Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.1", "source": "וְהָיָה֩ כִֽי־יָבֹ֨אוּ עָלֶ֜יךָ כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה הַבְּרָכָה֙ וְהַקְּלָלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙ אֶל־לְבָבֶ֔ךָ בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִדִּיחֲךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ שָֽׁמָּה", "text": "And *wəhāyāh* when *kî-yābōʾû* upon you all the *dəbārîm* these, the *bərākāh* and the *qəlālāh*, which *nātattî* before you, and *wahăšēbōtā* unto your *lēbāb* among all the *gôyim* which *hiddîḥăkā* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* there", "grammar": { "*wəhāyāh*": "waw-consecutive + perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall be/come to pass", "*kî-yābōʾû*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd plural - when they shall come", "*dəbārîm*": "masculine plural noun - words/things/matters", "*bərākāh*": "feminine singular noun - blessing", "*qəlālāh*": "feminine singular noun - curse", "*nātattî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I have given/placed", "*wahăšēbōtā*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall return/bring back", "*lēbāb*": "masculine singular noun with preposition - to heart/mind", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations/gentiles", "*hiddîḥăkā*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - he has driven/scattered you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with singular meaning - God" }, "variants": { "*wəhāyāh*": "and it will be/and it will come to pass", "*lēbāb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples", "*hiddîḥăkā*": "driven away/scattered/banished you" } }

Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.2", "source": "וְשַׁבְתָּ֞ עַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֣ בְקֹל֔וֹ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם אַתָּ֣ה וּבָנֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ", "text": "And *wəšabtā* unto *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* and *wəšāmaʿtā* to his *qōl* according to all that *ʾānōkî* *məṣawwəkā* today, you and your *bānîm*, with all your *lēbāb* and with all your *nepeš*", "grammar": { "*wəšabtā*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall return/come back", "*wəšāmaʿtā*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall hear/listen/obey", "*qōl*": "masculine singular noun with preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his voice", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st singular independent pronoun - I", "*məṣawwəkā*": "piel participle, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - commanding you", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sons/children", "*lēbāb*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart/mind", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your soul/life/self" }, "variants": { "*wəšabtā*": "return/come back/repent", "*wəšāmaʿtā*": "hear/listen to/obey", "*qōl*": "voice/sound", "*lēbāb*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self/person/desire" } }

Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.3", "source": "וְשָׁ֨ב יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֶת־שְׁבוּתְךָ֖ וְרִחֲמֶ֑ךָ וְשָׁ֗ב וְקִבֶּצְךָ֙ מִכָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר הֱפִֽיצְךָ֛ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ שָֽׁמָּה", "text": "And *wəšāb* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-your *šəbûtəkā* and *wəriḥămekā* and *wəšāb* and *wəqibbeṣəkā* from all the *ʿammîm* which *hēpîṣəkā* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* there", "grammar": { "*wəšāb*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will return/restore", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šəbûtəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your captivity/fortunes", "*wəriḥămekā*": "waw-consecutive + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will have compassion on you", "*wəqibbeṣəkā*": "waw-consecutive + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will gather you", "*ʿammîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the peoples/nations", "*hēpîṣəkā*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - he has scattered you" }, "variants": { "*šəbûtəkā*": "your captivity/your fortunes/your restoration", "*wəriḥămekā*": "have compassion/show mercy to you", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes", "*hēpîṣəkā*": "scattered/dispersed/spread you abroad" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.5", "source": "וֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֞ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יָרְשׁ֥וּ אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑הּ וְהֵיטִֽבְךָ֥ וְהִרְבְּךָ֖ מֵאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ", "text": "And *wehĕbîʾăkā* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* unto the *ʾāreṣ* which *yārəšû* your *ʾăbōtekā* and *wîrištāh* and *wəhêṭîbəkā* and *wəhirbəkā* more than your *ʾăbōtekā*", "grammar": { "*wehĕbîʾăkā*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will bring you", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land/earth", "*yārəšû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they possessed/inherited", "*ʾăbōtekā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your fathers/ancestors", "*wîrištāh*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and you will possess/inherit it", "*wəhêṭîbəkā*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will do good to you", "*wəhirbəkā*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will multiply you" }, "variants": { "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/territory/ground", "*yārəšû*": "possessed/inherited/took possession of", "*ʾăbōtekā*": "your fathers/ancestors/forefathers", "*wîrištāh*": "and you will possess/inherit/occupy it", "*wəhêṭîbəkā*": "and he will do good to you/make you prosper", "*wəhirbəkā*": "and he will multiply/increase/make you numerous" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.6", "source": "וּמָ֨ל יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ֖ וְאֶת־לְבַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ לְמַ֥עַן חַיֶּֽיךָ", "text": "And *ûmāl* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-your *lēbāb* and *ʾet*-the *lēbab* of your *zarʿekā* to *ləʾahăbāh* *ʾet*-*YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* with all your *lēbāb* and with all your *nepeš* for the purpose of your *ḥayyekā*", "grammar": { "*ûmāl*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will circumcise", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*lēbāb*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*lēbab*": "masculine singular construct - heart of", "*zarʿekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*ləʾahăbāh*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to love", "*nepeš*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your soul/self", "*ḥayyekā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your life" }, "variants": { "*ûmāl*": "circumcise/cut/remove the foreskin", "*lēbāb*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*zarʿekā*": "your seed/offspring/descendants", "*ləʾahăbāh*": "to love/to be devoted to", "*nepeš*": "soul/life/self/person", "*ḥayyekā*": "your life/your living" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.9", "source": "וְהוֹתִֽירְךָ֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ בְּכֹ֣ל ׀ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדֶ֗ךָ בִּפְרִ֨י בִטְנְךָ֜ וּבִפְרִ֧י בְהֶמְתְּךָ֛ וּבִפְרִ֥י אַדְמָתְךָ֖ לְטוֹבָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ יָשׁ֣וּב יְהוָ֗ה לָשׂ֤וּשׂ עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ לְט֔וֹב כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׂ֖שׂ עַל־אֲבֹתֶֽיךָ", "text": "And *wəhôtîrəkā* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* in all *maʿăśēh* of your *yādekā*, in the *pərî* of your *biṭnəkā* and in the *pərî* of your *bəhemtəkā* and in the *pərî* of your *ʾadmātəkā* for *ṭôbāh* because *yāšûb* *YHWH* *lāśûś* over you for *ṭôb* as *kaʾăšer-śāś* over your *ʾăbōtekā*", "grammar": { "*wəhôtîrəkā*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will make you prosper/cause you to have abundance", "*maʿăśēh*": "masculine singular construct - work/labor/deed of", "*yādekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*pərî*": "masculine singular construct - fruit of", "*biṭnəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your womb/belly", "*bəhemtəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your cattle/livestock", "*ʾadmātəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your ground/land", "*ṭôbāh*": "feminine singular noun - goodness/welfare", "*yāšûb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will return", "*lāśûś*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to rejoice", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular noun - good/goodness", "*kaʾăšer-śāś*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - as he rejoiced", "*ʾăbōtekā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your fathers" }, "variants": { "*wəhôtîrəkā*": "give you prosperity/make you abound/give you excess", "*maʿăśēh*": "work/deed/labor/action", "*pərî*": "fruit/produce/offspring", "*biṭnəkā*": "your womb/belly/body (referring to children)", "*bəhemtəkā*": "your cattle/livestock/animals", "*ʾadmātəkā*": "your ground/land/soil", "*ṭôbāh*": "goodness/prosperity/welfare", "*lāśûś*": "to rejoice/delight/be glad", "*ʾăbōtekā*": "your fathers/ancestors/forefathers" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.10", "source": "כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֤ר מִצְוֺתָיו֙ וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו הַכְּתוּבָ֕ה בְּסֵ֥פֶר הַתּוֹרָ֖ה הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י תָשׁוּב֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֖ וּבְכָל־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ", "text": "When *kî tišmaʿ* to the *qôl* of *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* to *lišmōr* his *miṣwōtāyw* and his *ḥuqqōtāyw* the *hakkətûbāh* in *sēper* the *tôrāh* this, when *kî tāšûb* unto *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* with all your *lēbābəkā* and with all your *napšekā*", "grammar": { "*kî tišmaʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - when you will hear/obey", "*qôl*": "masculine singular construct - voice of", "*lišmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to keep/observe", "*miṣwōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his commandments", "*ḥuqqōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his statutes", "*hakkətûbāh*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular with definite article - the written", "*sēper*": "masculine singular construct - book of", "*tôrāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the law/instruction", "*kî tāšûb*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - when you will return", "*lēbābəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*napšekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your soul" }, "variants": { "*tišmaʿ*": "hear/listen to/obey", "*qôl*": "voice/sound", "*lišmōr*": "to keep/observe/guard", "*miṣwōtāyw*": "his commandments/precepts/ordinances", "*ḥuqqōtāyw*": "his statutes/decrees/ordinances", "*hakkətûbāh*": "the written/inscribed/recorded", "*sēper*": "book/scroll/document", "*tôrāh*": "law/instruction/teaching", "*tāšûb*": "return/turn back/repent", "*lēbābəkā*": "your heart/mind/inner being", "*napšekā*": "your soul/life/self/person" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.12", "source": "לֹ֥א בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם הִ֑וא לֵאמֹ֗ר מִ֣י יַעֲלֶה־לָּ֤נוּ הַשָּׁמַ֙יְמָה֙ וְיִקָּחֶ֣הָ לָּ֔נוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ אֹתָ֖הּ וְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה", "text": "Not *lōʾ baššāmayim* *hîʾ*, saying, *mî yaʿăleh-lānû* *haššāmaymāh* and *wəyiqqāḥehā* for us and *wəyašmiʿēnû* *ʾōtāh* and *wənaʿăśennāh*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ baššāmayim*": "negative particle + preposition + masculine dual noun with definite article - not in the heavens", "*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular independent pronoun - it/she", "*mî yaʿăleh-lānû*": "interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 1st plural suffix - who will go up for us", "*haššāmaymāh*": "masculine dual noun with definite article and directional suffix - to the heavens", "*wəyiqqāḥehā*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and take it", "*wəyašmiʿēnû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - and make us hear it", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - it", "*wənaʿăśennāh*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and we will do it" }, "variants": { "*baššāmayim*": "in the heavens/in the sky", "*yaʿăleh*": "go up/ascend/climb", "*wəyiqqāḥehā*": "take/get/fetch it", "*wəyašmiʿēnû*": "cause us to hear/proclaim to us/tell us", "*wənaʿăśennāh*": "do it/perform it/carry it out" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.13", "source": "וְלֹֽא־מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיָּ֖ם הִ֑וא לֵאמֹ֗ר מִ֣י יַעֲבָר־לָ֜נוּ אֶל־עֵ֤בֶר הַיָּם֙ וְיִקָּחֶ֣הָ לָּ֔נוּ וְיַשְׁמִעֵ֥נוּ אֹתָ֖הּ וְנַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה", "text": "And not *wəlōʾ-mēʿēber layyām* *hîʾ*, saying, *mî yaʿăbār-lānû* unto *ʿēber hayyām* and *wəyiqqāḥehā* for us and *wəyašmiʿēnû* *ʾōtāh* and *wənaʿăśennāh*", "grammar": { "*wəlōʾ-mēʿēber layyām*": "conjunction + negative particle + preposition + masculine singular noun + preposition + masculine singular noun with definite article - and not beyond the sea", "*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular independent pronoun - it/she", "*mî yaʿăbār-lānû*": "interrogative pronoun + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 1st plural suffix - who will cross over for us", "*ʿēber hayyām*": "masculine singular construct + masculine singular noun with definite article - the other side of the sea", "*wəyiqqāḥehā*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and take it", "*wəyašmiʿēnû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - and make us hear it", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - it", "*wənaʿăśennāh*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and we will do it" }, "variants": { "*mēʿēber*": "beyond/across/on the other side of", "*layyām*": "the sea/ocean", "*yaʿăbār*": "cross over/pass over/go across", "*ʿēber hayyām*": "the other side of the sea/beyond the sea", "*wəyiqqāḥehā*": "take/get/fetch it", "*wəyašmiʿēnû*": "cause us to hear/proclaim to us/tell us", "*wənaʿăśennāh*": "do it/perform it/carry it out" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.16", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֣י מְצַוְּךָ֮ הַיּוֹם֒ לְאַהֲבָ֞ה אֶת־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֔יו וְלִשְׁמֹ֛ר מִצְוֺתָ֥יו וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֑יו