Deuteronomy 30

Moses prophesies Israel's future disobedience leading to exile and suffering, but promises restoration upon repentance, declaring YHWH's covenant offers **life and prosperity** through obedience or **death and adversity** through disobedience, with the choice to love YHWH, obey His commands, and choose life set before them.

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Verse 1
וְ/הָיָה֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כִֽי 𐤊𐤉 khi when because HC יָבֹ֨אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou they come they come HVqi3mp עָלֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha upon you upon you HR/Sp2ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim these words the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp הַ/בְּרָכָה֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 haberakhah the blessing the bestowal of favor HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הַ/קְּלָלָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤄 vehaqelalah and the curse and the despising-curse HC/Td/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נָתַ֖תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have set I gave HVqp1cs לְ/פָנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms וַ/הֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕 vahashevota and you return you caused to return HC/Vhq2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR לְבָבֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal among all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc הַ/גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 where that-which HTr הִדִּיחֲ/ךָ֛ 𐤄𐤃𐤉𐤇/𐤊 hidichakha He has driven you he drove you away HVhp3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms שָֽׁמָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place HD/Sd
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וְ/הוֹתִֽירְ/ךָ֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤓/𐤊 vehotirekha and will make you abound and he caused you to remain HC/Vhq3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/כֹ֣ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in all in entirety HR/Ncmsc מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work deed of HNcmsc יָדֶ֗/ךָ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha of your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms בִּ/פְרִ֨י 𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤉 biferi in the fruit in fruit-of HR/Ncmsc בִטְנְ/ךָ֜ 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤊 vitenekha of your womb your inner-belly HNcfsc/Sp2ms וּ/בִ/פְרִ֧י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤉 uviferi and in the fruit and in fruit-of HC/R/Ncmsc בְהֶמְתְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕/𐤊 vehemetekha of your livestock your livestock animal HNcfsc/Sp2ms וּ/בִ/פְרִ֥י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤉 uviferi-2 and in the fruit and in fruit-of HC/R/Ncmsc אַדְמָתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤊 adematekha of your land your cultivated ground HNcfsc/Sp2ms לְ/טוֹבָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 letovah for good for goodness HR/Aafsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC יָשׁ֣וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv will return he will return HVqi3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ/שׂ֤וּשׂ 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤔 lasus to rejoice to exult HR/Vqc עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha over you upon you HR/Sp2ms לְ/ט֔וֹב 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁 letov for good for benefit HR/Aamsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr שָׂ֖שׂ 𐤔𐤔 sas he rejoiced he exulted HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR אֲבֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 avoteykha your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2ms
Verse 10
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because HC תִשְׁמַ֗ע 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 tishema you obey you will hear HVqi2ms בְּ/קוֹל֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol the voice of with a sound HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms לִ/שְׁמֹ֤ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 lishemor to keep to guard HR/Vqc מִצְוֺתָי/ו֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mitseotayv his commandments his commanded directives HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/חֻקֹּתָ֔י/ו 𐤅/𐤇𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤅 vechuqotayv and his statutes and his inscribed statutes HC/Ncbpc/Sp3ms הַ/כְּתוּבָ֕ה 𐤄/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤄 haketuvah written the written one HTd/Vqsfsa בְּ/סֵ֥פֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓 besefer in the book in a written record of HR/Ncmsc הַ/תּוֹרָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah of the law the instruction HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 if for/because HC תָשׁוּב֙ 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv you return you will return HVqi2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc לְבָבְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and with all and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your soul your living being HNcbsc/Sp2ms
Verse 16
אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher in that that-which HTr אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs מְצַוְּ/ךָ֮ 𐤌𐤑𐤅/𐤊 metsavekha am commanding you your commander HVprmsc/Sp2ms הַ/יּוֹם֒ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אַהֲבָ֞ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤄 leahavah to love to love HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to walk to go HR/Vqc בִּ/דְרָכָ֔י/ו 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅 biderakhayv in his ways in his ways HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וְ/לִ/שְׁמֹ֛ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 velishemor and to keep and to guard HC/R/Vqc מִצְוֺתָ֥י/ו 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mitseotayv his commandments his commanded directives HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/חֻקֹּתָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤇𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤅 vechuqotayv and his statutes and his inscribed statutes HC/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וּ/מִשְׁפָּטָ֑י/ו 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤅 umishepatayv and his judgments and his judicial rulings HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/חָיִ֣יתָ 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤕 vechayita and you shall live and you will live HC/Vqq2ms וְ/רָבִ֔יתָ 𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤕 veravita and multiply and you increased HC/Vqq2ms וּ/בֵֽרַכְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤊 uverakhekha will bless you and he will intensely bless you HC/Vpq3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms בָּ/אָ֕רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms בָא 𐤁𐤀 va are entering he came HVqrmsa שָׁ֖מָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place HD/Sd לְ/רִשְׁתָּֽ/הּ 𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤕/𐤄 lerishetah to possess it to take possession of her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs
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הַעִידֹ֨תִי 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤃𐤕𐤉 haidoti I call to witness I caused to testify HVhp1cs בָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem against you HR/Sp2mp הַ/יּוֹם֮ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To הָ/אָרֶץ֒ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa הַ/חַיִּ֤ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim life the living ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/מָּ֨וֶת֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤕 vehamavet and death and the death HC/Td/Ncmsa נָתַ֣תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have set I gave HVqp1cs לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms הַ/בְּרָכָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 haberakhah the blessing the bestowal of favor HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הַ/קְּלָלָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤄 vehaqelalah and the curse and the despising-curse HC/Td/Ncfsa וּ/בָֽחַרְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤕 uvachareta therefore choose and you chose HC/Vqq2ms בַּֽ/חַיִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 bachayim life in the lives HRd/Ncmpa לְמַ֥עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that HR תִּחְיֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤄 ticheyeh you may live you will live HVqi2ms אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms וְ/זַרְעֶֽ/ךָ 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 vezareekha and your offspring your seed HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
Verse 20
לְ/אַֽהֲבָה֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤄 leahavah to love to love HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms לִ/שְׁמֹ֥עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to obey to hear HR/Vqc בְּ/קֹל֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤒𐤋/𐤅 beqolo his voice in his voice HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/לְ/דָבְקָה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤒𐤄 uledaveqah and to hold fast and to cling closely HC/R/Vqc ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo to him HR/Sp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms חַיֶּ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤊 chayeykha your life your lives HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/אֹ֣רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤊 veorekhe and length and length of HC/Ncmsc יָמֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤊 yameykha of your days your days HNcmpc/Sp2ms לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶת 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕 lashevet to dwell to sit, to dwell HR/Vqc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הָ/אֲדָמָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the land the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr נִשְׁבַּ֨ע 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 nisheba swore he bound himself by oath HVNp3ms יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לַ/אֲבֹתֶ֛י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 laavoteykha to your fathers to your fathers HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms לְ/אַבְרָהָ֛ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 leaveraham to Abraham to Abraham to Averaham HR/Np לְ/יִצְחָ֥ק 𐤋/𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 leyitsechaq to Isaac to He-Laughs to Yitsechaq HR/Np וּֽ/לְ/יַעֲקֹ֖ב 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 uleyaaqov and to Jacob and to Heel-Grasper and to Yaaqov HC/R/Np לָ/תֵ֥ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp