OET DEU chapter 4

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4:1 The pegbagget of Moses of descendants of Israel of obedience of suhu

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4 and_now Oh _Yisərā^ʼēl/(Israel) listen to the_statutes and_near/to the_ordinances which I [am]_about _to _teach DOM_you _all for_doing so _that you _all _may _live and_go _in and_take _possession _of DOM the_earth/land which Yahweh the _god fathers_your _all’s [is]_about _to _give to_you _all.
2 Not you _all _must _add to the_word which I [am]_about _to _command DOM_you _all and_not you _all _must _diminish from_him/it to_guard/protect DOM the _commandments of _Yahweh god_your _all’s which I [am]_about _to _command DOM_you _all.
3 Your _all’s_eyes the_seen DOM [that]_which he _did Yahweh in/on/at/with wwww DOM_that every the_man who he _walked after wwww wwww destroyed_them Yahweh god_your from_among_you.
4 And_you _all the_held _fast in/on/at/with_LORD god_your _all’s [are]_alive all_you _all the_day.
5 See I _have _taught DOM_you _all statutes and_ordinances just_as commanded_me Yahweh god_my for_doing thus in/on/at/with_midst the_earth/land where you _all [are]_about _to _go there_to to_take _possession _of_it.
6 And_keep and_do DOM it wisdom_your _all’s and_understanding_your _all’s in_eyes the_peoples which hear DOM all the_statutes the_these and_say certainly [is]_a _people wise and_understanding the_nation the_great the_this.
7 DOM who [is]_a _nation great which to_him/it a _god near to_him/it as_LORD god_our in/on/at/with_ever _of call_we[fn][fn][fn] to_him/it.
8 And_what [is]_a _nation great which to_him/it statutes and_ordinances righteous as _as_entire the_law the_this which I [am]_setting before_face/front_you _all the_day.
9 Only take _heed to/for_yourself(m) and_watch soul_your exceedingly lest you _should _forget DOM the_things which they _have _seen eyes_your and_not they _should _depart from_mind_your _all’s all the _days life_your and_known_them to_children_your and_to_children children’s_your.
10 [the]_day when you _stood to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Yahweh god_your in/on/at/with_Horeb in/on/at/with_said Yahweh to_me assemble to_me DOM the_people and_hear_them DOM words_my that learn to_fear DOM_me all the_days which they [will _be]_alive on the_soil and_DOM children_their teach.
11 And_came _near and_stood under the_mountain and_the_mountain [was]_burning in/on/at/with_fire to the _heart the_heavens darkness cloud and_very _thick.
12 And_he/it _spoke Yahweh to_you _all from_midst the_fire a _sound of _words you _all [were]_hearing and_form no_you _all [were]_seeing except a _voice.
13 And_declared to/for_you _all DOM covenant_his which he _commanded DOM_you _all for_doing the _ten the_commandments and_wrote_them on two tablets of _stone(s).
14 And_DOM_me he _commanded Yahweh in/on/at/with_time the_that to_teach DOM_you _all statutes and_ordinances to_follow_you _all DOM_them on _the_earth where you _all [are]_about _to _pass _over there_into to_possess_it.

