Official Declaration 1 הַצְהָרוֹת רִשְׁמִיּוֹת הַצְהָרָה א׳

Hebrew translation, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Official Declaration 1 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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הַמִּקְרָאham/Mik/RAthe Bibleוְסֵפֶרve/SE/ferand the BookמוֹרְמוֹןMOR/monof Mormonמְלַמְּדִיםme/lam/me/DIMteachשֶׁהַמּוֹנוֹגַמְיָהshe/ham/mo/no/gam/YAthat monogamyהִיאhiisאַמַּתam/MATthe standardהַמִּדָּהham/mid/DAof measureשֶׁלshelofהָאֱלֹהִיםha/e/lo/HIMGodלְנִשּׂוּאִיןle/nis/su/INfor marriageאֶלָּאel/LAunlessאִםimifכֵּןkensoהוּאhuheמַצְהִירmats/HIRdeclaresאַחֶרֶתa/CHE/retotherwiseרְאוּre/UseeשְׁמוּאֵלShe/mu/ELSamuelבv2יבyav12ז־חz-ch7-8וְיַעֲקֹבve/Ya/a/KOVand Jacobבv2כזkhaz27לl30בְּעִקְבוֹתbe/ik/VOTfollowingהִתְגַּלּוּתhit/gal/LUTa revelationשֶׁנִּתְּנָהshen/nit/te/NAgivenלְיוֹסֵףle/Yo/SEFto JosephסְמִיתSe/MITSmithהֻנְהַגhun/HAGwas institutedנֹהַגno/HAGthe practiceהַנִּשּׂוּאִיןhan/nis/su/INof marriageהַמְּרֻבִּיםham/me/rub/BIMpluralבְּקֶרֶבbe/KE/revamongחַבְרֵיchav/REthe membersהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAof the Churchבִּתְחִלַּתbit/chil/LATat the beginningשְׁנוֹתshe/NOTof the yearsהָ־40ha-the 40sשֶׁלshelofהַמֵּאָהham/me/Athe centuryהָ־19ha-the 19thרְאוּre/Useeפֶּרֶק 132PE/reksectionמִשְּׁנוֹתmish/she/NOTfrom the yearsהָ־60ha-the 60sוְעַדve/ADtoשְׁנוֹתshe/NOTthe yearsהָ־80ha-the 80sשֶׁלshelofהַמֵּאָהham/me/Athe centuryהָ־19ha-the 19thהֶעֱבִירָהhe/e/vi/RApassedמֶמְשֶׁלֶתmem/SHE/letthe governmentאַרְצוֹתAr/TSOTof the UnitedהַבְּרִיתHab/be/RITStatesחֻקִּיםchuk/KIMlawsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichהָפְכוּha/fe/KHUmadeנֹהַגno/HAGpracticeדָּתִיda/TIreligiousזֶהzethisלְבִלְתִּיle/vil/TIun-חֻקִּיchuk/KIlawfulחֻקִּיםchuk/KIMlawsאֵלֶּהEL/letheseאֻשְּׁרוּush/she/RUwere upheldבְּסוֹפוֹbe/so/FOeventuallyשֶׁלshelofדָּבָרda/VARthe matterעַלalbyיְדֵיye/DEthe handsבֵּיתBetof the Courtהַמִּשְׁפָּטham/Mish/PATof JusticeהָעֶלְיוֹןHa/el/YONSupremeשֶׁלshelofאַרְצוֹתAr/TSOTthe UnitedהַבְּרִיתHab/be/RITStatesלְאַחַרle/a/CHARafterקַבָּלַתkab/ba/LATreceivingהִתְגַּלּוּתhit/gal/LUTrevelationפִּרְסֵםpir/SEMissuedהַנָּשִׂיאHan/na/SIPresidentוִילְפוֹרְדVi/le/FORDWilfordווּדְרָףVud/RAFWoodruffאֶת־הַהַכְרָזָהet-Ha/hakh/ra/ZAthe Manifestoהַבָּאhab/BAfollowingשֶׁהִתְקַבֵּלshe/hit/kab/BELwhich was acceptedעַלalbyיְדֵיye/DEthe handsהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAof the Churchכְּסַמְכוּתִיke/sam/khu/TIas authoritativeוּמְחַיֵּבu/me/chay/YEVand bindingבְּ־6b-on the 6thבְּאוֹקְטוֹבֶּר 1890be/Ok/tob/BERof Octoberדָּבָרda/VARthingזֶהzethisהוֹבִילho/VILledלְסִיּוּמוֹle/siy/yu/MOto the endשֶׁלshelofנֹהַגno/HAGthe practiceהַנִּשּׂוּאִיןhan/nis/su/INof marriageהַמְּרֻבִּיםham/me/rub/BIMpluralבַּכְּנֵסִיָּה׃bak/Ke/ne/siy/YAin the Church
The Bible and the Book of Mormon teach that monogamy is God’s standard for marriage unless He declares otherwise (see 2 Samuel 12:7–8 and Jacob 2:27, 30). Following a revelation to Joseph Smith, the practice of plural marriage was instituted among Church members in the early 1840s (see section 132). From the 1860s to the 1880s, the United States government passed laws to make this religious practice illegal. These laws were eventually upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. After receiving revelation, President Wilford Woodruff issued the following Manifesto, which was accepted by the Church as authoritative and binding on October 6, 1890. This led to the end of the practice of plural marriage in the Church.
