Deuteronomy 4
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וְעַתָּ֣הand nowיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לO Israelשְׁמַ֤עlistenאֶל־toהַֽחֻקִּים֙the statutesוְאֶל־and toהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔יםthe judgmentsאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichאָֽנֹכִ֛יIמְלַמֵּ֥דam about to teachאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתto observeלְמַ֣עַןso thatתִּֽחְי֗וּyou may liveוּבָאתֶם֙and you will goוִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣םand you will take possession ofאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םancestors yourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָכֶֽם׃to you
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לֹ֣אnotתֹסִ֗פוּyou must addעַל־toהַדָּבָר֙the wordאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichאָנֹכִי֙Iמְצַוֶּ֣הam about to commandאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youוְלֹ֥אand notתִגְרְע֖וּyou must diminishמִמֶּ֑נּוּfrom itלִשְׁמֹ֗רto keepאֶת־obj.מִצְוֹת֙the commandments ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאָנֹכִ֖יIמְצַוֶּ֥הam about to commandאֶתְכֶֽם׃obj. you
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עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙own eyes yourהָֽרֹאֹ֔תare the ones which sawאֵ֛תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichעָשָׂ֥הhe didיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּבַ֣עַלat Baalפְּע֑וֹרPeorכִּ֣יforכָל־everyהָאִ֗ישׁthe personאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoהָלַךְ֙he walkedאַחֲרֵ֣יafterבַֽעַל־Baalפְּע֔וֹרPeorהִשְׁמִיד֛וֹhe destroyed himיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃from midst your
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רְאֵ֣ה׀seeלִמַּ֣דְתִּיI have taughtאֶתְכֶ֗םobj. youחֻקִּים֙statutesוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יםand judgmentsכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asצִוַּ֖נִיhe commanded meיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֑יGod myלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto doכֵּ֔ןthusבְּקֶ֣רֶבin the midst ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhereאַתֶּ֛םyouבָּאִ֥יםare about to goשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
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וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮and you will take careוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒and you will observe themכִּ֣יforהִ֤ואthatחָכְמַתְכֶם֙will be wisdom yourוּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔םand understanding yourלְעֵינֵ֖יto the eyes ofהָעַמִּ֑יםthe peoplesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיִשְׁמְע֗וּןthey will hear !אֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allהַחֻקִּ֣יםthe statutesהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseוְאָמְר֗וּand they will sayרַ֚קcertainlyעַם־is a peopleחָכָ֣םwiseוְנָב֔וֹןand understandingהַגּ֥וֹיthe nationהַגָּד֖וֹלthe greatהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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רַ֡קonlyהִשָּׁ֣מֶרtake heedלְךָ֩to yourselfוּשְׁמֹ֨רand guardנַפְשְׁךָ֜self yourמְאֹ֗דexceedinglyפֶּן־lestתִּשְׁכַּ֨חyou should forgetאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֜יםthe thingsאֲשֶׁר־whichרָא֣וּthey have seenעֵינֶ֗יךָeyes yourוּפֶן־and lestיָס֙וּרוּ֙they should departמִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔from heart yourכֹּ֖לallיְמֵ֣יthe days ofחַיֶּ֑יךָlife yourוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥םand you will make known themלְבָנֶ֖יךָto children yourוְלִבְנֵ֥יand to the children ofבָנֶֽיךָ׃children your
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י֗וֹםthe dayאֲשֶׁ֨רwhenעָמַ֜דְתָּyou stoodלִפְנֵ֨יto beforeיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶיךָ֮God yourבְּחֹרֵב֒at Horebבֶּאֱמֹ֨רwhen saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֵלַ֗יto meהַקְהֶל־assembleלִי֙to meאֶת־obj.הָעָ֔םthe peopleוְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖םso I may make hear themאֶת־obj.דְּבָרָ֑יwords myאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיִלְמְד֜וּןthey will learn !לְיִרְאָ֣הto fearאֹתִ֗יobj. meכָּל־allהַיָּמִים֙the daysאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהֵ֤םtheyחַיִּים֙will be aliveעַל־onהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe landוְאֶת־and obj.בְּנֵיהֶ֖םchildren theirיְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃they will teach !
