Deuteronomy 3
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֵלַי֙to meאַל־may notתִּירָ֣אyou fearאֹת֔וֹobj. himכִּ֣יforבְיָדְךָ֞in hand yourנָתַ֧תִּיI giveאֹת֛וֹobj. himוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allעַמּ֖וֹpeople hisוְאֶת־and obj.אַרְצ֑וֹland hisוְעָשִׂ֣יתָand you will doלּ֔וֹto himכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asעָשִׂ֗יתָyou didלְסִיחֹן֙to Sihonמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amoritesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיוֹשֵׁ֖בwas dwellingבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃in Heshbon
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וַנִּלְכֹּ֤דand we capturedאֶת־obj.כָּל־allעָרָיו֙cities hisבָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֔ואthe thatלֹ֤אnotהָֽיְתָה֙it wasקִרְיָ֔הa townאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלֹא־notלָקַ֖חְנוּwe tookמֵֽאִתָּ֑םfrom with the themשִׁשִּׁ֥יםsixtyעִיר֙citiesכָּל־allחֶ֣בֶלthe region ofאַרְגֹּ֔בArgobמַמְלֶ֥כֶתthe kingdom ofע֖וֹגOgבַּבָּשָֽׁן׃in the Bashan
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וַנִּקַּ֞חand we tookבָּעֵ֤תat the timeהַהִוא֙the thatאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landמִיַּ֗דfrom the hand ofשְׁנֵי֙the twoמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofהָאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amoritesאֲשֶׁ֖רwhoבְּעֵ֣בֶרwere on the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordanמִנַּ֥חַלfrom the wadi ofאַרְנֹ֖ןArnonעַד־toהַ֥רthe mountain ofחֶרְמֽוֹן׃Hermon
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כִּ֣יforרַק־onlyע֞וֹגOgמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofהַבָּשָׁ֗ןthe Bashanנִשְׁאַר֮he survivedמִיֶּ֣תֶרfrom the remnant ofהָרְפָאִים֒the Rephaitesהִנֵּ֤הthere!עַרְשׂוֹ֙sarcophagus hisעֶ֣רֶשׂwas a sarcophagus ofבַּרְזֶ֔לironהֲלֹ֣ה¿ notהִ֔ואis itבְּרַבַּ֖תin Rabbah ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofעַמּ֑וֹןAmmonתֵּ֧שַׁעwas nineאַמּ֣וֹתcubitsאָרְכָּ֗הּlength itsוְאַרְבַּ֥עand was fourאַמּ֛וֹתcubitsרָחְבָּ֖הּbreadth itsבְּאַמַּת־by a cubit ofאִֽישׁ׃a human
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וְאֶת־and obj.הָאָ֧רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֛אתthe thisיָרַ֖שְׁנוּwe took possession ofבָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֑ואthe thatמֵעֲרֹעֵ֞רfrom Aroerאֲשֶׁר־whichעַל־was atנַ֣חַלthe wadi ofאַרְנֹ֗ןArnonוַחֲצִ֤יand the half ofהַֽר־the hill country ofהַגִּלְעָד֙the Gileadוְעָרָ֔יוand cities itsנָתַ֕תִּיI gaveלָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֖יto the Reubenitesוְלַגָּדִֽי׃and to the Gadites
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וְיֶ֨תֶרand the remainder ofהַגִּלְעָ֤דthe Gileadוְכָל־and allהַבָּשָׁן֙the Bashanמַמְלֶ֣כֶתthe kingdom ofע֔וֹגOgנָתַ֕תִּיI gaveלַחֲצִ֖יto the half ofשֵׁ֣בֶטthe tribe ofהַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑הthe Manassehכֹּ֣לallחֶ֤בֶלthe region ofהָֽאַרְגֹּב֙the Argobלְכָל־to allהַבָּשָׁ֔ןthe Bashanהַה֥וּאthe itיִקָּרֵ֖אit was calledאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofרְפָאִֽים׃the Rephaites
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יָאִ֣ירJairבֶּן־the son ofמְנַשֶּׁ֗הManassehלָקַח֙he tookאֶת־obj.כָּל־allחֶ֣בֶלthe region ofאַרְגֹּ֔בArgobעַד־toגְּב֥וּלthe border ofהַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יthe Geshuritesוְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑יand the Maacathitesוַיִּקְרָא֩and he calledאֹתָ֨םobj. themעַל־onשְׁמ֤וֹown name hisאֶת־obj.הַבָּשָׁן֙the Bashanחַוֹּ֣תthe villages ofיָאִ֔ירJairעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְלָרֻאוּבֵנִ֨יand to the Reubenitesוְלַגָּדִ֜יand to the Gaditesנָתַ֤תִּיI gaveמִן־fromהַגִּלְעָד֙the Gileadוְעַד־and toנַ֣חַלthe wadi ofאַרְנֹ֔ןArnonתּ֥וֹךְthe middle ofהַנַּ֖חַלthe wadiוּגְבֻ֑לand a borderוְעַד֙and toיַבֹּ֣קJabbokהַנַּ֔חַלthe wadiגְּב֖וּלis the border ofבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofעַמּֽוֹן׃Ammon