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לְכׇלle/KHOLto allמִיmiwhomשֶׁהַדָּבָרshe/had/da/VARthat the matterנוֹגֵעַno/GE/aconcernsלוֹ:lothem
To Whom It May Concern:
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הוֹאִילho/ILwhereasוְנִשְׁלְחוּve/nish/le/CHUhaving been sentיְדִיעוֹתye/di/OTdispatchesעִתּוֹנוּתit/to/NUTpressלְמַטְּרוֹתle/mat/te/ROTfor purposesמְדִינִיּוֹתme/di/niy/YOTpoliticalמֵעִירme/IRfrom the CityסוֹלְטSoltof SaltלֵייקLeykLakeאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichפֻּרְסְמוּpur/se/MUhave been publishedבָּרַבִּיםba/rab/BIMwidelyלֵאמֹרle/MORto the effectכִּיkithatוַעֲדַתva/A/DATthe CommissionיוּטָאYu/TAof Utahבְּדִין־וְחֶשְׁבּוֹנָהּbe/DIN-ve/chesh/bo/NAin their reportהָאַחֲרוֹןha/a/cha/RONrecentלְשַׂרle/SARto the Secretaryהַפְּנִיםhap/Pe/NIMof the Interiorטוֹעֶנֶתto/E/netallegeכִּיkithatעוֹדָםo/DAMare stillנֶעֱרָכִיםne/e/ra/KHIMbeing solemnizedנִשּׂוּאִיןnis/su/INmarriagesרַבִּיםrab/BIMpluralוְכִיve/KHIand thatאַרְבָּעִיםar/ba/IMfortyאוֹoorיוֹתֵרyo/TERmoreנִשּׂוּאִיןnis/su/INmarriagesכָּאֵלֶּהka/EL/lesuchנַעֲשׂוּna/a/SUhave been contractedבְּיוּטָאbe/Yu/TAin Utahמֵאָזme/AZsinceיוּנִיYu/NIJuneהָאַחֲרוֹןha/a/cha/RONlastאוֹoorבְּמֶשֶׁךְbe/ME/shekhduringהַשָּׁנָהhash/sha/NAthe yearהָאַחֲרוֹנָהha/a/cha/ro/NApastוְגַםve/GAMalsoכִּיkithatבִּדְרָשׁוֹתbid/ra/SHOTin discoursesפֻּמְבִּיּוֹתpum/biy/YOTpublicלִמְּדוּlim/me/DUtaughtמַנְהִיגֵיman/hi/GEthe leadersהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAof the Churchוְעוֹדְדוּve/od/DUencouragedוְדָחֲקוּve/da/cha/KUand urgedאֶת־הֶמְשֵׁךְet-hem/SHEKHthe continuanceנֹהַגno/HAGof the practiceרִבּוּיrib/BUYof the pluralityהַנָּשִׁים—han/na/SHIMof wives
Press dispatches having been sent for political purposes, from Salt Lake City, which have been widely published, to the effect that the Utah Commission, in their recent report to the Secretary of the Interior, allege that plural marriages are still being solemnized and that forty or more such marriages have been contracted in Utah since last June or during the past year, also that in public discourses the leaders of the Church have taught, encouraged and urged the continuance of the practice of polygamy—
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לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeאֲנִיa/NIIכְּנָשִׂיאke/Na/SIas Presidentכְּנֵסִיַּתke/Ne/siy/YATof the ChurchיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aof JesusהַמָּשִׁיחַHam/ma/SHI/achChristשֶׁלshelofקְדוֹשֵׁיKe/do/SHEthe Saintsאַחֲרִיתa/cha/RITof the latter partהַיָּמִיםhay/ya/MIMof the daysמַכְרִיזmakh/RIZdo declareבָּזֶהba/ZEherebyבְּאֹפֶןbe/O/fenin the mannerהָרְצִינִיha/re/tsi/NIsolemnבְּיוֹתֵרbe/yo/TERmostכִּיkithatהַהַאֲשָׁמוֹתha/ha/a/sha/MOTthe chargesהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseשֶׁקֶרSHE/kerfalseהֵן׃henareאֵיןennotאָנוּa/NUwe areמְלַמְּדִיםme/lam/me/DIMteachingרִבּוּיrib/BUYthe pluralityנָשִׁיםna/SHIMof wivesוְאֵיןve/ENnor areאָנוּa/NUweמַרְשִׁיםmar/SHIMpermittingלְאִישׁle/ISHany personלְהִכָּנֵסle/hik/ka/NESto enterלְנֹהַגle/no/HAGinto practiceזֶהzeitsוּמַכְחִישׁu/makh/CHISHand denyאֲנִיa/NIIכִּיkithatאַרְבָּעִיםar/ba/IMfortyאוֹoorכׇּלkolanyמִסְפָּרmis/PARnumberאַחֵרa/CHERotherשֶׁלshelofנִשּׂוּאִיןnis/su/INmarriagesרַבִּיםrab/BIMpluralנַעֲשׂוּna/a/SUhave been solemnizedבַּתְּקוּפָהbat/te/ku/FAduring the periodהַהִיאha/HIthatבְּהֵיכָלֵינוּbe/He/kha/le/NUin our Templesאוֹoorבְּכׇלbe/KHOLin anyמָקוֹםma/KOMplaceאַחֵרa/CHERotherבַּטֶּרִיטוֹרְיָה׃bat/Te/ri/tor/YAin the Territory
I, therefore, as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, do hereby, in the most solemn manner, declare that these charges are false. We are not teaching polygamy or plural marriage, nor permitting any person to enter into its practice, and I deny that either forty or any other number of plural marriages have during that period been solemnized in our Temples or in any other place in the Territory.
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מִקְרֶהmik/REcaseאֶחָדe/CHADoneדֻּוַּחduv/VACHhas been reportedאֲשֶׁרa/SHERin whichבּוֹbothereinטָעֲנוּta/a/NUallegeהַצְּדָדִיםhats/tse/da/DIMthe partiesכִּיkithatהַנִּשּׂוּאִיןhan/nis/su/INthe marriageנֶעֶרְכוּne/er/KHUwas performedבְּבֵיתbe/VETin the Houseהַהַלְבָּשָׁהha/Hal/ba/SHAof the Endowmentבְּעִירbe/IRin the CityסוֹלְטSoltof SaltלֵייקLeykLakeבְּאָבִיבbe/A/VIVin the Springשְׁנַתshe/NATof the yearאֶלֶףE/lefone thousandוּשְׁמֹנֶהu/she/mo/NEeightמֵאוֹתme/OThundredוּשְׁמוֹנִיםu/she/mo/NIMand eightyוְתֵשַׁעve/TE/shanineאַךְakhbutלֹאlonotיָכֹלְתִּיya/KHOL/tihave I been ableלְבָרֵרle/va/RERto learnמִיmiwhoעָרַךְa/RAKHperformedאֶת־הַטֶּקֶס׃et-hat/te/KESthe ceremonyוְכׇלve/KHOLand allמַהmathatשֶּׁנַּעֲשָׂהshen/na/a/SAwas doneבָּעִנְיָןba/in/YANin matterהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisנַעֲשָׂהna/a/SAwas doneבְּלֹאbe/LOwithoutדַּעְתִּי׃da/TImy knowledgeבְּעִקְבוֹתbe/ik/VOTin consequence ofהָאֵרוּעַha/e/RU/aoccurrenceהַנִּטְעָןhan/nit/ANallegedהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisנֶהֱרַסne/he/RASwas taken downבֵּיתBetthe Houseהַהַלְבָּשָׁהha/Hal/ba/SHAof the Endowmentלְפִיle/FIbyהוֹרָאוֹתַיho/ra/o/TAYmy instructionsלְלֹאle/LOwithoutדִּחוּי׃di/CHUYdelay
One case has been reported, in which the parties allege that the marriage was performed in the Endowment House, in Salt Lake City, in the Spring of 1889, but I have not been able to learn who performed the ceremony; whatever was done in this matter was without my knowledge. In consequence of this alleged occurrence the Endowment House was, by my instructions, taken down without delay.
