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.

Interlinear Text

Verse 1 וְ/הָיָה֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he will be HC/Vqq3ms כִֽי 𐤊𐤉 khi when forasmuch HC יָבֹ֨אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou they come they cause-to-come HVqi3mp עָלֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha upon you upon you HR/Sp2ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-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 blessing-gift HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הַ/קְּלָלָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤄 vehaqelalah and the curse and the belittling-curse HC/Td/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr נָתַ֖תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have set I have given HVqp1cs לְ/פָנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you to your faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms וַ/הֲשֵׁבֹתָ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕 vahashevota and you return and you caused to turn back HC/Vhq2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR לְבָבֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your heart your inner heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal among all in all HR/Ncmsc הַ/גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the massed nations HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 where that-which HTr הִדִּיחֲ/ךָ֛ 𐤄𐤃𐤉𐤇/𐤊 hidichakha He has driven you he has thrust you away HVhp3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms שָֽׁמָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there there (in that place) HD/Sd
Verse 9 וְ/הוֹתִֽירְ/ךָ֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤓/𐤊 vehotirekha and will make you abound and he has caused you to abound HC/Vhq3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/כֹ֣ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in all in the whole 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 the fruit of HR/Ncmsc בִטְנְ/ךָ֜ 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤊 vitenekha of your womb your womb HNcfsc/Sp2ms וּ/בִ/פְרִ֧י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤉 uviferi and in the fruit and in the fruit of HC/R/Ncmsc בְהֶמְתְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕/𐤊 vehemetekha of your livestock your beast HNcfsc/Sp2ms וּ/בִ/פְרִ֥י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤉 uviferi-2 and in the fruit and in the fruit of HC/R/Ncmsc אַדְמָתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤊 adematekha of your land your soil-ground HNcfsc/Sp2ms לְ/טוֹבָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 letovah for good for goodness HR/Aafsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC יָשׁ֣וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv will return he will turn back HVqi3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לָ/שׂ֤וּשׂ 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤔 lasus to rejoice to exult in bright gladness HR/Vqc עָלֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha over you upon you HR/Sp2ms לְ/ט֔וֹב 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁 letov for good for good HR/Aamsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr שָׂ֖שׂ 𐤔𐤔 sas he rejoiced he shone-with-joy HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon (up-over) HR אֲבֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 avoteykha your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2ms
Verse 10 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki if for (as reason or ground) HC תִשְׁמַ֗ע 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 tishema you obey you (masculine singular) will heed HVqi2ms בְּ/קוֹל֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol the voice of by a voice HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms לִ/שְׁמֹ֤ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 lishemor to keep to guard / to watch over HR/Vqc מִצְוֺתָי/ו֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mitseotayv his commandments his commanded-charges HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/חֻקֹּתָ֔י/ו 𐤅/𐤇𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤅 vechuqotayv and his statutes and his inscribed-decrees HC/Ncbpc/Sp3ms הַ/כְּתוּבָ֕ה 𐤄/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤄 haketuvah written the written document HTd/Vqsfsa בְּ/סֵ֥פֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓 besefer in the book in the scroll-record of HR/Ncmsc הַ/תּוֹרָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah of the law the Instruction HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 if for (as reason or ground) HC תָשׁוּב֙ 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv you return you (masculine singular) will turn back HVqi2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in all HR/Ncmsc לְבָבְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your heart your inner heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and with all and in every HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your soul your life-breath 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 the one commissioning you (masculine singular) HVprmsc/Sp2ms הַ/יּוֹם֒ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אַהֲבָ֞ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤄 leahavah to love to love HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to walk to walk HR/Vqc בִּ/דְרָכָ֔י/ו 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅 biderakhayv in his ways in his trodden paths HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וְ/לִ/שְׁמֹ֛ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 velishemor and to keep and to guard/watch over HC/R/Vqc מִצְוֺתָ֥י/ו 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 mitseotayv his commandments his commanded-charges HNcfpc/Sp3ms וְ/חֻקֹּתָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤇𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤅 vechuqotayv and his statutes and his inscribed-decrees HC/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וּ/מִשְׁפָּטָ֑י/ו 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤅 umishepatayv and his judgments and his judicial verdicts HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/חָיִ֣יתָ 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤕 vechayita and you shall live and you shall live HC/Vqq2ms וְ/רָבִ֔יתָ 𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤕 veravita and multiply and you became many HC/Vqq2ms וּ/בֵֽרַכְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤊 uverakhekha will bless you and he has bestowed blessing upon you (masculine singular) HC/Vpq3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms בָּ/אָ֕רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets in the land in the firm land HRd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms בָא 𐤁𐤀 va are entering he has caused-him to come HVqrmsa שָׁ֖מָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there there (in that place) HD/Sd לְ/רִשְׁתָּֽ/הּ 𐤋/𐤓𐤔𐤕/𐤄 lerishetah to possess it to dispossess her HR/Vqc/Sp3fs
Verse 19 הַעִידֹ֨תִי 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤃𐤕𐤉 haidoti I call to witness I have caused to bear witness HVhp1cs בָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem against you HR/Sp2mp הַ/יּוֹם֮ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and (the very) HC/To הָ/אָרֶץ֒ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth the firm-standing land 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 have given HVqp1cs לְ/פָנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you to your faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms הַ/בְּרָכָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 haberakhah the blessing the blessing-gift HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הַ/קְּלָלָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤄 vehaqelalah and the curse and the belittling-curse HC/Td/Ncfsa וּ/בָֽחַרְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤕 uvachareta therefore choose and you have selected HC/Vqq2ms בַּֽ/חַיִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 bachayim life in the living-ones HRd/Ncmpa לְמַ֥עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that for the sake of (in heed to) HR תִּחְיֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤄 ticheyeh you may live you (masculine singular) shall live HVqi2ms אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms וְ/זַרְעֶֽ/ךָ 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 vezareekha and your offspring and your seed-offspring HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
Verse 20 לְ/אַֽהֲבָה֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤄 leahavah to love to love HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms לִ/שְׁמֹ֥עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to obey to heed 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 fast HC/R/Vqc ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo to him HR/Sp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms חַיֶּ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤊 chayeykha your life your lives HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/אֹ֣רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤊 veorekhe and length and length HC/Ncmsc יָמֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤊 yameykha of your days your days HNcmpc/Sp2ms לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶת 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕 lashevet to dwell to sit-dwell HR/Vqc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR הָ/אֲדָמָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the land the red-soil ground HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr נִשְׁבַּ֨ע 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 nisheba swore he sevened himself (in oath) HVNp3ms יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לַ/אֲבֹתֶ֛י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 laavoteykha to your fathers to your father-ancestors HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms לְ/אַבְרָהָ֛ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 leaveraham to Abraham to Abraham (father of a multitude) HR/Np לְ/יִצְחָ֥ק 𐤋/𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 leyitsechaq to Isaac to He-Laughs HR/Np וּֽ/לְ/יַעֲקֹ֖ב 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 uleyaaqov and to Jacob and to Yaʿaqov (Heel-Holder) HC/R/Np לָ/תֵ֥ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp