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Deuteronomy

Chapter 4
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h yishsera'e֗l shshema֤ 'el-haֽchuqּiym֙ ve'el-hamּishshepּati֔ym 'ashshe֧r 'aֽnoki֛y melamּe֥d 'eteke֖m la'ashs֑ot lema֣'an tּiֽchey֗u uba'tem֙ viֽyrishshetּe֣m 'et-ha'a֔retz 'ashshe֧r yehva֛h 'elohe֥y 'aboteyke֖m note֥n lakeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.

וְעַתָּ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁמַ֤ע אֶל־הַֽחֻקִּים֙ וְאֶל־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָֽנֹכִ֛י מְלַמֵּ֥ד אֶתְכֶ֖ם לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת לְמַ֣עַן תִּֽחְי֗וּ וּבָאתֶם֙ וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֣ם אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם נֹתֵ֥ן לָכֶֽם׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֣ tosi֗pu 'al-hadּabar֙ 'ashshe֤r 'anokiy֙ metzaue֣h 'eteke֔m velo֥ tigere'֖u mimּe֑nּu lishshemo֗r 'et-mitzevot֙ yehva֣h 'eloֽheyke֔m 'ashshe֥r 'anoki֖y metzaue֥h 'etekeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.

לֹ֣א תֹסִ֗פוּ עַל־הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָנֹכִי֙ מְצַוֶּ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א תִגְרְע֖וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ לִשְׁמֹ֗ר אֶת־מִצְוֺת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶֽם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽyneykem֙ haֽro'o֔t 'e֛t 'ashsher-'ashsa֥h yehva֖h bּeba֣'al pּe'֑or kּi֣y kal-ha'i֗yshsh 'ashshe֤r halake֙ 'achare֣y baֽ'al-pּe'֔or hishshemiyd֛o yehva֥h 'elohe֖yka miqּirebּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You saw with your own eyes what the LORD did at Baal Peor. the LORD your God destroyed from among you everyone who followed the Baal of Peor,

עֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הָֽרֹאֹ֔ת אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה בְּבַ֣עַל פְּע֑וֹר כִּ֣י כָל־הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלַךְ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י בַֽעַל־פְּע֔וֹר הִשְׁמִיד֛וֹ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּem֙ hadּebeqi֔ym bּayhva֖h 'eloheyke֑m chayּi֥ym kּulּeke֖m hayּֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)but all of you who held fast to the LORD your God are still alive today.

וְאַתֶּם֙ הַדְּבֵקִ֔ים בַּיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם חַיִּ֥ים כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): re'e֣h ׀ limּa֣detּiy 'eteke֗m chuqּiym֙ umishshepּati֔ym kּa'ashshe֥r tziua֖niy yehva֣h 'eloha֑y la'ashs֣ot kּe֔n bּeqe֣reb ha'a֔retz 'ashshe֥r 'atּe֛m bּa'i֥ym shsha֖mּah lerishshetּaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it.

רְאֵ֣ה ׀ לִמַּ֣דְתִּי אֶתְכֶ֗ם חֻקִּים֙ וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוַּ֖נִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֔ן בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם בָּאִ֥ים שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ushshemaretּem֮ va'ashsiytem֒ kּi֣y hi֤v chakematekem֙ ubi֣ynateke֔m le'eyne֖y ha'amּi֑ym 'ashshe֣r yishsheme'֗un 'e֚t kּal-hachuqּi֣ym ha'e֔lּeh ve'amer֗u ra֚q 'am-chaka֣m venab֔on hagּ֥oy hagּad֖ol hazּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people."

וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒ כִּ֣י הִ֤וא חָכְמַתְכֶם֙ וּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔ם לְעֵינֵ֖י הָעַמִּ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשְׁמְע֗וּן אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַחֻקִּ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְאָמְר֗וּ רַ֚ק עַם־חָכָ֣ם וְנָב֔וֹן הַגּ֥וֹי הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֚y miy-g֣oy gּad֔ol 'ashsher-l֥o 'elohi֖ym qerobi֣ym 'ela֑yv kּayhva֣h 'elohe֔ynu bּekּal-qare'e֖nu 'elaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the LORD our God is near us whenever we pray to him?