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הוֹאִילho/ILinasmuchוְנֶחְקְקוּve/nech/ke/KUas have been enactedחֻקִּיםchuk/KIMlawsעַלalbyיְדֵיye/DEthe handsהַקּוֹנְגְּרֶסhak/Kon/ge/RESof Congressהָאוֹסְרִיםha/os/RIMforbiddingנִשּׂוּאִיןnis/su/INmarriagesרַבִּיםrab/BIMpluralאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichהֻכְרְזוּhukh/re/ZUhave been pronouncedכְּחֻקָּתִיִּיםke/chuk/ka/tiy/YIMconstitutionalעַלalbyיְדֵיye/DEthe handsבֵּיתbetof the courtהַמִּשְׁפָּטham/mish/PATof resortהָאַחֲרוֹןha/a/cha/RONlastמַכְרִיזmakh/RIZdeclareאֲנִיa/NIIבָּזֶהba/ZEherebyאֶת־כַּוָּנָתִיet-kav/va/na/TImy intentionלְהִכָּנַעle/hik/ka/NAto submitלַחֻקִּיםla/chuk/KIMto lawsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/lethoseוּלְהַשְׁתַּמֵּשׁu/le/hash/tam/MESHand to useבְּהַשְׁפָּעָתִיbe/hash/pa/a/TImy influenceעַלalwithחַבְרֵיchav/REthe membersהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAof the Churchאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichאֲנִיa/NIIעוֹמֵדo/MEDpresideבְּרֹאשָׁהּbe/ro/SHAoverשֶׁיַּעֲשׂוּshey/ya/a/SUto have them doכֵּן׃kenlikewise
Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriages, which laws have been pronounced constitutional by the court of last resort, I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws, and to use my influence with the members of the Church over which I preside to have them do likewise.
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אֵיןenthere is nothingבְּהוֹרָאוֹתַיbe/ho/ra/o/TAYin my teachingsלַכְּנֵסִיָּהlak/Ke/ne/siy/YAto the Churchאוֹoorבְּהוֹרָאוֹתbe/ho/ra/OTin thoseחֲבֵרַיcha/ve/RAYof my associatesבַּתְּקוּפָהbat/te/ku/FAduring the timeהַנִּזְכֶּרֶתhan/niz/KE/retspecifiedדָּבָרda/VARa thingשֶׁאֶפְשָׁרshe/ef/SHARwhich canלְפָרְשׁוֹle/fa/re/SHObe construedבַּהֲגָיוֹןba/ha/ga/YONreasonablyכְּמַטִּיףke/mat/TIFto inculcateאוֹoorמְעוֹדֵדme/o/DEDencourageרִבּוּיrib/BUYthe pluralityנָשִׁיםna/SHIMof wivesוְכַאֲשֶׁרve/kha/a/SHERand whenזָקֵןZa/KENElderכׇּלְשֶׁהוּkol/she/HUanyמִןminofהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAthe Churchהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁhish/tam/MESHusedבְּלָשׁוֹןbe/la/SHONlanguageשֶׁנִּרְאֲתָהshen/nir/a/TAwhich appearedכְּמַעֲבֶרֶתke/ma/a/VE/retto conveyהוֹרָאָהho/ra/Ateachingכָּזוֹka/ZOany suchהוּכַחhu/KHACHhe has been reprovedמִיָּד׃miy/YADpromptlyוְעַתָּהve/at/TAand nowאֲנִיa/NIIמַכְרִיזmakh/RIZdeclareבָּרַבִּיםba/rab/BIMpubliclyכִּיkithatעֲצָתִיa/tsa/TImy adviceלִקְדוֹשֵׁיLik/do/SHEto the Saintsאַחֲרִיתa/cha/RITof the latter partהַיָּמִיםhay/ya/MIMof the daysהִיאhiisלְהִמָּנַעle/him/ma/NAto refrainמֵהִתְקַשֵּׁרme/hit/kash/SHERfrom contractingבְּכׇלbe/KHOLin anyנִשּׂוּאִיןnis/su/INmarriageהָאֲסוּרִיםha/a/su/RIMforbiddenבְּחֹקbe/CHOKby the lawהָאָרֶץ׃ha/a/RETSof the land
There is nothing in my teachings to the Church or in those of my associates, during the time specified, which can be reasonably construed to inculcate or encourage polygamy; and when any Elder of the Church has used language which appeared to convey any such teaching, he has been promptly reproved. And I now publicly declare that my advice to the Latter-day Saints is to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land.
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וִילְפוֹרְדVi/le/FORDWilfordווּדְרָףVud/RAFWoodruff
Wilford Woodruff
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נְשִׂיאNe/SIPresidentכְּנֵסִיַּתke/Ne/siy/YATof the ChurchיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aof JesusהַמָּשִׁיחַHam/ma/SHI/achChrist
President of The Church of Jesus Christ
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שֶׁלshelofקְדוֹשֵׁיKe/do/SHEthe Saintsאַחֲרִיתa/cha/RITof the latter partהַיָּמִים׃hay/ya/MIMof the days
of Latter-day Saints.