וְחָיִ֣יתָ וְרָבִ֔יתָ וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ", "text": "Which *ʾăšer ʾānōkî* *məṣawwəkā* today, to *ləʾahăbāh* *ʾet*-*YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm*, to *lāleket* in his *bidərākāyw* and to *lišmōr* his *miṣwōtāyw* and his *ḥuqqōtāyw* and his *mišpāṭāyw*, and *wəḥāyîtā* and *wərābîtā* and *ûbērakəkā* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* in the *ʾāreṣ* which you *ʾattāh bāʾ-šāmmāh* to *lərištāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer ʾānōkî*": "relative particle + 1st singular independent pronoun - which I", "*məṣawwəkā*": "piel participle, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - commanding you", "*ləʾahăbāh*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to love", "*lāleket*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to walk/go", "*bidərākāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his ways", "*lišmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to keep/observe", "*miṣwōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his commandments", "*ḥuqqōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his statutes", "*mišpāṭāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his judgments", "*wəḥāyîtā*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you will live", "*wərābîtā*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you will multiply/increase", "*ûbērakəkā*": "waw-consecutive + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will bless you", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land", "*ʾattāh bāʾ-šāmmāh*": "2nd masculine singular independent pronoun + qal participle, masculine singular + adverb with directional suffix - you are entering there", "*lərištāh*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to possess it" }, "variants": { "*məṣawwəkā*": "commanding/ordering/charging you", "*ləʾahăbāh*": "to love/to be devoted to", "*lāleket*": "to walk/to go/to follow", "*bidərākāyw*": "in his ways/paths", "*lišmōr*": "to keep/observe/guard", "*miṣwōtāyw*": "his commandments/precepts/ordinances", "*ḥuqqōtāyw*": "his statutes/decrees/ordinances", "*mišpāṭāyw*": "his judgments/ordinances/laws", "*wəḥāyîtā*": "live/be alive/survive", "*wərābîtā*": "multiply/increase/become numerous", "*ûbērakəkā*": "bless/pronounce blessing upon you", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground", "*bāʾ-šāmmāh*": "entering there/going there", "*lərištāh*": "to possess/inherit/occupy it" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.17", "source": "וְאִם־יִפְנֶ֥ה לְבָבְךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁמָ֑ע וְנִדַּחְתָּ֗ וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָ לֵאלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים וַעֲבַדְתָּֽם", "text": "But if *wəʾim-yipneh* your *ləbābəkā* and not *lōʾ tišmāʿ* and *wəniddaḥtā* and *wəhištaḥăwîtā* to *ʾĕlōhîm* other and *waʿăbadtām*", "grammar": { "*wəʾim-yipneh*": "conjunction + conditional particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - but if it turns away", "*ləbābəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*lōʾ tišmāʿ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will not hear/obey", "*wəniddaḥtā*": "waw-consecutive + niphal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you are drawn away", "*wəhištaḥăwîtā*": "waw-consecutive + hishtaphel perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you bow down/worship", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods", "*waʿăbadtām*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and you serve them" }, "variants": { "*yipneh*": "turn away/turn aside/depart", "*ləbābəkā*": "your heart/mind/inner self", "*tišmāʿ*": "hear/listen to/obey", "*wəniddaḥtā*": "be drawn away/be led astray/be seduced", "*wəhištaḥăwîtā*": "bow down/prostrate yourself/worship", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/deities", "*waʿăbadtām*": "serve them/worship them/be enslaved to them" } }

Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.18", "source": "הִגַּ֤דְתִּי לָכֶם֙ הַיּ֔וֹם כִּ֥י אָבֹ֖ד תֹּאבֵד֑וּן לֹא־תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ן יָמִים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתָּ֤ה עֹבֵר֙ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן לָבֹ֥א שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ", "text": "*higgadtî* to you today that *kî ʾābōd tōʾbēdûn*; not *lōʾ-taʾărîkun yāmîm* upon the *hāʾădāmāh* which you *ʾattāh ʿōbēr* *ʾet*-the *hayyardēn* to *lābōʾ šāmmāh* to *lərištāh*", "grammar": { "*higgadtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I have declared/told", "*kî ʾābōd tōʾbēdûn*": "conjunction + qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - that surely you will perish", "*lōʾ-taʾărîkun yāmîm*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + masculine plural noun - you will not prolong days", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ground/land", "*ʾattāh ʿōbēr*": "2nd masculine singular independent pronoun + qal participle, masculine singular - you are crossing over", "*hayyardēn*": "proper noun with definite article - the Jordan", "*lābōʾ šāmmāh*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + adverb - to go there", "*lərištāh*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to possess it" }, "variants": { "*higgadtî*": "declare/tell/announce", "*ʾābōd tōʾbēdûn*": "surely perish/certainly be destroyed", "*taʾărîkun yāmîm*": "prolong days/live long", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "ground/land/soil/earth", "*ʿōbēr*": "crossing over/passing over", "*hayyardēn*": "the Jordan River", "*lābōʾ šāmmāh*": "to go/enter there", "*lərištāh*": "to possess/inherit/occupy it" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.19", "source": "הַעִידֹ֨תִי בָכֶ֣ם הַיּוֹם֮ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ֒ הַחַיִּ֤ים וְהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְפָנֶ֔יךָ הַבְּרָכָ֖ה וְהַקְּלָלָ֑ה וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙ בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים לְמַ֥עַן תִּחְיֶ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה וְזַרְעֶֽךָ", "text": "*haʿîdōtî* against you today *ʾet*-the *šāmayim* and *ʾet*-the *ʾāreṣ*; the *ḥayyîm* and the *māwet* *nātattî* before you, the *bərākāh* and the *qəlālāh*; and *ûbāḥartā* in the *ḥayyîm*, so that *ləmaʿan tiḥyeh* you and your *zarʿekā*", "grammar": { "*haʿîdōtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I have called to witness", "*šāmayim*": "masculine dual noun with definite article - the heavens", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the life", "*māwet*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the death", "*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have set/placed", "*bərākāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the blessing", "*qəlālāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the curse", "*ûbāḥartā*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and choose", "*ləmaʿan tiḥyeh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - so that you may live", "*zarʿekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring" }, "variants": { "*haʿîdōtî*": "call to witness/testify against/invoke as witness", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living", "*māwet*": "death/dying", "*nātattî*": "set/place/put before", "*bərākāh*": "blessing/benediction", "*qəlālāh*": "curse/cursing", "*ûbāḥartā*": "choose/select/elect", "*tiḥyeh*": "live/be alive/have life", "*zarʿekā*": "your seed/offspring/descendants" } }

Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.30.20", "source": "לְאַֽהֲבָה֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ בְּקֹל֖וֹ וּלְדָבְקָה־ב֑וֹ כִּ֣י ה֤וּא חַיֶּ֙יךָ֙ וְאֹ֣רֶךְ יָמֶ֔יךָ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֧ה לַאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ לְאַבְרָהָ֛ם לְיִצְחָ֥ק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֖ב לָתֵ֥ת לָהֶֽם", "text": "To *ləʾahăbāh* *ʾet*-*YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm*, to *lišmōaʿ* to his *qōlô* and to *ûlədābəqāh-bô*; for *kî hûʾ* your *ḥayyekā* and the *ʾōrek* of your *yāmekā* to *lāšebet* upon the *hāʾădāmāh* which *ʾăšer nišbaʿ* *YHWH* to your *laʾăbōtekā*, to *ləʾabrāhām*, to *ləyiṣḥāq*, and to *ûləyaʿăqōb* to *lātēt* to them", "grammar": { "*ləʾahăbāh*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to love", "*lišmōaʿ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to hear/listen to", "*qōlô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice", "*ûlədābəqāh-bô*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to cling to him", "*kî hûʾ*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine singular independent pronoun - for he/it is", "*ḥayyekā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your life", "*ʾōrek*": "masculine singular construct - length of", "*yāmekā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days", "*lāšebet*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to dwell", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the ground/land", "*ʾăšer nišbaʿ*": "relative particle + niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - which he swore", "*laʾăbōtekā*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your fathers", "*ləʾabrāhām*": "preposition + proper noun - to Abraham", "*ləyiṣḥāq*": "preposition + proper noun - to Isaac", "*ûləyaʿăqōb*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and to Jacob", "*lātēt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to give" }, "variants": { "*ləʾahăbāh*": "to love/be devoted to", "*lišmōaʿ*": "to hear/listen to/obey", "*qōlô*": "his voice/sound", "*ûlədābəqāh-bô*": "to cling to him/adhere to him/be loyal to him", "*ḥayyekā*": "your life/your living", "*ʾōrek yāmekā*": "length of your days/long life", "*lāšebet*": "to dwell/live/reside", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "ground/land/soil/earth", "*nišbaʿ*": "swore/took oath/promised", "*laʾăbōtekā*": "to your fathers/ancestors/forefathers", "*lātēt*": "to give/grant/bestow" } }