כִּ֚י מִי־ג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ל֥וֹ אֱלֹהִ֖ים קְרֹבִ֣ים אֵלָ֑יו כַּיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ בְּכָּל־קָרְאֵ֖נוּ אֵלָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): umiy֙ gּ֣oy gּad֔ol 'ashsher-l֛o chuqּi֥ym umishshepּati֖ym tzadּiyqi֑m kּekol֙ hatּora֣h hazּo֔'t 'ashshe֧r 'anoki֛y note֥n lipeneyke֖m hayּֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?

וּמִי֙ גּ֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ חֻקִּ֥ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֖ים צַדִּיקִ֑ם כְּכֹל֙ הַתּוֹרָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ra֡q hishshּa֣mer leka֩ ushshemo֨r napeshsheka֜ me'o֗d pּen-tּishshekּa֨ch 'et-hadּebari֜ym 'ashsher-ra'֣u 'eyne֗yka upen-yas֨uru֙ milּeba֣beka֔ kּo֖l yeme֣y chayּe֑yka vehoda'etּa֥m lebane֖yka velibene֥y baneֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.

רַ֡ק הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֩ וּשְׁמֹ֨ר נַפְשְׁךָ֜ מְאֹ֗ד פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּ֨ח אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־רָא֣וּ עֵינֶ֗יךָ וּפֶן־יָס֨וּרוּ֙ מִלְּבָ֣בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י חַיֶּ֑יךָ וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֥ם לְבָנֶ֖יךָ וְלִבְנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): y֗om 'ashshe֨r 'ama֜detּa lipene֨y yehva֣h 'eloheyka֮ bּechoreb֒ bּe'emo֨r yehva֜h 'ela֗y haqehel-liy֙ 'et-ha'a֔m ve'ashshemi'e֖m 'et-dּebara֑y 'ashshe֨r yilemed֜un leyire'a֣h 'oti֗y kּal-hayּamiym֙ 'ashshe֨r he֤m chayּiym֙ 'al-ha֣'adama֔h ve'et-bּeneyhe֖m yelamּedֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when he said to me, "Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children."

י֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָמַ֜דְתָּ לִפְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ בְּחֹרֵב֒ בֶּאֱמֹ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הַקְהֶל־לִי֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖ם אֶת־דְּבָרָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִלְמְד֜וּן לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֹתִ֗י כָּל־הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֤ם חַיִּים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם יְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqereb֥un vatּaֽ'amed֖un tּa֣chat haha֑r vehaha֞r bּo'e֤r bּa'eshsh֙ 'ad-le֣b hashshּama֔yim cho֖shsheke 'ana֥n va'arapeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain while it blazed with fire to the very heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

וַתִּקְרְב֥וּן וַתַּֽעַמְד֖וּן תַּ֣חַת הָהָ֑ר וְהָהָ֞ר בֹּעֵ֤ר בָּאֵשׁ֙ עַד־לֵ֣ב הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם חֹ֖שֶׁךְ עָנָ֥ן וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֧r yehva֛h 'aleyke֖m mitּ֣oke ha'e֑shsh q֤ol dּebariym֙ 'atּe֣m shshome'i֔ym utemuna֛h 'eyneke֥m ro'i֖ym zulati֥y qֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of words but saw no form; there was only a voice.

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מִתּ֣וֹךְ הָאֵ֑שׁ ק֤וֹל דְּבָרִים֙ אַתֶּ֣ם שֹׁמְעִ֔ים וּתְמוּנָ֛ה אֵינְכֶ֥ם רֹאִ֖ים זוּלָתִ֥י קֽוֹל׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּagּe֨d lake֜m 'et-bּeriyt֗o 'ashshe֨r tziua֤h 'etekem֙ la'ashs֔ot 'ashse֖ret hadּebari֑ym vaֽyּiketּebe֔m 'al-shshene֖y luch֥ot 'abaniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow and then wrote them on two stone tablets.