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הַנָּשִׂיאHan/na/SIPresidentלוֹרֶנְזוֹLo/ren/ZOLorenzoסְנוֹSe/NOSnowהֵצִיעַhe/TSI/aofferedכָּךְ:kakhthe following
President Lorenzo Snow offered the following:
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אֲנִיa/NIIמַצִּיעַmats/TSI/amoveכִּיkithatבְּהַכִּירֵנוּbe/hak/ki/re/NUrecognizingאֶת־וִילְפוֹרְדet-Vi/le/FORDWilfordווּדְרָףVud/RAFWoodruffכְּנָשִׂיאke/Na/SIas the Presidentכְּנֵסִיַּתke/Ne/siy/YATof the ChurchיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aof JesusהַמָּשִׁיחַHam/ma/SHI/achChristשֶׁלshelofקְדוֹשֵׁיKe/do/SHEthe Saintsאַחֲרִיתa/cha/RITof the latter partהַיָּמִיםhay/ya/MIMof the daysוְכָאָדָםve/kha/a/DAMand as the manהַיָּחִידhay/ya/CHIDonlyעַלalonפְּנֵיpe/NEthe faceהָאֲדָמָהha/a/da/MAof the earthבָּעֵתba/ETat the timeהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTpresentהַמַּחֲזִיקham/ma/cha/ZIKwho holdsבְּמַפְתְּחוֹתbe/maf/te/CHOTthe keysחֻקּוֹתchuk/KOTof the ordinancesהַחֲתִימָהha/cha/ti/MAof the sealingנַחְשֹׁבnach/SHOVwe considerאוֹתוֹo/TOhimכְּמֻסְמָךְke/mus/MAKHauthorizedבִּמְלֹאוֹbim/lo/Ofullyמִכֹּחַmik/KO/achby virtueמִשְׂרָתוֹmis/ra/TOof his positionלְהוֹצִיאle/ho/TSIto issueאֶת־הַהַכְרָזָהet-Ha/hakh/ra/ZAthe Manifestoאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichנִקְרְאָהnik/re/Ahas been readבְּאׇזְנֵינוּbe/oz/NE/nuin our hearingוְהִיאve/HIand which isלְיוֹםle/YOMdated the dayהָעֶשְׂרִיםha/es/RIMthe twentyוְאַרְבָּעָהve/ar/ba/Afourthלְסֶפְּטֶמְבֶּרle/Sep/pe/tem/BERof Septemberשְׁנַתshe/NATin the yearאֶלֶףE/lefone thousandוּשְׁמֹנֶהu/she/mo/NEeightמֵאוֹתme/OThundredוְתִשְׁעִיםve/tish/IMand ninetyוְכִיve/KHIand thatכִּכְנֵסִיָּהKikh/ne/siy/YAas a Churchמְכֻנֶּסֶתme/khun/NE/setassembledבְּכִנּוּסbe/Khin/NUSin ConferenceכְּלָלִיKe/la/LIGeneralנְקַבֵּלne/kab/BELwe acceptאֶת־הַכְרָזָתוֹet-hakh/ra/za/TOhis declarationבְּעִנְיַןbe/in/YANconcerningנִשּׂוּאִיןnis/su/INmarriagesרַבִּיםrab/BIMpluralכְּסַמְכוּתִיתke/sam/khu/TITas authoritativeוּמְחַיֶּבֶת׃u/me/chay/ye/VETand binding
“I move that, recognizing Wilford Woodruff as the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the only man on the earth at the present time who holds the keys of the sealing ordinances, we consider him fully authorized by virtue of his position to issue the Manifesto which has been read in our hearing, and which is dated September 24th, 1890, and that as a Church in General Conference assembled, we accept his declaration concerning plural marriages as authoritative and binding.”
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עִירIrCityסוֹלְטSoltof SaltלֵייקLeykLakeיוּטָאYu/TAUtahהַיּוֹםhay/YOMthe dayהַשִּׁשִּׁיhash/shish/SHIsixthלְאוֹקְטוֹבֶּרle/Ok/tob/BERof Octoberשְׁנַתshe/NATin the yearאֶלֶףE/lefone thousandוּשְׁמֹנֶהu/she/mo/NEeightמֵאוֹתme/OThundredוְתִשְׁעִים׃ve/tish/IMand ninety
Salt Lake City, Utah, October 6, 1890.
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קְטָעִיםKe/ta/IMExcerptsמִשְּׁלֹשָׁהmish/She/lo/SHAfrom ThreeנְאוּמִיםNe/u/MIMAddressesשֶׁלshelbyהַנָּשִׂיאHan/na/SIPresidentוִילְפוֹרְדVi/le/FORDWilfordווּדְרָףVud/RAFWoodruffעַלAlRegardingהַהַכְרָזָהha/Hakh/ra/ZAthe Manifesto
Excerpts from Three Addresses by President Wilford Woodruff Regarding the Manifesto
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לֹאlonotיִתֵּןyit/TENwill permitיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordלְעוֹלָםle/o/LAMforeverלִיlimeאוֹoorלְכׇלle/KHOLanyאִישׁishmanאַחֵרa/CHERotherהָעוֹמֵדha/o/MEDwho standsכְּנָשִׂיאke/Na/SIas Presidentהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAof the Churchהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisלְהַתְעוֹתle/hat/OTto lead astrayאֶתְכֶם׃et/KHEMyouאֵיןenis notזֶהzeitבַּתׇּכְנִית׃bat/tokh/NITin the programmeאֵיןenis notזֶהzeitבְּדַעַתbe/DA/atin the mindאֱלֹהִים׃e/lo/HIMof Godלוּluifנִסֵּיתִיnis/se/TII were to attemptלַעֲשׂוֹתla/a/SOTto doכֵּןkenthatהָיָהha/YAwouldיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordמֵסִירme/SIRremoveאוֹתִיo/TImeמִמְּקוֹמִיmim/me/ko/MIout of my placeוְכֵןve/KHENand soיַעֲשֶׂהya/a/SEhe willלְכׇלle/KHOLanyאִישׁishmanאַחֵרa/CHERotherהַמְנַסֶּהham/nas/SEwho attemptsלְהַתְעוֹתle/hat/OTto lead astrayאֶת־בְּנֵיet-be/NEthe childrenהָאָדָםha/a/DAMof menמִדִּבְרֵיmid/div/REfrom the oraclesאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMof Godוּמֵחוֹבָתָם׃u/me/cho/va/TAMand from their dutyכִּנּוּסKin/NUSConferenceהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAof the ChurchהַכְּלָלִיHak/ke/la/LIGeneralהַחֲצִי־שְׁנָתִיHa/cha/TSI-she/na/TISemiannualהָאֶחָד־וְהַשִּׁשִּׁיםHa/e/CHAD-ve/hash/shish/SHIMSixty-firstיוֹםyomdayשֵׁנִיShe/NIMondayהַשִּׁשִּׁיhash/shish/SHIthe sixthלְאוֹקְטוֹבֶּרle/Ok/tob/BERof Octoberשְׁנַתshe/NATin the yearאֶלֶףE/lefone thousandוּשְׁמֹנֶהu/she/mo/NEeightמֵאוֹתme/OThundredוְתִשְׁעִיםve/tish/IMand ninetyעִירIrCityסוֹלְטSoltof SaltלֵייקLeykLakeיוּטָאYu/TAUtahדֻּוַּחduv/VACHreportedבְּדֶזֶרֶטbe/De/ZE/retin DeseretאִיוְנִינְגI/ve/NINGEveningנְיוּזNe/YUZNewsאַחַד־עָשָׂרa/CHAD-a/SARthe eleventhלְאוֹקְטוֹבֶּר 1890le/Ok/tob/BERof Octoberעַמּוּד 2׃am/MUDpage
The Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as President of this Church to lead you astray. It is not in the programme. It is not in the mind of God. If I were to attempt that, the Lord would remove me out of my place, and so He will any other man who attempts to lead the children of men astray from the oracles of God and from their duty. (Sixty-first Semiannual General Conference of the Church, Monday, October 6, 1890, Salt Lake City, Utah. Reported in Deseret Evening News, October 11, 1890, p. 2.)
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אֵיןennotזֶהzeit mattersחָשׁוּבcha/SHUVimportantמִיmiwhoחַיchaylivesאוֹoorמִיmiwhoמֵתmetdiesאוֹoorמִיmiwhoנִקְרָאnik/RAis calledלַעֲמֹדla/a/MODto standבְּרֹאשׁbe/ROSHat the headהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAof the Churchהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisעֲלֵיהֶםa/le/HEMthey gotלְהַנְהִיגָהּle/han/hi/GAto lead itבְּהַשְׁרָאַתbe/hash/ra/ATby the inspirationאֵלelof Godשַׁדַּי׃Shad/DAYAlmightyאִםimifלֹאlonotיַעֲשׂוּya/a/SUthey do itכֵןkhenthat wayלֹאlonotיוּכְלוּyukh/LUthey can do itכְּלָל׃…ke/LALat all
It matters not who lives or who dies, or who is called to lead this Church, they have got to lead it by the inspiration of Almighty God. If they do not do it that way, they cannot do it at all. …
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קִבַּלְתִּיkib/bal/TII hadהִתְגַּלּוּיוֹתhit/gal/lu/YOTrevelationsאֲחָדוֹתa/cha/DOTsomeלָאַחֲרוֹנָהla/a/cha/ro/NAof lateוַחֲשׁוּבוֹתva/cha/shu/VOTand important onesמְאֹדme/ODveryבִּשְׁבִילִיbish/vi/LIto meוְאַגִּידve/ag/GIDand I will tellלָכֶםla/KHEMyouמָהmawhatאָמַרa/MARsaidלִיlito meיְהוָה׃Adonaithe Lordאָבִיאa/VIlet me bringאֶת־דַּעְתְּכֶםet-da/te/KHEMyour mindsאֶל־מַהel-mato whatשֶּׁנִּקְרָאshen/nik/RAis termedהַהַכְרָזָה׃…ha/hakh/ra/ZAthe manifesto
I have had some revelations of late, and very important ones to me, and I will tell you what the Lord has said to me. Let me bring your minds to what is termed the manifesto. …
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אָמַרa/MARtoldלִיlimeיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordלִשְׁאֹלlish/OLto askאֶת־קְדוֹשֵׁיet-Ke/do/SHEthe Saintsאַחֲרִיתa/cha/RITof the latter partהַיָּמִיםhay/ya/MIMof the daysשְׁאֵלָהshe/e/LAa questionוְגַםve/GAMand alsoאָמַרa/MARhe toldלִיlimeכִּיkithatאִםimifיַקְשִׁיבוּyak/shi/VUthey would listenלְמַהle/MAto whatשֶׁאֲנִיshe/a/NIIאוֹמֵרo/MERsaidלָהֶםla/HEMto themוְיַעֲנוּve/ya/a/NUand answerעַלaluponהַשְּׁאֵלָהhash/she/e/LAthe questionהַנִּשְׁאֶלֶתhan/nish/E/letputמֵהֶםme/HEMto themבְּרוּחַbe/RU/achby the Spiritוּבְכֹחַu/ve/KHO/achand powerאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMof Godיַעֲנוּya/a/NUthey would answerכֻּלָּםkul/LAMallתְּשׁוּבָהte/shu/VAan answerאַחַתa/CHATalikeוְיַאֲמִינוּve/ya/a/MI/nuand would believeכֻּלָּםkul/LAMallאֱמוּנָהe/mu/NAa beliefאַחַתa/CHATalikeבָּעִנְיָןba/in/YANwith regard to the matterהַזֶּה׃haz/ZEthis
The Lord has told me to ask the Latter-day Saints a question, and He also told me that if they would listen to what I said to them and answer the question put to them, by the Spirit and power of God, they would all answer alike, and they would all believe alike with regard to this matter.
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הַשְּׁאֵלָהhash/she/e/LAthe questionהִיאhiisזוֹ:zothisמָהmawhich isדֶּרֶךְDE/rekhthe courseהַחׇכְמָהha/chokh/MAof wisdomלִקְדוֹשֵׁיLik/do/SHEfor the Saintsאַחֲרִיתa/cha/RITof the latter partהַיָּמִיםhay/ya/MIMof the daysלְהַמְשִׁיךְle/ham/SHIKHto continueלְנַסּוֹתle/nas/SOTto attemptלְקַיֵּםle/kay/YEMto practiceנִשּׂוּאִיןnis/su/INmarriageרַבִּיםrab/BIMpluralכְּנֶגֶדke/NE/gedwith against itחֻקֵּיchuk/KEthe lawsהַמְּדִינָהham/me/di/NAof the nationוּכְנֶגֶדu/khe/NE/gedand againstהִתְנַגְּדוּתhit/nag/ge/DUTthe oppositionשִׁשִּׁיםshish/SHIMof sixtyמִילְיוֹןmi/le/YONmillionsאִישׁishof peopleוּבִמְחִירu/vim/CHIRand at the costחִלּוּטchil/LUTof the confiscationכׇּלkolof allהַהֵיכָלוֹתha/He/kha/LOTthe Templesוְאִבּוּדָםve/ib/bu/DAMand their lossוּבִטּוּלu/vit/TULand the stoppingכׇּלkolof allהַחֻקּוֹתha/chuk/KOTthe ordinancesבָּהֶםba/HEMthereinהֵןhenbothלַחַיִּיםla/chay/YIMfor the livingוְהֵןve/HENandלַמֵּתִיםlam/me/TIMfor the deadוְכִלּוּאve/khil/LUand the imprisonmentהַנְּשִׂיאוּתhan/Ne/si/UTof the PresidencyהָרִאשׁוֹנָהHa/ri/sho/NAFirstוּשְׁנֵים־הֶעָשָׂרu/She/NEM-he/a/SARand Twelveוְרָאשֵׁיve/ra/SHEand the headsהַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹתham/mish/pa/CHOTof familiesבַּכְּנֵסִיָּהbak/Ke/ne/siy/YAin the Churchוְחִלּוּטve/chil/LUTand the confiscationרְכוּשׁre/KHUSHof propertyהָעָםha/AMof the peopleהַפְּרָטִיhap/pe/ra/TIpersonalשֶׁכׇּלshek/KOLall of whichאֵלֶּהEL/letheseמֵעַצְמָםme/ats/MAMof themselvesהָיוּha/YUwouldעוֹצְרִיםots/RIMstopאֶת־הַנֹּהַגet-han/no/HAGthe practiceאוֹoorאַחֲרֵיa/cha/REafterשֶׁעָשִׂינוּshe/a/SI/nudoingוְסָבַלְנוּve/sa/val/NUand sufferingמַהmawhatשֶּׁסָּבַלְנוּshes/sa/val/NUwe haveבִּדְבֵקוּתֵנוּbid/ve/ku/te/NUthrough our adherenceבָּעִקָּרוֹןba/ik/ka/RONto principleהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisלַחְדֹּלlach/DOLto ceaseמִןminfromהַנֹּהַגhan/no/HAGthe