Deuteronomy 31
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.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֗םto themבֶּן־am a son ofמֵאָה֩one hundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםand twentyשָׁנָ֤הyearsאָנֹכִי֙Iהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayלֹא־notאוּכַ֥לI am ableע֖וֹדstillלָצֵ֣אתto go outוְלָב֑וֹאand to comeוַֽיהוָה֙and Yahwehאָמַ֣רhe has saidאֵלַ֔יto meלֹ֥אnotתַעֲבֹ֖רyou will pass overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןthe Jordanהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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יְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָGod yourה֣וּא׀heעֹבֵ֣רis about to pass overלְפָנֶ֗יךָto before youהֽוּא־heיַשְׁמִ֞ידhe will destroyאֶת־obj.הַגּוֹיִ֥םthe nationsהָאֵ֛לֶּהthe theseמִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָfrom to before youוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑םand you will dispossess themיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַJoshuaה֚וּאheעֹבֵ֣רis about to pass overלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asדִּבֶּ֥רhe spokeיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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חִזְק֣וּbe strongוְאִמְצ֔וּand be boldאַל־may notתִּֽירְא֥וּyou be afraidוְאַל־and may notתַּעַרְצ֖וּyou be terrifiedמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םof before themכִּ֣י׀forיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָGod yourה֚וּאheהַהֹלֵ֣ךְis the one who goesעִמָּ֔ךְwith youלֹ֥אnotיַרְפְּךָ֖he will abandon youוְלֹ֥אand notיַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פhe will forsake you
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וַיִּקְרָ֨אand he summonedמֹשֶׁ֜הMosesלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַto Joshuaוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֜יוto himלְעֵינֵ֣יto the eyes ofכָל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לIsraelחֲזַ֣קbe strongוֶאֱמָץ֒and be boldכִּ֣יforאַתָּ֗הyouתָּבוֹא֙you will goאֶת־withהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאֶל־intoהָאָ֕רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנִשְׁבַּ֧עhe sworeיְהוָ֛הYahwehלַאֲבֹתָ֖םto ancestors theirלָתֵ֣תto giveלָהֶ֑םto the themוְאַתָּ֖הand youתַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּהyou will give as an inheritance itאוֹתָֽם׃obj. them
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וַיִּכְתֹּ֣בand he wrote downמֹשֶׁה֮Mosesאֶת־obj.הַתּוֹרָ֣הthe lawהַזֹּאת֒the thisוַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּand he gave itאֶל־toהַכֹּהֲנִים֙the priestsבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofלֵוִ֔יLeviהַנֹּ֣שְׂאִ֔יםwho carryאֶת־obj.אֲר֖וֹןthe ark ofבְּרִ֣יתthe covenant ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְאֶל־and toכָּל־allזִקְנֵ֖יthe elders ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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בְּב֣וֹאwhen comesכָל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelלֵרָאוֹת֙to appearאֶת־withפְּנֵי֙the presence ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourבַּמָּק֖וֹםin the placeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיִבְחָ֑רhe will chooseתִּקְרָ֞אyou will read aloudאֶת־obj.הַתּוֹרָ֥הthe lawהַזֹּ֛אתthe thisנֶ֥גֶדbeforeכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃in ears their
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הַקְהֵ֣לassembleאֶת־obj.הָעָ֗םthe peopleהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֤יםthe menוְהַנָּשִׁים֙and the womenוְהַטַּ֔ףand the little onesוְגֵרְךָ֖and sojourner yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoבִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָis in gates yourלְמַ֨עַןso thatיִשְׁמְע֜וּthey may hearוּלְמַ֣עַןand so thatיִלְמְד֗וּthey may learnוְיָֽרְאוּ֙and they will fearאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourוְשָֽׁמְר֣וּand they will take careלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתto doאֶת־obj.כָּל־allדִּבְרֵ֖יthe words ofהַתּוֹרָ֥הthe lawהַזֹּֽאת׃the this
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וּבְנֵיהֶ֞םand children theirאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoלֹֽא־notיָדְע֗וּthey have knownיִשְׁמְעוּ֙they will hearוְלָ֣מְד֔וּand they will learnלְיִרְאָ֖הto fearאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑םGod yourכָּל־allהַיָּמִ֗יםthe daysאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאַתֶּ֤םyouחַיִּים֙will be aliveעַל־onהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereאַתֶּ֜םyouעֹבְרִ֧יםare about to pass overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןthe Jordanשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ פto take possession of it
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesהֵ֣ןhere!קָרְב֣וּthey have drawn nearיָמֶיךָ֮days yourלָמוּת֒to dieקְרָ֣אsummonאֶת־obj.יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַJoshuaוְהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּand present yourselvesבְּאֹ֥הֶלat the tent ofמוֹעֵ֖דmeetingוַאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּso I may commission himוַיֵּ֤לֶךְand he wentמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesוִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֔עַand Joshuaוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּand they presented themselvesבְּאֹ֥הֶלat the tent ofמוֹעֵֽד׃meeting
