Deuteronomy 30
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
1
וְהָיָה֩and it will beכִֽי־thatיָבֹ֨אוּthey will comeעָלֶ֜יךָon youכָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe thingsהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseהַבְּרָכָה֙the blessingוְהַקְּלָלָ֔הand the curseאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֖תִּיI have setלְפָנֶ֑יךָto before youוַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙and you will bring them backאֶל־toלְבָבֶ֔ךָheart yourבְּכָל־in allהַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nationsאֲשֶׁ֧רwhereהִדִּיחֲךָ֛he has banished youיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourשָֽׁמָּה׃there towards
2
וְשַׁבְתָּ֞and you will turn backעַד־toיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֣and you will listenבְקֹל֔וֹto voice hisכְּכֹ֛לaccording to allאֲשֶׁר־thatאָנֹכִ֥יIמְצַוְּךָ֖am commanding youהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayאַתָּ֣הyouוּבָנֶ֔יךָand children yourבְּכָל־with allלְבָבְךָ֖heart yourוּבְכָל־and with allנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃being your
3
וְשָׁ֨בand he will turn backיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod yourאֶת־obj.שְׁבוּתְךָ֖captivity yourוְרִחֲמֶ֑ךָand he will have compassion on youוְשָׁ֗בand he will returnוְקִבֶּצְךָ֙and he will gather youמִכָּל־from allהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesאֲשֶׁ֧רwhereהֱפִֽיצְךָ֛he has scattered youיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourשָֽׁמָּה׃there towards
4
5
וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֞and he will bring youיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָGod yourאֶל־toהָאָ֛רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁר־whichיָרְשׁ֥וּthey took possession ofאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָancestors yourוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑הּand you will take possession of itוְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֥and he will do good to youוְהִרְבְּךָ֖and he will make great youמֵאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃more than ancestors your
6
וּמָ֨לand he will circumciseיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod yourאֶת־obj.לְבָבְךָ֖heart yourוְאֶת־and obj.לְבַ֣בthe heart ofזַרְעֶ֑ךָoffspring yourלְאַהֲבָ֞הto loveאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod yourבְּכָל־with allלְבָבְךָ֥heart yourוּבְכָל־and with allנַפְשְׁךָ֖being yourלְמַ֥עַןfor the sake ofחַיֶּֽיךָ׃life your
7
8
9
וְהוֹתִֽירְךָ֩and he will make abound youיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָGod yourבְּכֹ֣ל׀in allמַעֲשֵׂ֣הthe work ofיָדֶ֗ךָhand yourבִּפְרִ֨יin the fruit ofבִטְנְךָ֜womb yourוּבִפְרִ֧יand in the fruit ofבְהֶמְתְּךָ֛livestock yourוּבִפְרִ֥יand in the fruit ofאַדְמָתְךָ֖ground yourלְטוֹבָ֑הto goodכִּ֣י׀forיָשׁ֣וּבhe will turnיְהוָ֗הYahwehלָשׂ֤וּשׂto rejoiceעָלֶ֙יךָ֙on youלְט֔וֹבfor goodכַּאֲשֶׁר־just asשָׂ֖שׂhe rejoicedעַל־onאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ancestors your
10
כִּ֣יifתִשְׁמַ֗עyou will listenבְּקוֹל֙to the voice ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourלִשְׁמֹ֤רto keepמִצְוֹתָיו֙commandments hisוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוand statutes hisהַכְּתוּבָ֕הthat is writtenבְּסֵ֥פֶרin the book ofהַתּוֹרָ֖הthe lawהַזֶּ֑הthe thisכִּ֤יifתָשׁוּב֙you will returnאֶל־toיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourבְּכָל־with allלְבָבְךָ֖heart yourוּבְכָל־and with allנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פbeing your
11
12
13
וְלֹֽא־and notמֵעֵ֥בֶרis from the other sideלַיָּ֖םof the seaהִ֑ואitלֵאמֹ֗רto sayמִ֣יwho?יַעֲבָר־will he pass overלָ֜נוּfor the usאֶל־toעֵ֤בֶרthe other side ofהַיָּם֙the seaוְיִקָּחֶ֣הָso he may fetch itלָּ֔נוּfor the usוְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּso he may make hear usאֹתָ֖הּobj. itוְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃so we may do it
14
15
16
אִם־ifאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichתִּשְׁמַעyou will listenאָנֹכִ֣יIאֶלtoמְצַוְּךָ֮am commanding youמִצְוֹתthe commandments ofהַיּוֹם֒this dayיְהוָהYahwehלְאַהֲבָ֞הto loveאֱלֹהֶיךָGod yourאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourלָלֶ֣כֶתto walkבִּדְרָכָ֔יוin ways hisוְלִשְׁמֹ֛רand to keepמִצְוֹתָ֥יוcommandments hisוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוand statutes hisוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יוand judgments hisוְחָיִ֣יתָand you will liveוְרָבִ֔יתָand you will increaseוּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙and he will bless youיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourבָּאָ֕רֶץin the landאֲשֶׁר־whereאַתָּ֥הyouבָא־are about to goשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
17
18
הִגַּ֤דְתִּיI tellלָכֶם֙to the youהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayכִּ֥יthatאָבֹ֖דcertainly to perishתֹּאבֵד֑וּןyou will perish !לֹא־notתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןyou will prolong !יָמִים֙daysעַל־onהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereאַתָּ֤הyouעֹבֵר֙are about to pass overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanלָבֹ֥אto goשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
19
הַעִידֹ֨תִיI call as witnessesבָכֶ֣םagainst the youהַיּוֹם֮this dayאֶת־obj.הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםthe heavensוְאֶת־and obj.הָאָרֶץ֒the earthהַחַיִּ֤יםthe lifeוְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙and the deathנָתַ֣תִּיI have setלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youהַבְּרָכָ֖הthe blessingוְהַקְּלָלָ֑הand the curseוּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙and you will chooseבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםin the lifeלְמַ֥עַןso thatתִּחְיֶ֖הyou may liveאַתָּ֥הyouוְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃and offspring your
20
לְאַֽהֲבָה֙by lovingאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourלִשְׁמֹ֥עַby listeningבְּקֹל֖וֹto voice hisוּלְדָבְקָה־and by cleavingב֑וֹto himכִּ֣יforה֤וּאheחַיֶּ֙יךָ֙is life yourוְאֹ֣רֶךְand the length ofיָמֶ֔יךָdays yourלָשֶׁ֣בֶתto dwellעַל־onהָאֲדָמָ֗הthe landאֲשֶׁר֩whichנִשְׁבַּ֨עhe sworeיְהוָ֧הYahwehלַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָto ancestors yourלְאַבְרָהָ֛םto Abrahamלְיִצְחָ֥קto Isaacוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖בand to Jacobלָתֵ֥תto giveלָהֶֽם׃ פto the them
Frequently asked questions
Is this a Bible translation?
No — it's a word-for-word rendering of the original Hebrew text, tagged with Strong's numbers, so you can see exactly which original word underlies each part of the verse. For a devotional reading, see our Bible verses by topic section, which uses the King James Version.
What do the faded (italic) words mean?
They're words the Hebrew implies grammatically but that wouldn't be spoken as a separate word in natural English — shown here so nothing from the original text is hidden.
How do I look up what a word means?
Click any word — it links straight to that word's entry in our Strong's Concordance, with the full definition and how it's used elsewhere in the Bible.
Need a different tool?
Explore the whole Calcs family here.
Think we tagged a word wrong?