practiceוּלְהִכָּנַעu/le/hik/ka/NAand submitלַחֹקla/CHOKto the lawוּבְכָךְu/ve/KHAKHand through doing soלְהַשְׁאִירle/hash/IRleaveאֶת־הַנְּבִיאִיםet-Han/ne/vi/IMthe Prophetsוְהַשְּׁלִיחִיםve/hash/She/li/CHIMand Apostlesוְהָאָבוֹתve/ha/a/VOTand fathersבְּבָתֵּיהֶםbe/vat/te/HEMat their homesלְמַעַןle/MA/anso thatיוּכְלוּyukh/LUthey canלְהוֹרוֹתle/ho/ROTinstructאֶת־הָעָםet-ha/AMthe peopleוְלַעֲסֹקve/la/a/SOKand attendבְּחוֹבוֹתbe/cho/VOTto the dutiesהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAof the Churchוְגַםve/GAMand alsoלְהַשְׁאִירle/hash/IRleaveאֶת־הַהֵיכָלוֹתet-Ha/he/kha/LOTthe Templesבִּידֵיbi/DEin the handsהַקְּדוֹשִׁיםhak/Ke/do/SHIMof the Saintsלְמַעַןle/MA/anso thatיוּכְלוּyukh/LUthey canלַעֲסֹקla/a/SOKattendבְּחֻקּוֹתbe/chuk/KOTto the ordinancesהַבְּשׂוֹרָהhab/Be/so/RAof the Gospelהֵןhenbothלַחַיִּיםla/chay/YIMfor the livingוְהֵןve/HENandלַמֵּתִים?lam/me/TIMfor the dead
The question is this: Which is the wisest course for the Latter-day Saints to pursue—to continue to attempt to practice plural marriage, with the laws of the nation against it and the opposition of sixty millions of people, and at the cost of the confiscation and loss of all the Temples, and the stopping of all the ordinances therein, both for the living and the dead, and the imprisonment of the First Presidency and Twelve and the heads of families in the Church, and the confiscation of personal property of the people (all of which of themselves would stop the practice); or, after doing and suffering what we have through our adherence to this principle to cease the practice and submit to the law, and through doing so leave the Prophets, Apostles and fathers at home, so that they can instruct the people and attend to the duties of the Church, and also leave the Temples in the hands of the Saints, so that they can attend to the ordinances of the Gospel, both for the living and the dead?
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הֶרְאַנִיher/a/NIshowed meיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordבְּחָזוֹןbe/cha/ZONby visionוּבְהִתְגַּלּוּתu/ve/hit/gal/LUTand revelationבְּדִיּוּקbe/diy/YUKexactlyמָהmawhatיִקְרֶהyik/REwould take placeאִםimifלֹאlonotנַעֲצֹרna/a/TSORwe stoppedאֶת־הַנֹּהַגet-han/no/HAGpracticeהַזֶּה׃haz/ZEthisלוּluifלֹאlonotעָצַרְנוּa/tsar/NUwe stoppedאוֹתוֹo/TOitלֹאlonoהָיָהha/YAwould have hadלָכֶםla/KHEMyouצֹרֶךְTSO/rekhuseבְּאַףbe/AFfor anyאֶחָדe/CHADoneמִןminofהָאֲנָשִׁיםha/a/na/SHIMthe menבַּהֵיכָלba/he/KHALin templeהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisבְּלוֹגַןbe/Lo/GANat Loganכִּיkiforכׇלkholallהַחֻקּוֹתha/chuk/KOTthe ordinancesהָיוּha/YUwould beנִפְסָקוֹתnif/sa/KOTstoppedבְּכׇלbe/KHOLthroughoutאֶרֶץE/retsthe landצִיּוֹן׃Tsiy/YONof Zionמְבוּכָהme/vu/KHAconfusionהָיְתָהha/ye/TAwouldשׂוֹרֶרֶתso/RE/retreignבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbe/Yis/ra/ELthroughout Israelוַאֲנָשִׁיםva/a/na/SHIMand menרַבִּיםrab/BIMmanyהָיוּha/YUwould beנַעֲשִׂיםna/a/SIMmadeאֲסִירִים׃a/si/RIMprisonersהַצָּרָהhats/tsa/RAtroubleהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisהָיְתָהha/ye/TAwould haveבָּאָהba/Acomeעַלaluponכׇּלkolthe wholeהַכְּנֵסִיָּהHak/ke/ne/siy/YAChurchוְהָיִינוּve/ha/YI/nuand we should have beenנֶאֱנָסִיםne/e/na/SIMcompelledלַחְדֹּלlach/DOLto stopמִןminfromהַנֹּהַג׃han/no/HAGthe practiceוְעַתָּהve/at/TAnowהַשְּׁאֵלָהhash/she/e/LAthe questionהִיאhiisאִםimwhetherצָרִיךְtsa/RIKHshouldהָיָהha/YAitלַחְדֹּלlach/DOLbe stoppedבְּדֶרֶךְbe/DE/rekhin mannerזוֹzothisאוֹoorבַּדֶּרֶךְbad/DE/rekhin the wayשֶׁהֶרְאָהshe/her/Athat manifestedלָנוּLA/nuto usיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordוּלְהַשְׁאִירu/le/hash/IRand leaveאֶת־נְבִיאֵינוּet-Ne/vi/e/NUour Prophetsוּשְׁלִיחֵינוּu/She/li/che/NUand Apostlesוַאֲבוֹתֵינוּva/a/vo/TE/nuand fathersבְּנֵיbe/NEmenחוֹרִיןcho/RINfreeוְאֶתve/ETandהַהֵיכָלוֹתha/he/kha/LOTthe templesבִּידֵיbi/DEin the handsהָעָםha/AMof the peopleלְמַעַןle/MA/anso thatיִגָּאֲלוּyig/ga/a/LUmay be redeemedהַמֵּתִים׃ham/me/TIMthe deadמִסְפָּרmis/PARnumberגָּדוֹלga/DOLa largeכְּבָרke/VARalreadyשֻׁחְרַרshuch/RARhas been deliveredמִבֵּיתmib/BETfrom the houseהַכֶּלֶאhak/KE/leof the prisonבְּעוֹלַםbe/o/LAMin the worldהָרוּחוֹתha/ru/CHOTof the spiritsעַלalbyיְדֵיye/DEthe handsהָעָםha/AMof peopleהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisוְהַאִםve/ha/IMand shallהַמִּפְעָלham/mif/ALthe workיִמָּשֵׁךְyim/ma/SHEKHgo onאוֹoorיֵעָצֵר?ye/a/TSERstopזוֹzothis isהַשְּׁאֵלָהhash/she/e/LAthe questionשֶׁאֲנִיshe/a/NIthat Iמַנִּיחַman/NI/achlayלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeקְדוֹשֵׁיKe/do/SHEthe Saintsאַחֲרִיתa/cha/RITof the latter partהַיָּמִים׃hay/ya/MIMof the daysעֲלֵיכֶםa/le/KHEMyou haveלִשְׁפֹּטlish/POTto judgeבְּעַצְמְכֶם׃be/ats/me/KHEMfor yourselvesאֲנִיa/NIIרוֹצֶהro/TSEwantשֶׁתַּעֲנוּshet/ta/a/NUthat you answer itבְּעַצְמְכֶם׃be/ats/me/KHEMfor yourselvesלֹאlonotאֶעֱנֶהe/e/NEshall answer itאֲנִיa/NIIאַךְakhbutאוֹמֵרo/MERI sayלָכֶםla/KHEMto youשֶׁזֶּהshez/ZEthat this isבְּדִיּוּקbe/diy/YUKexactlyהַמַּצָּבham/mats/TSAVthe conditionשֶׁהָיִינוּshe/ha/YI/nuthat we would have beenבּוֹboinכְּעָםke/AMas a peopleלוּluhadלֹאlonotהָלַכְנוּha/LAKH/nuwe takenבַּדֶּרֶךְbad/DE/rekhthe courseשֶׁהָלַכְנוּ׃she/ha/lakh/NUwe have
