵּרָגְנ֤וּand you murmuredבְאָהֳלֵיכֶם֙in tents yourוַתֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand you saidבְּשִׂנְאַ֤תin the hatred ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֹתָ֔נוּobj. usהוֹצִיאָ֖נוּhe brought out usמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptלָתֵ֥תto giveאֹתָ֛נוּobj. usבְּיַ֥דin the hand ofהָאֱמֹרִ֖יthe Amoritesלְהַשְׁמִידֵֽנוּ׃to destroy us
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אָנָ֣ה׀where?אֲנַ֣חְנוּare weעֹלִ֗יםgoing upאַחֵינוּ֩countrymen ourהֵמַ֨סּוּthey have made meltאֶת־obj.לְבָבֵ֜נוּheart ourלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingעַ֣םthe peopleגָּד֤וֹלis greatוָרָם֙and loftyמִמֶּ֔נּוּmore than usעָרִ֛יםthe citiesגְּדֹלֹ֥תare largeוּבְצוּרֹ֖תand fortifiedבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםin the heavensוְגַם־and alsoבְּנֵ֥יthe descendants ofעֲנָקִ֖יםthe Anakitesרָאִ֥ינוּwe sawשָֽׁם׃there
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וּבַמִּדְבָּר֙and in the wildernessאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereרָאִ֔יתָyou sawאֲשֶׁ֤רthatנְשָׂאֲךָ֙he carried youיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asיִשָּׂא־he carriesאִ֖ישׁanyoneאֶת־obj.בְּנ֑וֹchild hisבְּכָל־on allהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the journeyאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהֲלַכְתֶּ֔םyou walkedעַד־untilבֹּאֲכֶ֖םcame youעַד־toהַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְטַפְּכֶם֩and little ones yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoאֲמַרְתֶּ֜םyou saidלָבַ֣זinto plunderיִהְיֶ֗הhe will becomeוּ֠בְנֵיכֶםand children yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoלֹא־notיָדְע֤וּthey knowהַיּוֹם֙this dayט֣וֹבgoodוָרָ֔עand evilהֵ֖מָּהtheyיָבֹ֣אוּthey will goשָׁ֑מָּהthere towardsוְלָהֶ֣םand to themאֶתְּנֶ֔נָּהI will give itוְהֵ֖םand theyיִירָשֽׁוּהָ׃they will take possession of it
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וַֽתַּעֲנ֣וּ׀and you answeredוַתֹּאמְר֣וּand you saidאֵלַ֗יto meחָטָאנוּ֮we have sinnedלַֽיהוָה֒to Yahwehאֲנַ֤חְנוּweנַעֲלֶה֙we will go upוְנִלְחַ֔מְנוּand we will fightכְּכֹ֥לaccording to allאֲשֶׁר־thatצִוָּ֖נוּhe has commanded usיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod ourוַֽתַּחְגְּר֗וּand you girded onאִ֚ישׁeveryoneאֶת־obj.כְּלֵ֣יthe weapons ofמִלְחַמְתּ֔וֹwar hisוַתָּהִ֖ינוּand you regarded as easyלַעֲלֹ֥תto go upהָהָֽרָה׃the hill country towards
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וַיֵּצֵ֨אand he came outהָאֱמֹרִ֜יthe Amoritesהַיֹּשֵׁ֨בwho was dwellingבָּהָ֤רin the hill countryהַהוּא֙the thatלִקְרַאתְכֶ֔םto meet youוַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּand they pursuedאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָהthey doהַדְּבֹרִ֑יםthe beesוַֽיַּכְּת֥וּand they scatteredאֶתְכֶ֛םobj. youבְּשֵׂעִ֖ירin Seirעַד־toחָרְמָֽה׃Hormah
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