Doctrine and Covenants Section 28 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף כ״ח

Hebrew translation, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Doctrine and Covenants Section 28 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.

1. 1

   הִנֵּהbeholdאֲנִיIאֹמֵרsayלְךָunto youאוֹלִיבֶרOliverיִנָּתֵןthat it shall be givenלְךָunto youלְהִשָּׁמַעthat you shall be heardבְּתוֹךְbyהַכְּנֵסִיָּהthe churchבְּכֹלin all thingsאֲשֶׁרwhatsoeverתְּלַמְּדֵםyou shall teach themבְּיַדbyהַמְּנַחֵםthe Comforterעַלconcerningהַחֶזְיֹנוֹתthe revelationsוְהַמִּצְוֹתand commandmentsאֲשֶׁרwhatsoeverנָתַתִּי׃I have given

   Behold, I say unto thee, Oliver, that it shall be given unto thee that thou shalt be heard by the church in all things whatsoever thou shalt teach them by the Comforter, concerning the revelations and commandments which I have given.

2. 2

   אַךְbutהִנֵּהbeholdאָמֵןverilyאָמֵןverilyאֲנִיIאֹמֵרsayלְךָunto youלֹאnoיִמָּנֶהshall be appointedאִישׁoneלְקַבֵּלto receiveמִצְוֹתcommandmentsוְחֶזְיֹנוֹתand revelationsבַּכְּנֵסִיָּהin churchהַזֹּאתthisזוּלָתִיexceptingעַבְדִּיmy servantיוֹסֵףJosephסְמִיתSmithהַבֵּןJun.כִּיforהוּאheמְקַבְּלָםreceives themכְּמֹשֶׁה׃even as Moses

   But, behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, no one shall be appointed to receive commandments and revelations in this church excepting my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., for he receiveth them even as Moses.

3. 3

   וְאַתָּהand youתִּשָּׁמַעyou shall be obedientלַדְּבָרִיםunto the thingsאֲשֶׁרwhichאֶתֵּןI shall giveלוֹunto himכְּאַהֲרֹןeven as Aaronלְהַגִּידto declareבֶּאֱמוּנָהfaithfullyאֶת־הַמִּצְוֹתthe commandmentsוְהַחֶזְיֹנוֹתand the revelationsבְּכֹחַwith powerוּבְסַמְכוּתand authorityלַכְּנֵסִיָּה׃unto the church

   And thou shalt be obedient unto the things which I shall give unto him, even as Aaron, to declare faithfully the commandments and the revelations, with power and authority unto the church.

4. 4

   וְאִםand ifתִּנָּהֵגyou are ledבָּעֵתat a timeמִןofהָעִתִּיםthe timesבְּיַדbyהַמְּנַחֵםthe Comforterלְדַבֵּרto speakאוֹorלְלַמֵּדteachאוֹorבְּכׇל־עֵתat all timesבְּדֶרֶךְby the way ofמִצְוָהcommandmentלַכְּנֵסִיָּהunto the churchתּוּכַלyou mayלַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ׃do it

   And if thou art led at any time by the Comforter to speak or teach, or at all times by the way of commandment unto the church, thou mayest do it.

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   אַךְbutלֹאnotתִכְתֹּבyou shall writeבְּדֶרֶךְby way ofמִצְוָהcommandmentכִּי־אִםbutבְּחׇכְמָה׃by wisdom

   But thou shalt not write by way of commandment, but by wisdom;

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   וְלֹאand notתְצַוֶּהyou shall commandעַלhimהָעוֹמֵדwho isבְּרֹאשְׁךָat your headוּבְרֹאשׁand at the head ofהַכְּנֵסִיָּה׃the church

   And thou shalt not command him who is at thy head, and at the head of the church;

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   כִּיforנָתַתִּיI have givenלוֹhimמַפְתְּחוֹתthe keys ofהַסּוֹדוֹתthe mysteriesוְהַחֶזְיֹנוֹתand the revelationsהַחֲתוּמִיםwhich are sealedעַדuntilאֲמַנֶּהI shall appointלָהֶםunto themאַחֵרanotherתַּחְתָּיו׃in his stead

   For I have given him the keys of the mysteries, and the revelations which are sealed, until I shall appoint unto them another in his stead.

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   וְעַתָּהand nowהִנֵּהbeholdאֲנִיIאֹמֵרsayלְךָunto youתֵּלֵךְthat you shall goאֶלuntoהַלָּמָנִיםthe Lamanitesוְתִדְרֹשׁand preachבְשׂוֹרָתִיmy gospelאֲלֵיהֶםunto themוּכְקַבְּלָםand inasmuch as they receiveתּוֹרָתְךָyour teachingsתָּקִיםyou shall cause to be establishedכְּנֵסִיָּתִיmy churchבְּקִרְבָּםamong themוְיִהְיוּand you shall haveלְךָto youחֶזְיֹנוֹתrevelationsאַךְbutאַלdo notתִּכְתְּבֵםwrite themבְּדֶרֶךְby way ofמִצְוָה׃commandment

   And now, behold, I say unto you that you shall go unto the Lamanites and preach my gospel unto them; and inasmuch as they receive thy teachings thou shalt cause my church to be established among them; and thou shalt have revelations, but write them not by way of commandment.