וַיַּגֵּ֨ד לָכֶ֜ם אֶת־בְּרִית֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה אֶתְכֶם֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת עֲשֶׂ֖רֶת הַדְּבָרִ֑ים וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֔ם עַל־שְׁנֵ֖י לֻח֥וֹת אֲבָנִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'oti֞y tziua֤h yehvah֙ bּa'e֣t hahi֔v lelamּe֣d 'eteke֔m chuqּi֖ym umishshepּati֑ym la'ashsoteke֣m 'ota֔m bּa'a֕retz 'ashshe֥r 'atּe֛m 'oberi֥ym shsha֖mּah lerishshetּaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD directed me at that time to teach you the decrees and laws you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

וְאֹתִ֞י צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא לְלַמֵּ֣ד אֶתְכֶ֔ם חֻקִּ֖ים וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֑ים לַעֲשֹׂתְכֶ֣ם אֹתָ֔ם בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם עֹבְרִ֥ים שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): venishshemaretּe֥m me'o֖d lenapeshshoteyke֑m kּi֣y lo֤ re'iytem֙ kּal-tּemuna֔h bּey֗om dּibּe֨r yehva֧h 'aleyke֛m bּechore֖b mitּ֥oke ha'eֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully,

וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם מְאֹ֖ד לְנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י לֹ֤א רְאִיתֶם֙ כָּל־תְּמוּנָ֔ה בְּי֗וֹם דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֲלֵיכֶ֛ם בְּחֹרֵ֖ב מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵֽשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): pּe֨n-tּashshechit֔un va'ashsiyte֥m lake֛m pּe֖sel tּemuna֣t kּal-sa֑mel tּabeni֥yt zaka֖r '֥o neqebaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman,

פֶּ֨ן־תַּשְׁחִת֔וּן וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥ם לָכֶ֛ם פֶּ֖סֶל תְּמוּנַ֣ת כָּל־סָ֑מֶל תַּבְנִ֥ית זָכָ֖ר א֥וֹ נְקֵבָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): tּabeni֕yt kּal-bּehema֖h 'ashshe֣r bּa'a֑retz tּabeniyt֙ kּal-tzipּ֣or kּana֔p 'ashshe֥r tּa'֖up bּashshּamaֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air,

תַּבְנִ֕ית כָּל־בְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּאָ֑רֶץ תַּבְנִית֙ כָּל־צִפּ֣וֹר כָּנָ֔ף אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּע֖וּף בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): tּabeni֕yt kּal-rome֖shs bּa'adama֑h tּabeni֛yt kּal-dּaga֥h 'ashsher-bּamּa֖yim mitּa֥chat la'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below.

תַּבְנִ֕ית כָּל־רֹמֵ֖שׂ בָּאֲדָמָ֑ה תַּבְנִ֛ית כָּל־דָּגָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־בַּמַּ֖יִם מִתַּ֥חַת לָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): upen-tּishsּa֨ 'eyne֜yka hashshּama֗yemah veֽ֠ra'iyta 'et-hashshּe֨meshsh ve'et-hayּare֜cha ve'et-hakּֽokabi֗ym kּo֚l tzeba֣ hashshּama֔yim venidּachetּa֛ vehishshetּachavi֥yta lahe֖m va'abadetּa֑m 'ashshe֨r chala֜q yehva֤h 'elohe֨yka֙ 'ota֔m lekol֙ haֽ'amּi֔ym tּa֖chat kּal-hashshּamaֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars, all the heavenly array, do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshipping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

וּפֶן־תִּשָּׂ֨א עֵינֶ֜יךָ הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה וְֽ֠רָאִיתָ אֶת־הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ וְאֶת־הַיָּרֵ֜חַ וְאֶת־הַכּֽוֹכָבִ֗ים כֹּ֚ל צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנִדַּחְתָּ֛ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָ לָהֶ֖ם וַעֲבַדְתָּ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָלַ֜ק יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ אֹתָ֔ם לְכֹל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'etekem֙ laqa֣ch yehva֔h vayּotzi֥ 'eteke֛m mikּ֥ur habּareze֖l mimּitzera֑yim lihey֥ot l֛o le'a֥m nachala֖h kּayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But as for you, the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.