4:15 The warnings concerning the false gods

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15 And_watch exceedingly for_selves _of_you _all DOM not you _all _saw any form in/on_day [when]_he _spoke Yahweh to_you _all in/on/at/with_Horeb from_midst the_fire.
16 Lest act _corruptly and_make to/for_you _all an _idol a _form of _any image a _likeness of _a _male or a _female.
17 A _likeness of _any animal which on _the_earth a _likeness of _any bird of _wing which it _flies in/on/at/with_air.
18 A _likeness of _any creeping _[thing] in/on/at/with_ground a _likeness of _any fish which in/on/at/with_water from_under to _the_earth.
19 And_not you _should _lift _up eyes_your the_heaven_to and_see DOM the_sun and_DOM the_moon and_DOM the_stars all the _host the_heavens and_led _astray and_bow _down to/for_them and_serve_them which he _has _assigned Yahweh god_your DOM_them to_all/each/any/every the_peoples under all the_heavens.
20 And_DOM_you _all he _took Yahweh and_brought _out DOM_you _all of_furnace the_iron out _of_Miʦərayim/(Egypt) to_be to_him/it as_people of _inheritance as _the_day the_this.
21 And_YHWH he _was _angry in/on/at/with_me[fn] on account_you _all and_swore to_not cross_I DOM the_Yarəddēn and_to/for_not to _go into the_earth/land the_good which Yahweh god_your [is]_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) an _inheritance.
22 DOM I [am]_about _to _die on _the_earth the_this not_I [am]_about _to _pass _over DOM the_Yarəddēn and_you _all [are]_about _to _pass _over and_take _possession _of DOM the_earth/land the_good the_this.
23 Take _heed to/for_you _all lest you _all _should _forget DOM the _covenant of _Yahweh god_your _all’s which he _has _made with_you _all and_make to/for_you _all an _image a _form of _anything which forbidden_you Yahweh god_your.
24 DOM Yahweh god_your [is]_a _fire consuming he a _god jealous.
25 DOM you _will _father children and_the _sons of _children and_a _long _time on _the_earth and_act _corruptly and_make an _image a _form of _anything and_do the_evil in/on_both _eyes _of of _Yahweh god_your so _as _to_provoking _toanger_him.
26 I _call _as _witnesses in/on/at/with_you _all the_day DOM the_heavens and_DOM the_earth/land DOM_that certainly _(perish) you _all _will _perish quickly from_under the_earth/land where you _all [are]_about _to _pass _over DOM the_Yarəddēn it_into to_possess_it not you _all _will _live _long days on/upon_it(f) DOM utterly _(destroyed) you _all _will _be _destroyed.
27 And_scatter Yahweh DOM_you _all in/on/at/with_peoples and_left men of _number in/on/at/with_nations where he _will _drive _away Yahweh DOM_you _all there_to.
28 And_serve there gods [the]_work of _[the]_hands of _humankind wood and_stone which not see and_not hear and_not eat and_not smell.
29 And_seek from_there DOM Yahweh god_your and_find DOM seek_him in_all heart_your and_on/over_all soul_your.
30 In/on/at/with_distress to/for_yourself(m) and_happened _to_you all the_things the_these in_end/latter the_days and_return to Yahweh god_your and_obey in/on/at/with_voice_him.
31 DOM [is]_a _god compassionate Yahweh god_your not abandon_you and_not destroy_you and_not he _will _forget DOM the _covenant fathers_your which he _swore to/for_them.
32 DOM ask please about_days former which they _were to_your_face about_since the_day when he _created god humankind on the_earth/land and_about_from_end the_heavens and_unto the _end the_heavens whether_happened like _the_thing the_great the_this or whether_heard like_it.
33 Heard a _people the _voice of _a _god speaking from_midst the_fire just_as you _have _heard you and_lived.
34 Or attempted a _god to_go to_take/accept/receive to_him/it a _nation from_midst of _a _nation in/on/at/with_trials in/on/at/with_signs and_in/on/at/with_wonders and_in/on/at/with_war and_in/on/at/with_hand strong and_in/on/at/with_arm outstretched and_in/on/at/with_awesome _deeds great like_all that he _did to/for_you _all Yahweh god_your _all’s in/on/at/with_Miʦərayim/(Egypt) before_eyes_your.
35 You you _were _shown to_know DOM_that Yahweh he the_ʼₑlhīmv there _[is]_not still _more from_to/for_besides_him.
[fn] 36 from the_heavens hear_you DOM voice_his to_discipline_you and_on the_earth/land showed_you DOM fire_his the_great and_words_his you _heard from_midst the_fire.
37 And_because DOM he _loved DOM fathers_your and_chose in/on/at/with_descendants_their after_them and_brought _out_you in/on/at/with_presence_his in/on/at/with_power_his the_big/great(sg) of_Miʦərayim.
38 To_drive _out nations great and_mightier than_you from_before_you to_bring _in_you to_give to/for_yourself(m) DOM land_their an _inheritance as _the_day the_this.
39 And_acknowledge the_day and_take to heart_your DOM_that Yahweh he the_ʼₑlhīmv in/on/at/with_heaven from_above and_on the_earth/land at_below there _[is]_not still _more.
40 And_keep DOM statutes_his and_DOM commandments_his which I giving_you the_day that it _will _go _well to/for_yourself(m) and_with_children_your after_you and_so _that you _may _prolong days on the_land[fn][fn][fn] which Yahweh god_your [is]_about _to _give to/for_yourself(m) all the_days.

4:41 The me aputanan city

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4:44 The giving of law

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4:2: Rev 22:18-19.

4:3: Num 25:1-9.

4:11-12: Exo 19:16-18; Heb 12:18-19.

4:13: Exo 31:18; 34:28; Deu 9:10.

4:14: Exo 21:1.

4:16: Exo 20:4; Lev 26:1; Deu 5:8; 27:15.

4:17-18a: Rom 1:23.

4:20: Exo 19:5; Deu 7:6; 14:2; 26:18; Tit 2:14; 1Pe 2:9.

4:41-43: Josh 20:8-9.

44 And_this the_law which he _set Mosheh to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _people of _Yisərā^ʼēl/(Israel).
45 These the_decrees and_the_statutes and_the_ordinances which he _spoke Mosheh to the _people of _Yisərā^ʼēl/(Israel) in/on/at/with_came _out_they of_Miʦərayim/(Egypt).
46 In/on/at/with_east the_Yarəddēn in/on/at/with_valley opposite _to house _of wwww in_land of _Sihon the _king the_Emori who [was]_dwelling in/on/at/with_Heshbon whom he _defeated Mosheh and_the _sons of _Yisərā^ʼēl/(Israel) in/on/at/with_came _out_they of_Miʦərayim.
47 And_took _possession _of DOM land_his and_DOM the _land of _Og the _king the_Bashan the _two the _kings the_Emori who in/on/at/with_side the_Yarəddēn [the]_rising of _[the]_sun.
48 From_Aroer which [is]_on the _edge of _the _wadi of _Arnon and_unto the _mountain of _Siyon that [is]_Hermon.
49 And_all the_arabah the _other _side the_Yarəddēn east_on and_unto the _sea the_arabah under the _slopes the_Pisgah.

4:7 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

4:7 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

4:7 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

4:21 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

4:35 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

4:40 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

4:40 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

4:40 Note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.

4:43 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

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