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesהִנְּךָ֥here youשֹׁכֵ֖בare about to lie downעִם־withאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָancestors yourוְקָם֩and it will ariseהָעָ֨םthe peopleהַזֶּ֜הthe thisוְזָנָ֣ה׀and it will act as a prostituteאַחֲרֵ֣י׀afterאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe gods ofנֵֽכַר־the foreignness ofהָאָ֗רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereה֤וּאitבָא־is about to goשָׁ֙מָּה֙there towardsבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹin midst itsוַעֲזָבַ֕נִיand it will forsake meוְהֵפֵר֙and it will breakאֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִ֔יcovenant myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichכָּרַ֖תִּיI madeאִתּֽוֹ׃with it
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וְחָרָ֣הand it will burnאַפִּ֣יanger myב֣וֹon the itבַיּוֹם־on the dayהַ֠הוּאthe thatוַעֲזַבְתִּ֞יםand I will forsake themוְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨יand I will hideפָנַ֤יface myמֵהֶם֙from the themוְהָיָ֣הand it will beלֶֽאֱכֹ֔לfor devouringוּמְצָאֻ֛הוּand they will come upon itרָע֥וֹתcalamitiesרַבּ֖וֹתmanyוְצָר֑וֹתand troublesוְאָמַר֙and it will sayבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֔וּאthe thatהֲלֹ֗א¿ notעַ֣לonכִּֽי־forאֵ֤יןnotאֱלֹהַי֙God myבְּקִרְבִּ֔יis in midst myמְצָא֖וּנִיhave they come upon meהָרָע֥וֹתthe calamitiesהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeכִּתְב֤וּwrite downלָכֶם֙for the yourselvesאֶת־obj.הַשִּׁירָ֣הthe songהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוְלַמְּדָ֥הּand teach itאֶת־obj.בְּנֵי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelשִׂימָ֣הּput itבְּפִיהֶ֑םin mouth theirלְמַ֨עַןso thatתִּהְיֶה־it may becomeלִּ֜יfor the meהַשִּׁירָ֥הthe songהַזֹּ֛אתthe thisלְעֵ֖דinto a witnessבִּבְנֵ֥יon the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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כִּֽי־ifאֲבִיאֶ֜נּוּI will bring itאֶֽל־intoהָאֲדָמָ֣ה׀the landאֲשֶׁר־whichנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיI sworeלַאֲבֹתָ֗יוto ancestors itsזָבַ֤תflowing ofחָלָב֙milkוּדְבַ֔שׁand honeyוְאָכַ֥לand it will eatוְשָׂבַ֖עand it will be satisfiedוְדָשֵׁ֑ןand it will grow fatוּפָנָ֞הand it will turnאֶל־toאֱלֹהִ֤יםgodsאֲחֵרִים֙otherוַעֲבָד֔וּםand they will serve themוְנִ֣אֲצ֔וּנִיand they will spurn meוְהֵפֵ֖רand it will breakאֶת־obj.בְּרִיתִֽי׃covenant my
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וְ֠הָיָהand it will beכִּֽי־thatתִמְצֶ֨אןָthey will come uponאֹת֜וֹobj. itרָע֣וֹתcalamitiesרַבּוֹת֮manyוְצָרוֹת֒and troublesוְ֠עָנְתָהand it will testifyהַשִּׁירָ֨הthe songהַזֹּ֤אתthe thisלְפָנָיו֙to before itלְעֵ֔דto a witnessכִּ֛יforלֹ֥אnotתִשָּׁכַ֖חit will be forgottenמִפִּ֣יfrom the mouth ofזַרְע֑וֹoffspring itsכִּ֧יforיָדַ֣עְתִּיI knowאֶת־obj.יִצְר֗וֹintention itsאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichה֤וּאitעֹשֶׂה֙is makingהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayבְּטֶ֣רֶםin beforeאֲבִיאֶ֔נּוּI will bring itאֶל־intoהָאָ֖רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנִשְׁבָּֽעְתִּי׃I swore
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וַיְצַ֞וand he commissionedאֶת־obj.יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַJoshuaבִּן־the son ofנ֗וּןNunוַיֹּאמֶר֮and he saidחֲזַ֣קbe strongוֶֽאֱמָץ֒and be boldכִּ֣יforאַתָּ֗הyouתָּבִיא֙you will bringאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֶל־intoהָאָ֖רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁר־whichנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיI sworeלָהֶ֑םto the themוְאָנֹכִ֖יand Iאֶֽהְיֶ֥הI will beעִמָּֽךְ׃with you
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כִּ֣יforאָנֹכִ֤יIיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙I knowאֶֽת־obj.מֶרְיְךָ֔rebellion yourוְאֶֽת־and obj.עָרְפְּךָ֖neck yourהַקָּשֶׁ֑הthe stiffהֵ֣ןhere!בְּעוֹדֶנִּי֩when still Iחַ֨יam aliveעִמָּכֶ֜םwith youהַיּ֗וֹםthis dayמַמְרִ֤יםrebelliousהֱיִתֶם֙you have beenעִם־withיְהֹוָ֔הYahwehוְאַ֖ףand indeed?כִּי־forאַחֲרֵ֥יafterמוֹתִֽי׃death my
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הַקְהִ֧ילוּassembleאֵלַ֛יto meאֶת־obj.כָּל־allזִקְנֵ֥יthe elders ofשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םtribes yourוְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑םand officials yourוַאֲדַבְּרָ֣הand let me speakבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םin ears theirאֵ֚תobj.הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe wordsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseוְאָעִ֣ידָהso I may call as witnessesבָּ֔םagainst the themאֶת־obj.הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensוְאֶת־and obj.הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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כִּ֣יforיָדַ֗עְתִּיI knowאַחֲרֵ֤יafterמוֹתִי֙death myכִּֽי־thatהַשְׁחֵ֣תcertainly to act corruptlyתַּשְׁחִת֔וּןyou will act corruptly !וְסַרְתֶּ֣םand you will turn asideמִן־fromהַדֶּ֔רֶךְthe wayאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוִּ֖יתִיI have commandedאֶתְכֶ֑םobj. youוְקָרָ֨אתand it will happen toאֶתְכֶ֤םobj. youהָֽרָעָה֙the evilבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתat the end ofהַיָּמִ֔יםthe daysכִּֽי־forתַעֲשׂ֤וּyou will doאֶת־obj.הָרַע֙the evilבְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלְהַכְעִיס֖וֹto provoke to anger himבְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הby the work ofיְדֵיכֶֽם׃hands your
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