וְאֶתְכֶם֙ לָקַ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה וַיּוֹצִ֥א אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִכּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם לִהְי֥וֹת ל֛וֹ לְעַ֥ם נַחֲלָ֖ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyhva֥h hite'anּep-bּi֖y 'al-dּibereyke֑m vayּishshּaba֗ lebiletּi֤y 'aberiy֙ 'et-hayּaredּe֔n ulebiletּiy-bo'֙ 'el-ha'a֣retz hatּoba֔h 'ashsher֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka note֥n leka֖ nachalaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD was angry with me because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the LORD your God is giving you as your inheritance.

וַֽיהוָ֥ה הִתְאַנֶּף־בִּ֖י עַל־דִּבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וַיִּשָּׁבַ֗ע לְבִלְתִּ֤י עָבְרִי֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וּלְבִלְתִּי־בֹא֙ אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'anoki֥y met֙ bּa'a֣retz hazּo֔'t 'eyne֥nּiy 'obe֖r 'et-hayּaredּe֑n ve'atּem֙ 'oֽberi֔ym viֽyrishshetּe֕m 'et-ha'a֥retz hatּoba֖h hazּoֽ't׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will die in this land; I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land.

כִּ֣י אָנֹכִ֥י מֵת֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את אֵינֶ֥נִּי עֹבֵ֖ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְאַתֶּם֙ עֹֽבְרִ֔ים וִֽירִשְׁתֶּ֕ם אֶת־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hishshּamer֣u lake֗m pּeֽn-tּishshekּechu֙ 'et-bּeri֤yt yehvah֙ 'elo֣heyke֔m 'ashshe֥r kּara֖t 'imּake֑m va'ashsiyte֨m lake֥m pּe֨sel֙ tּem֣unat kּo֔l 'ashshe֥r tziueka֖ yehva֥h 'eloheֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden.

הִשָּׁמְר֣וּ לָכֶ֗ם פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁכְּחוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִ֤ית יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּרַ֖ת עִמָּכֶ֑ם וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם לָכֶ֥ם פֶּ֨סֶל֙ תְּמ֣וּנַת כֹּ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוְּךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֚y yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka 'e֥shsh 'okela֖h h֑u 'e֖l qanּaֽ'׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֵ֥שׁ אֹכְלָ֖ה ה֑וּא אֵ֖ל קַנָּֽא׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-toli֤yd bּaniym֙ ubene֣y bani֔ym venoshshanetּe֖m bּa'a֑retz vehishshechatּe֗m va'ashsi֤ytem pּe֨sel֙ tּem֣unat kּo֔l va'ashsiyte֥m hara֛ bּe'eyne֥y yehvaֽh-'elohe֖yka lehake'iysֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time, if you then become corrupt and make any kind of idol, doing evil in the eyes of the LORD your God and arousing his anger,

כִּֽי־תוֹלִ֤יד בָּנִים֙ וּבְנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁחַתֶּ֗ם וַעֲשִׂ֤יתֶם פֶּ֨סֶל֙ תְּמ֣וּנַת כֹּ֔ל וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֥ם הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'iydotiy֩ bake֨m hayּ֜om 'et-hashshּama֣yim ve'et-ha'a֗retz kּiֽy-'abo֣d tּo'bedun֮ maher֒ me'a֣l ha'a֔retz 'ashshe֨r 'atּe֜m 'oberi֧ym 'et-hayּaredּe֛n shsha֖mּah lerishshetּa֑hּ loֽ'-ta'ariyku֤n yamiym֙ 'ale֔yha kּi֥y hishshּame֖d tּishshּamedֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed.

הַעִידֹתִי֩ בָכֶ֨ם הַיּ֜וֹם אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ כִּֽי־אָבֹ֣ד תֹּאבֵדוּן֮ מַהֵר֒ מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם עֹבְרִ֧ים אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ לֹֽא־תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ן יָמִים֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֥י הִשָּׁמֵ֖ד תִּשָּׁמֵדֽוּן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehepi֧ytz yehva֛h 'eteke֖m bּa'amּi֑ym venishshe'aretּem֙ mete֣y misepּa֔r bּagּoyi֕m 'ashshe֨r yenahe֧g yehva֛h 'eteke֖m shshaֽmּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

וְהֵפִ֧יץ יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם בָּעַמִּ֑ים וְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר בַּגּוֹיִ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְנַהֵ֧ג יְהוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם שָֽׁמָּה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'abadetּem-shsha֣m 'elohi֔ym ma'ashse֖h yede֣y 'ada֑m 'e֣tz va'e֔ben 'ashshe֤r loֽ'-yire'un֙ velo֣ yishsheme'֔un velo֥ yoֽ'kel֖un velo֥ yeriychuֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.