The Lord showed me by vision and revelation exactly what would take place if we did not stop this practice. If we had not stopped it, you would have had no use for … any of the men in this temple at Logan; for all ordinances would be stopped throughout the land of Zion. Confusion would reign throughout Israel, and many men would be made prisoners. This trouble would have come upon the whole Church, and we should have been compelled to stop the practice. Now, the question is, whether it should be stopped in this manner, or in the way the Lord has manifested to us, and leave our Prophets and Apostles and fathers free men, and the temples in the hands of the people, so that the dead may be redeemed. A large number has already been delivered from the prison house in the spirit world by this people, and shall the work go on or stop? This is the question I lay before the Latter-day Saints. You have to judge for yourselves. I want you to answer it for yourselves. I shall not answer it; but I say to you that that is exactly the condition we as a people would have been in had we not taken the course we have.
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רָאִיתִיra/I/tiI sawבְּדִיּוּקbe/diy/YUKexactlyמָהmawhatיִקְרֶהyik/REwould happenאִםimifלֹאlonotיֵעָשֶׂהye/a/SEthere was doneדָבָר׃da/VARsomethingהָיְתָהha/ye/TAhas beenעָלַיa/LAYupon meהָרוּחַha/RU/achspiritהַזֹּאתhaz/ZOTthisזְמַןze/MANa timeרַב׃ravlongאַךְakhbutרוֹצֶהro/TSEwantאֲנִיa/NIIלוֹמַרlo/MARto sayזֹאת:zotthisהָיִיתִיha/YI/tiI should haveמַנִּיחַman/NI/achletלְכׇלle/KHOLallהַהֵיכָלוֹתha/he/kha/LOTthe templesלָצֵאתla/TSETgo outמִיָּדֵינוּmiy/ya/DE/nuof our handsהָיִיתִיha/YI/tiI should haveהוֹלֵךְho/LEKHgoneלְבֵיתle/VETto the houseהַסֹּהַרhas/SO/harof the prisonבְּעַצְמִיbe/ats/MImyselfוְנוֹתֵןve/no/TENand letלְכׇלle/KHOLeveryאִישׁishmanאַחֵרa/CHERotherלָלֶכֶתla/LE/khetgoלְשָׁםle/SHAMthereלוּלֵיlu/LEhad notצִוָּהtsiv/VAcommandedאֱלֹהֵיe/lo/HEthe Godהַשָּׁמַיִםhash/sha/MA/yimof heavenאוֹתִיo/TImeלַעֲשׂוֹתla/a/SOTto doמַהmawhatשֶּׁעָשִׂיתִיshe/a/si/TII didוּכְשֶׁבָּאָהu/khe/sheb/ba/Aand when cameהַשָּׁעָהhash/sha/Athe hourשֶׁצֻּוֵּיתִיshets/tsuv/VE/tithat I was commandedלַעֲשׂוֹתla/a/SOTto doזֹאתzotthatהָיָהha/YAwasהַכֹּלhak/KOLit allבָּרוּרba/RURclearלִי׃lito meהָלַכְתִּיha/LAKH/tiI wentלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordוְכָתַבְתִּיve/kha/TAV/tiand I wroteמַהmawhatשֶּׁאָמַרshe/a/MARtoldלִיlimeיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordלִכְתֹּב׃…likh/TOVto write
… I saw exactly what would come to pass if there was not something done. I have had this spirit upon me for a long time. But I want to say this: I should have let all the temples go out of our hands; I should have gone to prison myself, and let every other man go there, had not the God of heaven commanded me to do what I did do; and when the hour came that I was commanded to do that, it was all clear to me. I went before the Lord, and I wrote what the Lord told me to write. …
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מַנִּיחַman/NI/achleaveאֲנִיa/NIIאֶת־הַדָּבָרet-had/da/VARthingהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisלִפְנֵיכֶםlif/ne/KHEMwith youלְהִתְבּוֹנֵןle/hit/bo/NENfor you to contemplateוּלְשָׁקוֹל׃u/le/sha/KOLand considerיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordפּוֹעֵלpo/ELis at workעִמָּנוּ׃im/ma/NUwith usכִּנּוּסKin/NUSConferenceיְתַדYe/TADStakeקַאשׁKashCacheבְּלוֹגַןBe/lo/GANLoganיוּטָאYu/TAUtahיוֹםyomdayרִאשׁוֹןRi/SHONSundayהָאֶחָדha/e/CHADthe firstלְנוֹבֶמְבֶּרle/No/vem/BERof Novemberשְׁנַתshe/NATin the yearאֶלֶףE/lefone thousandוּשְׁמֹנֶהu/she/mo/NEeightמֵאוֹתme/OThundredוְתִשְׁעִיםve/tish/IMand ninetyוְאַחַתve/a/CHAToneדֻּוַּחduv/VACHreportedבְּדֶזֶרֶטbe/De/ZE/retin DeseretוִיקְלִיVi/ke/LIWeeklyאַרְבָּעָה־עָשָׂרar/ba/A-a/SARthe fourteenthלְנוֹבֶמְבֶּר 1891׃le/No/vem/BERof November
I leave this with you, for you to contemplate and consider. The Lord is at work with us. (Cache Stake Conference, Logan, Utah, Sunday, November 1, 1891. Reported in Deseret Weekly, November 14, 1891.)
