| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 19:9:1 ⧉כִּֽי־תִשְׁמֹר֩kitishmorif you carefully observe Deuteronomy 19:9:2 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֨הetkolhamitsvahall this commandment Deuteronomy 19:9:3 ⧉הַזֹּ֜אתhazotthis Deuteronomy 19:9:4 ⧉לַעֲשֹׂתָ֗הּlaasotahto do it Deuteronomy 19:9:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Deuteronomy 19:9:6 ⧉אָנֹכִ֣יanokhiI Deuteronomy 19:9:7 ⧉מְצַוְּךָ֮metsavekacommand you Deuteronomy 19:9:8 ⧉הַיּוֹם֒hayomtoday Deuteronomy 19:9:9 ⧉לְאַהֲבָ֞הleahavato love Deuteronomy 19:9:10 ⧉אֶת־יְהוָ֧הetyahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 19:9:11 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 19:9:12 ⧉וְלָלֶ֥כֶתvelalekhetand to walk Deuteronomy 19:9:13 ⧉בִּדְרָכָ֖יוbidrakhavin his ways Deuteronomy 19:9:14 ⧉כָּל־הַיָּמִ֑יםkolhayamimall the days Deuteronomy 19:9:15 ⧉וְיָסַפְתָּ֨veyasaftathen you shall add Deuteronomy 19:9:16 ⧉לְךָ֥lekhafor you Deuteronomy 19:9:17 ⧉עוֹד֙odmore Deuteronomy 19:9:18 ⧉שָׁלֹ֣שׁshaloshthree Deuteronomy 19:9:19 ⧉עָרִ֔יםareemcities Deuteronomy 19:9:20 ⧉עַ֖לalon Deuteronomy 19:9:21 ⧉הַשָּׁלֹ֥שׁhashaloshthese three Deuteronomy 19:9:22 ⧉הָאֵֽלֶּה׃haelehones |
| 9. Formal Translation If you keep all this commandment to do it, which I am commanding you today, to love the LORD your God {Yahweh Elohekha, Covenant Lord} and to walk in His ways all the days, then you shall add for yourself three more cities upon these three. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation If you faithfully obey all these commands I am giving you today—to love the LORD your God {Yahweh Elohekha, Relational Guide} and to live by His ways every day—then you must set aside three more cities, in addition to these three. |