וַעֲבַדְתֶּם־שָׁ֣ם אֱלֹהִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם עֵ֣ץ וָאֶ֔בֶן אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יִרְאוּן֙ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁמְע֔וּן וְלֹ֥א יֹֽאכְל֖וּן וְלֹ֥א יְרִיחֻֽן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubiqּashshetּe֥m mishshּa֛m 'et-yehva֥h 'elohe֖yka umatza֑'ta kּi֣y tidereshshe֔nּu bּekal-lebabeka֖ ubekal-napeshsheֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֥ם מִשָּׁ֛ם אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּמָצָ֑אתָ כִּ֣י תִדְרְשֶׁ֔נּוּ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּatzּa֣r leka֔ umetza'֕uka kּo֖l hadּebari֣ym ha'e֑lּeh bּe'achariyt֙ hayּami֔ym veshshabetּa֙ 'ad-yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka veshshama'etּa֖ bּeqolֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him.

בַּצַּ֣ר לְךָ֔ וּמְצָא֕וּךָ כֹּ֖ל הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה בְּאַחֲרִית֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים וְשַׁבְתָּ֙ עַד־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ בְּקֹלֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'e֤l rachum֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka lo֥ yarepּeka֖ velo֣ yashshechiyte֑ka velo֤ yishshekּach֙ 'et-bּeri֣yt 'abote֔yka 'ashshe֥r nishshebּa֖ laheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.

כִּ֣י אֵ֤ל רַחוּם֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָ וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁכַּח֙ אֶת־בְּרִ֣ית אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖ע לָהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y shshe'al-na'֩ leyami֨ym riֽ'shshoni֜ym 'ashsher-hay֣u lepane֗yka lemin-hayּom֙ 'ashsher֩ bּara֨ 'elohi֤ym ׀ 'adam֙ 'al-ha'a֔retz ulemiqetze֥h hashshּama֖yim ve'ad-qetze֣h hashshּama֑yim haniֽheya֗h kּadּaba֤r hagּadol֙ hazּe֔h '֖o hanishshema֥ kּamoֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of?

כִּ֣י שְׁאַל־נָא֩ לְיָמִ֨ים רִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־הָי֣וּ לְפָנֶ֗יךָ לְמִן־הַיּוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁר֩ בָּרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אָדָם֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְצֵ֥ה הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם הֲנִֽהְיָ֗ה כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַגָּדוֹל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה א֖וֹ הֲנִשְׁמַ֥ע כָּמֹֽהוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hashsha֣maֽ 'am֩ q֨ol 'elohi֜ym medabּe֧r mitּoke-ha'e֛shsh kּa'ashsher-shshama֥'etּa 'atּa֖h vayּeֽchiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Has any other people heard the voice of God speaking out of fire, as you have, and lived?

הֲשָׁ֣מַֽע עָם֩ ק֨וֹל אֱלֹהִ֜ים מְדַבֵּ֧ר מִתּוֹךְ־הָאֵ֛שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥עְתָּ אַתָּ֖ה וַיֶּֽחִי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ֣o ׀ hanisּa֣h 'elohi֗ym la֠bo laqa֨chat l֣o goy֮ miqּe֣reb gּoy֒ bּemasּot֩ bּe'oto֨t ubemopeti֜ym ubemilechama֗h ubeya֤d chazaqah֙ ubizer֣o'a netuya֔h ubemora'i֖ym gּedoli֑ym kּe֠kol 'ashsher-'ashsa֨h lake֜m yehva֧h 'eloheyke֛m bּemitzera֖yim le'eyneֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

א֣וֹ ׀ הֲנִסָּ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֗ים לָ֠בוֹא לָקַ֨חַת ל֣וֹ גוֹי֮ מִקֶּ֣רֶב גּוֹי֒ בְּמַסֹּת֩ בְּאֹתֹ֨ת וּבְמוֹפְתִ֜ים וּבְמִלְחָמָ֗ה וּבְיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבְמוֹרָאִ֖ים גְּדֹלִ֑ים כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֨ה לָכֶ֜ם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֛ם בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם לְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): atּah֙ hare'e֣ta lada֔'at kּi֥y yehva֖h h֣u ha'elohi֑ym 'e֥yn '֖od milebadּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other.