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עַתָּהat/TAnowאַגִּידag/GIDI will tellלָכֶםla/KHEMyouמָהmawhatנִגְלָהnig/LAwas manifestedאֵלַיe/LAYto meוּמָהu/MAand whatפָּעַלpa/ALperformedבֶּןBenthe Sonהָאֱלֹהִיםha/e/lo/HIMof Godבָּעִנְיָןba/in/YANin thingהַזֶּה׃…haz/ZEthisכׇּלkolallהַדְּבָרִיםhad/de/va/RIMthingsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseהָיוּha/YUwould haveבָּאִיםba/IMcomeחַיchayas livesאֵלelGodשַׁדַּיShad/DAYAlmightyלוּלֵיlu/LEhad notנִתְּנָהnit/te/NAbeen givenהַהַכְרָזָהHa/hakh/ra/ZAManifestoהַהִיא׃ha/HIthatלָכֵןla/KHENthereforeרָצָהra/TSAfelt disposedבֶןVenthe Sonהָאֱלֹהִיםha/e/lo/HIMof Godלְהַצִּיגle/hats/TSIGto have presentedאֶת־הַדָּבָרet-had/da/VARthingהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthatלַכְּנֵסִיָּהlak/Ke/ne/siy/YAto the Churchוְלָעוֹלָםve/la/o/LAMand to the worldלְמַטְּרוֹתle/mat/te/ROTfor purposesשֶׁבְּדַעְתּוֹ׃sheb/be/da/TOin his own mindגָּזַרga/ZARdecreedיְהוָהAdonaithe Lordאֶת־הֲקָמַתet-ha/ka/MATthe establishmentצִיּוֹן׃Tsiy/YONof Zionגָּזַרga/ZARhe decreedאֶת־הַשְׁלָמַתet-hash/la/MATthe finishingהַהֵיכָלha/he/KHALof templeהַזֶּה׃haz/ZEthisגָּזַרga/ZARhe decreedכִּיkithatיְשׁוּעַתye/shu/ATthe salvationהַחַיִּיםha/chay/YIMof the livingוְהַמֵּתִיםve/ham/me/TIMand the deadתִּנָּתֵןtin/na/TENshould be givenבְּבִקְעוֹתbe/vik/OTin the valleysהֶהָרִיםhe/ha/RIMof the mountainsהָאֵלֶּה׃ha/el/LEtheseוְגָזַרve/ga/ZARand decreedאֵלelGodשַׁדַּיShad/DAYAlmightyשֶׁלֹּאshel/LOthat notיָפֵרya/FERshould thwartהַשָּׂטָןhas/Sa/TANthe Devilאֶת־הַדָּבָר׃et-had/da/VARitאִםimifתּוּכְלוּtukh/LUyou canלְהָבִיןle/ha/VINunderstandזֹאתzotthatהֲרֵיha/REthenזֶהzethis isמַפְתֵּחַmaf/TE/acha keyלַדָּבָר׃lad/da/VARto itמִנְּאוּםmin/ne/UMfrom a discourseבַּמּוֹשָׁבbam/mo/SHAVat the sessionהַשִּׁשִּׁיhash/shish/SHIsixthשֶׁלshelofחֲנֻכַּתcha/nuk/KATthe dedicationהֵיכַלHe/KHALof the TempleסוֹלְטSoltof SaltלֵייקLeykLakeאַפְּרִילAp/pe/RILAprilשְׁנַתshe/NATin the yearאֶלֶףE/lefone thousandוּשְׁמֹנֶהu/she/mo/NEeightמֵאוֹתme/OThundredוְתִשְׁעִיםve/tish/IMand ninetyוְשָׁלֹשׁve/sha/LOSHthreeכְּתַב־יָדKe/TAV-yadTypescriptשֶׁלshelofטִקְסֵיTik/SEthe ServicesהַחֲנֻכָּהHa/cha/nuk/KADedicatoryהַגְּנָזִיםHag/ge/na/ZIMArchivesמַחְלֶקֶתMach/LE/ketthe DepartmentהַהִיסְטוֹרְיָהHa/hi/se/tor/YAHistoricalשֶׁלshelofהַכְּנֵסִיָּהhak/Ke/ne/siy/YAthe ChurchעִירIrCityסוֹלְטSoltSaltלֵייקLeykLakeיוּטָא׃Yu/TAUtah
Now I will tell you what was manifested to me and what the Son of God performed in this thing. … All these things would have come to pass, as God Almighty lives, had not that Manifesto been given. Therefore, the Son of God felt disposed to have that thing presented to the Church and to the world for purposes in his own mind. The Lord had decreed the establishment of Zion. He had decreed the finishing of this temple. He had decreed that the salvation of the living and the dead should be given in these valleys of the mountains. And Almighty God decreed that the Devil should not thwart it. If you can understand that, that is a key to it. (From a discourse at the sixth session of the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple, April 1893. Typescript of Dedicatory Services, Archives, Church Historical Department, Salt Lake City, Utah.)