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וְאֹתִ֞יand obj. meצִוָּ֤הhe commandedיְהוָה֙Yahwehבָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֔ואthe thatלְלַמֵּ֣דto teachאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youחֻקִּ֖יםstatutesוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יםand judgmentsלַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣םto observe youאֹתָ֔םobj. themבָּאָ֕רֶץin the landאֲשֶׁ֥רwhereאַתֶּ֛םyouעֹבְרִ֥יםare about to pass overשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
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וּפֶן־and lestתִּשָּׂ֨אyou should lift upעֵינֶ֜יךָeyes yourהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהthe heavens towardsוְֽ֠רָאִיתָand you will seeאֶת־obj.הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁthe sunוְאֶת־and obj.הַיָּרֵ֜חַthe moonוְאֶת־and obj.הַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗יםthe starsכֹּ֚לallצְבָ֣אthe host ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְנִדַּחְתָּ֛and you will be drawn asideוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָand you will bow downלָהֶ֖םto themוַעֲבַדְתָּ֑םand you will serve themאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichחָלַ֜קhe has assignedיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourאֹתָ֔םobj. themלְכֹל֙to allהָֽעַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesתַּ֖חַתunderכָּל־allהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃the heavens
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וַֽיהוָ֥הand Yahwehהִתְאַנֶּף־he was angryבִּ֖יwith meעַל־onדִּבְרֵיכֶ֑םwords yourוַיִּשָּׁבַ֗עand he sworeלְבִלְתִּ֤יto notעָבְרִי֙to pass over Iאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanוּלְבִלְתִּי־and to notבֹא֙to goאֶל־intoהָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַטּוֹבָ֔הthe goodאֲשֶׁר֙whichיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלְךָ֖to youנַחֲלָֽה׃an inheritance
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הִשָּׁמְר֣וּtake heedלָכֶ֗םto yourselvesפֶּֽן־lestתִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙you should forgetאֶת־obj.בְּרִ֤יתthe covenant ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔םGod yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichכָּרַ֖תhe has madeעִמָּכֶ֑םwith youוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םand you will makeלָכֶ֥םfor yourselvesפֶּ֙סֶל֙an imageתְּמ֣וּנַתa form ofכֹּ֔לanythingאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוְּךָ֖he commanded youיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃God your
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כִּֽי־forתוֹלִ֤ידyou will fatherבָּנִים֙childrenוּבְנֵ֣יand children ofבָנִ֔יםchildrenוְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּ֖םand you will grow oldבָּאָ֑רֶץin the landוְהִשְׁחַתֶּ֗םand you will act corruptlyוַעֲשִׂ֤יתֶםand you will makeפֶּ֙סֶל֙an image ofתְּמ֣וּנַתa form ofכֹּ֔לanythingוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥םand you will doהָרַ֛עthe evilבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofיְהוָֽה־Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃to provoke to anger him
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הַעִידֹתִי֩I call as witnessesבָכֶ֨םagainst youהַיּ֜וֹםthis dayאֶת־obj.הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםthe heavensוְאֶת־and obj.הָאָ֗רֶץthe earthכִּֽי־thatאָבֹ֣דcertainly to perishתֹּאבֵדוּן֮you will perish !מַהֵר֒quicklyמֵעַ֣לfrom onהָאָ֔רֶץthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhereאַתֶּ֜םyouעֹבְרִ֧יםare about to pass overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןthe Jordanשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּto take possession of itלֹֽא־notתַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןyou will prolong !יָמִים֙daysעָלֶ֔יהָon itכִּ֥יforהִשָּׁמֵ֖דutterly destroyedתִּשָּׁמֵדֽוּן׃you will be destroyed !