אַתָּה֙ הָרְאֵ֣תָ לָדַ֔עַת כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ין ע֖וֹד מִלְבַדּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): min-hashshּama֛yim hishshemiֽy'aka֥ 'et-qol֖o leyasּere֑kּa ve'al-ha'a֗retz here'aka֙ 'et-'ishshּ֣o hagּedola֔h udebara֥yv shshama֖'etּa mitּ֥oke ha'eֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire.

מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם הִשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֥ אֶת־קֹל֖וֹ לְיַסְּרֶ֑ךָּ וְעַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ הֶרְאֲךָ֙ אֶת־אִשּׁ֣וֹ הַגְּדוֹלָ֔ה וּדְבָרָ֥יו שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵֽשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veta֗chat kּi֤y 'ahab֙ 'et-'abote֔yka vayּibecha֥r bּezare'֖o 'achara֑yv vayּotziֽ'aka֧ bּepana֛yv bּekoch֥o hagּado֖l mimּitzeraֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength,

וְתַ֗חַת כִּ֤י אָהַב֙ אֶת־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַיִּבְחַ֥ר בְּזַרְע֖וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧ בְּפָנָ֛יו בְּכֹח֥וֹ הַגָּדֹ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lehori֗yshsh gּoyi֛m gּedoli֧ym va'atzumi֛ym mimּeka֖ mipּane֑yka lahabiֽy'aka֗ laֽtet-leka֧ 'et-'aretza֛m nachala֖h kּayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you into their land to give it to you for your inheritance, as it is today.

לְהוֹרִ֗ישׁ גּוֹיִ֛ם גְּדֹלִ֧ים וַעֲצֻמִ֛ים מִמְּךָ֖ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ לַהֲבִֽיאֲךָ֗ לָֽתֶת־לְךָ֧ אֶת־אַרְצָ֛ם נַחֲלָ֖ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyada'etּa֣ hayּ֗om vahashshebota֮ 'el-lebabeka֒ kּi֤y yehvah֙ h֣u haֽ'elohi֔ym bּashshּama֣yim mimּa֔'al ve'al-ha'a֖retz mitּa֑chat 'e֖yn 'ֽod׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.

וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֮ אֶל־לְבָבֶךָ֒ כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּ֑חַת אֵ֖ין עֽוֹד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshamaretּa֞ 'et-chuqּa֣yv ve'et-mitzevota֗yv 'ashshe֨r 'anoki֤y metzaueka֙ hayּ֔om 'ashsher֙ yiyta֣b leka֔ ulebane֖yka 'achare֑yka ulema֨'an tּa'ari֤yke yamiym֙ 'al-ha֣'adama֔h 'ashshe֨r yehva֧h 'elohe֛yka note֥n leka֖ kּal-hayּamiֽym׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD your God gives you for all time.

וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ אֶת־חֻקָּ֣יו וְאֶת־מִצְוֺתָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁר֙ יִיטַ֣ב לְךָ֔ וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וּלְמַ֨עַן תַּאֲרִ֤יךְ יָמִים֙ עַל־הַ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣z yabedּi֤yl moshsheh֙ shshalo֣shsh 'ari֔ym bּe'e֖ber hayּaredּe֑n mizerecha֖h shshaֽmeshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Moses set aside three cities east of the Jordan,

אָ֣ז יַבְדִּ֤יל מֹשֶׁה֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ עָרִ֔ים בְּעֵ֖בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן מִזְרְחָ֖ה שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lanu֨s shsha֜mּah rotze֗cha 'ashshe֨r yiretza֤ch 'et-re'e֨hu֙ bּibeliy-da֔'at veh֛u lo'-shsone֥ l֖o mitּem֣ol shshileshsh֑om vena֗s 'el-'acha֛t min-he'ari֥ym ha'e֖l vachaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)to which anyone who had killed a person could flee if they had unintentionally killed a neighbour without malice aforethought. They could flee into one of these cities and save their life.