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וָאֲצַ֣וand I commandedאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youבָּעֵ֥תat the timeהַהִ֖ואthe thatלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗םGod yourנָתַ֨ןhe has givenלָכֶ֜םto youאֶת־obj.הָאָ֤רֶץthe landהַזֹּאת֙the thisלְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּto take possession of itחֲלוּצִ֣יםequippedתַּֽעַבְר֗וּyou will pass overלִפְנֵ֛יto beforeאֲחֵיכֶ֥םcountrymen yourבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelכָּל־O allבְּנֵי־the sons ofחָֽיִל׃strength
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עַ֠דuntilאֲשֶׁר־thatיָנִ֨יחַhe will give restיְהוָ֥ה׀Yahwehלַֽאֲחֵיכֶם֮to countrymen yourכָּכֶם֒like youוְיָרְשׁ֣וּand they will take possession ofגַם־alsoהֵ֔םtheyאֶת־obj.הָאָ֕רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛םGod yourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָהֶ֖םto themבְּעֵ֣בֶרon the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordanוְשַׁבְתֶּ֗םand you will returnאִ֚ישׁeveryoneלִֽירֻשָּׁת֔וֹto possession hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֖תִּיI have givenלָכֶֽם׃to you
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וְאֶת־and obj.יְהוֹשׁ֣וּעַJoshuaצִוֵּ֔יתִיI commandedבָּעֵ֥תat the timeהַהִ֖ואthe thatלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingעֵינֶ֣יךָeyes yourהָרֹאֹ֗תare the ones which have seenאֵת֩obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֨רthatעָשָׂ֜הhe didיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙God yourלִשְׁנֵי֙to the twoהַמְּלָכִ֣יםthe kingsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseכֵּֽן־thusיַעֲשֶׂ֤הhe will doיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְכָל־to allהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתthe kingdomsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhereאַתָּ֖הyouעֹבֵ֥רare about to pass overשָֽׁמָּה׃there towards
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אֲדֹנָ֣יO Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehאַתָּ֤הyouהַֽחִלּ֙וֹתָ֙you have begunלְהַרְא֣וֹתto showאֶֽת־obj.עַבְדְּךָ֔servant yourאֶ֨ת־obj.גָּדְלְךָ֔greatness yourוְאֶת־and obj.יָדְךָ֖hand yourהַחֲזָקָ֑הthe strongאֲשֶׁ֤רthatמִי־who?אֵל֙is Godבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםin the heavensוּבָאָ֔רֶץand on the earthאֲשֶׁר־whoיַעֲשֶׂ֥הhe will doכְמַעֲשֶׂ֖יךָlike works yourוְכִגְבוּרֹתֶֽךָ׃and like mighty deeds your
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וַיִּתְעַבֵּ֨רand he was furiousיְהוָ֥הYahwehבִּי֙with meלְמַ֣עַנְכֶ֔םon account of youוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁמַ֖עhe listenedאֵלָ֑יto meוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֵלַי֙to meרַב־enoughלָ֔ךְfor youאַל־may notתּ֗וֹסֶףyou repeatדַּבֵּ֥רto speakאֵלַ֛יto meע֖וֹדagainבַּדָּבָ֥רin the matterהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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עֲלֵ֣ה׀go upרֹ֣אשׁthe top ofהַפִּסְגָּ֗הthe Pisgahוְשָׂ֥אand lift upעֵינֶ֛יךָeyes yourיָ֧מָּהwest -wardוְצָפֹ֛נָהand north -wardוְתֵימָ֥נָהand south -wardוּמִזְרָ֖חָהand east -wardוּרְאֵ֣הand seeבְעֵינֶ֑יךָwith own eyes yourכִּי־thatלֹ֥אnotתַעֲבֹ֖רyou will pass overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןthe Jordanהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְצַ֥וand commissionאֶת־obj.יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshuaוְחַזְּקֵ֣הוּand encourage himוְאַמְּצֵ֑הוּand strengthen himכִּי־forה֣וּאheיַעֲבֹ֗רhe will pass overלִפְנֵי֙to beforeהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוְהוּא֙and heיַנְחִ֣ילhe will give as an inheritanceאוֹתָ֔םobj. themאֶת־obj.הָאָ֖רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichתִּרְאֶֽה׃you will see
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