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כִּ֣יthatשְׁאַל־askנָא֩pleaseלְיָמִ֨יםto daysרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםformerאֲשֶׁר־whichהָי֣וּthey wereלְפָנֶ֗יךָto before youלְמִן־to fromהַיּוֹם֙the dayאֲשֶׁר֩whenבָּרָ֨אhe createdאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀Godאָדָם֙humankindעַל־onהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthוּלְמִקְצֵ֥הand to from the end ofהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensוְעַד־and toקְצֵ֣הthe end ofהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavensהֲנִֽהְיָ֗ה¿ has it happenedכַּדָּבָ֤רlike the thingהַגָּדוֹל֙the greatהַזֶּ֔הthe thisא֖וֹorהֲנִשְׁמַ֥ע¿ has it been heardכָּמֹֽהוּ׃like it
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א֣וֹ׀orהֲנִסָּ֣ה¿ has it attemptedאֱלֹהִ֗יםa godלָ֠בוֹאto comeלָקַ֨חַתto takeל֣וֹfor itselfגוֹי֮a nationמִקֶּ֣רֶבfrom the midst ofגּוֹי֒a nationבְּמַסֹּת֩by trialsבְּאֹתֹ֨תby signsוּבְמוֹפְתִ֜יםand by wondersוּבְמִלְחָמָ֗הand by battleוּבְיָ֤דand by a handחֲזָקָה֙strongוּבִזְר֣וֹעַand by an armנְטוּיָ֔הoutstretchedוּבְמוֹרָאִ֖יםand by terrorsגְּדֹלִ֑יםgreatכְּ֠כֹלlike allאֲשֶׁר־thatעָשָׂ֨הhe didלָכֶ֜םfor youיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛םGod yourבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםin Egyptלְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃to eyes your
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מִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםthe heavensהִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥he caused to hear youאֶת־obj.קֹל֖וֹvoice hisלְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּto discipline youוְעַל־and onהָאָ֗רֶץthe earthהֶרְאֲךָ֙he showed youאֶת־obj.אִשּׁ֣וֹfire hisהַגְּדוֹלָ֔הthe greatוּדְבָרָ֥יוand words hisשָׁמַ֖עְתָּyou heardמִתּ֥וֹךְfrom the middle ofהָאֵֽשׁ׃the fire
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וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞and you will keepאֶת־obj.חֻקָּ֣יוstatutes hisוְאֶת־and obj.מִצְוֹתָ֗יוcommandments hisאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאָנֹכִ֤יIמְצַוְּךָ֙am commanding youהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayאֲשֶׁר֙thatיִיטַ֣בit will go wellלְךָ֔for youוּלְבָנֶ֖יךָand for children yourאַחֲרֶ֑יךָafter youוּלְמַ֨עַןand so thatתַּאֲרִ֤יךְyou may prolongיָמִים֙daysעַל־onהַ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod yourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלְךָ֖to youכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃ פthe days
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לָנֻ֨סto fleeשָׁ֜מָּהthere towardsרוֹצֵ֗חַa killerאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoיִרְצַ֤חhe will killאֶת־obj.רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙neighbor hisבִּבְלִי־with noדַ֔עַתknowledgeוְה֛וּאand heלֹא־notשֹׂנֵ֥אwas hatingל֖וֹto himמִתְּמ֣וֹלfrom yesterdayשִׁלְשׁ֑וֹםthe third dayוְנָ֗סand he will fleeאֶל־toאַחַ֛תoneמִן־ofהֶעָרִ֥יםthe citiesהָאֵ֖לthe theseוָחָֽי׃and he will live
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בְּעֵ֨בֶרon the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןthe Jordanבַּגַּ֗יְאin the valleyמ֚וּלopposite toבֵּ֣יתBethפְּע֔וֹרPeorבְּאֶ֗רֶץin the land ofסִיחֹן֙Sihonמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amoritesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיוֹשֵׁ֖בwas dwellingבְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןin Heshbonאֲשֶׁ֨רwhomהִכָּ֤הhe struck downמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesוּבְנֵֽיand the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelבְּצֵאתָ֖םwhen came out theyמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃from Egypt
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וַיִּֽירְשׁ֨וּand they took possession ofאֶת־obj.אַרְצ֜וֹland hisוְאֶת־and obj.אֶ֣רֶץ׀the land ofע֣וֹגOgמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofהַבָּשָׁ֗ןthe Bashanשְׁנֵי֙the twoמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amoritesאֲשֶׁ֖רwhoבְּעֵ֣בֶרwas on the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןthe Jordanמִזְרַ֖חthe rising ofשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃the sun
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