לָנֻ֨ס שָׁ֜מָּה רוֹצֵ֗חַ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִרְצַ֤ח אֶת־רֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ בִּבְלִי־דַ֔עַת וְה֛וּא לֹא־שֹׂנֵ֥א ל֖וֹ מִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֑וֹם וְנָ֗ס אֶל־אַחַ֛ת מִן־הֶעָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖ל וָחָֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): et-bּe֧tzer bּamּidebּa֛r bּe'e֥retz hamּiyshsho֖r laruֽ'ubeni֑y ve'et-ra'mo֤t bּagּile'ad֙ lagּadi֔y ve'et-gּola֥n bּabּashsha֖n laֽmenashshּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The cities were these: Bezer in the wilderness plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.

אֶת־בֶּ֧צֶר בַּמִּדְבָּ֛ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר לָרֻֽאוּבֵנִ֑י וְאֶת־רָאמֹ֤ת בַּגִּלְעָד֙ לַגָּדִ֔י וְאֶת־גּוֹלָ֥ן בַּבָּשָׁ֖ן לַֽמְנַשִּֽׁי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vezo֖'t hatּora֑h 'ashsher-shsa֣m moshshe֔h lipene֖y bּene֥y yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)This is the law Moses set before the Israelites.

וְזֹ֖את הַתּוֹרָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֣ם מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): e֚lּeh haֽ'edo֔t vehaֽchuqּi֖ym vehamּishshepּati֑ym 'ashshe֨r dּibּe֤r moshsheh֙ 'el-bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l bּetze'ta֖m mimּitzeraֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)These are the stipulations, decrees and laws Moses gave them when they came out of Egypt

אֵ֚לֶּה הָֽעֵדֹ֔ת וְהַֽחֻקִּ֖ים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe'e֨ber hayּaredּe֜n bּagּa֗ye m֚ul bּe֣yt pּe'֔or bּe'e֗retz siychon֙ me֣leke haֽ'emori֔y 'ashshe֥r yoshshe֖b bּecheshshebּ֑on 'ashshe֨r hikּa֤h moshsheh֙ ubeneֽy yishsera'e֔l bּetze'ta֖m mimּitzeraֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and were in the valley near Beth Peor east of the Jordan, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon and was defeated by Moses and the Israelites as they came out of Egypt.

בְּעֵ֨בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֜ן בַּגַּ֗יְא מ֚וּל בֵּ֣ית פְּע֔וֹר בְּאֶ֗רֶץ סִיחֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכָּ֤ה מֹשֶׁה֙ וּבְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽyreshsh֨u 'et-'aretz֜o ve'et-'e֣retz ׀ '֣og meֽleke-habּashsha֗n shsheney֙ maleke֣y haֽ'emori֔y 'ashshe֖r bּe'e֣ber hayּaredּe֑n mizera֖ch shshaֽmeshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan.

וַיִּֽירְשׁ֨וּ אֶת־אַרְצ֜וֹ וְאֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ ׀ ע֣וֹג מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁ֗ן שְׁנֵי֙ מַלְכֵ֣י הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן מִזְרַ֖ח שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): me'aro'e֞r 'ashshe֨r 'al-shsepat-na֧chal 'areno֛n ve'ad-ha֥r shsiy'o֖n h֥u cheremֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)This land extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Sirion (that is, Hermon),

מֵעֲרֹעֵ֞ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־שְׂפַת־נַ֧חַל אַרְנֹ֛ן וְעַד־הַ֥ר שִׂיאֹ֖ן ה֥וּא חֶרְמֽוֹן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-ha֨'araba֜h 'e֤ber hayּaredּen֙ mizera֔chah ve'a֖d ya֣m ha'araba֑h tּa֖chat 'ashshedּo֥t hapּisegּaֽh׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)and included all the Arabah east of the Jordan, as far as the Sea of the Arabah, below the slopes of Pisgah.

וְכָל־הָ֨עֲרָבָ֜ה עֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה וְעַ֖ד יָ֣ם הָעֲרָבָ֑ה תַּ֖חַת אַשְׁדֹּ֥ת הַפִּסְגָּֽה׃פ