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   וְעַתָּהand nowהִנֵּהbeholdאֲנִיIאֹמֵרsayלְךָunto youלֹאnotנִגְלָהit is revealedוְאֵיןand there is noאִישׁmanיוֹדֵעַknowsאֵיפֹהwhereתִּבָּנֶהshall be builtעִירthe city ofצִיּוֹןZionאַךְbutיִנָּתֵןit shall be givenאַחֲרֵי־כֵןhereafterהִנֵּהbeholdאֲנִיIאֹמֵרsayלְךָunto youתִּהְיֶהthat it shall beבִּגְבוּלon the borders byהַלָּמָנִים׃the Lamanites

   And now, behold, I say unto you that it is not revealed, and no man knoweth where the city Zion shall be built, but it shall be given hereafter. Behold, I say unto you that it shall be on the borders by the Lamanites.

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    לֹאnotתֵצֵאyou shall leaveמִןfromהַמָּקוֹםthe placeהַזֶּהthisעַדuntilאַחֲרֵיafterהַמּוֹעֵדthe conferenceוְעַבְדִּיand my servantיוֹסֵףJosephיִמָּנֶהshall be appointedלָרֹאשׁto presideעַלoverהַמּוֹעֵדthe conferenceבְּקוֹלוֹby the voice of itוַאֲשֶׁרand whatיֹאמַרhe saysלְךָto youתַּגִּיד׃you shall tell

    Thou shalt not leave this place until after the conference; and my servant Joseph shall be appointed to preside over the conference by the voice of it, and what he saith to thee thou shalt tell.

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    וְעוֹדand againתִּקַּחyou shall takeאֶת־אָחִיךָyour brotherחִירָםHiramפֵּיגPageבֵּינְךָbetween youוּבֵינוֹand himלְבַדּוֹaloneוְתֹאמַרand tellלוֹhimכִּיthatהַדְּבָרִיםthose thingsאֲשֶׁרwhichכָּתַבhe has writtenמִןfromהָאֶבֶןthe stoneהַהִיאthatאֵינָםare notמִמֶּנִּיof meוְהַשָּׂטָןand Satanהִשִּׁיאוֹ׃deceives him

    And again, thou shalt take thy brother, Hiram Page, between him and thee alone, and tell him that those things which he hath written from that stone are not of me and that Satan deceiveth him;

12. 12

    כִּיforהִנֵּהbeholdהַדְּבָרִיםthingsהָאֵלֶּהtheseלֹאnotנִמְנוּhave been appointedלוֹunto himוְלֹאneitherיִמָּנֶהshall be appointedדָבָרanythingלְאִישׁunto anyבַּכְּנֵסִיָּהof the churchהַזֹּאתthisהֵפֶךְcontrary toבְּרִיתוֹתthe covenants ofהַכְּנֵסִיָּה׃the church

    For, behold, these things have not been appointed unto him, neither shall anything be appointed unto any of this church contrary to the church covenants.

13. 13

    כִּיforכׇל־דָּבָרall thingsיֵעָשֶׂהmust be doneבְּסֵדֶרin orderוְעַל־פִּיand by the consent ofהַכֹּלallבַּכְּנֵסִיָּהin the churchבִּתְפִלַּתby the prayer ofאֱמוּנָה׃faith

    For all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church, by the prayer of faith.

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    וְתַעֲזֹרand you shall assistלְתַקֵּןto settleכׇּל־הַדְּבָרִיםall thingsהָאֵלֶּהtheseכִּבְרִיתוֹתaccording to the covenants ofהַכְּנֵסִיָּהthe churchבְּטֶרֶםbeforeתֵּצֵאyou shall takeלְדַרְכְּךָyour journeyאֶלamongהַלָּמָנִים׃the Lamanites

    And thou shalt assist to settle all these things, according to the covenants of the church, before thou shalt take thy journey among the Lamanites.

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    וְיִנָּתֵןand it shall be givenלְךָyouמֵעֵתfrom the timeלֶכְתְּךָyou shall goעַדuntilעֵתthe timeשׁוּבְךָyou shall returnמָהwhatתַּעֲשֶׂה׃you shall do

    And it shall be given thee from the time thou shalt go, until the time thou shalt return, what thou shalt do.

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    וְתִפְתַּחand you must openפִּיךָyour mouthבְּכׇל־עֵתat all timesלְהַשְׁמִיעַdeclaringבְּשׂוֹרָתִיmy gospelבְּקוֹלwith the sound ofגִּילָהrejoicingאָמֵן׃Amen

    And thou must open thy mouth at all times, declaring my gospel with the sound of rejoicing. Amen.