Doctrine and Covenants Section 40 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף מ׳

Hebrew translation, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Doctrine and Covenants Section 40 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

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   הִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdאָמֵןa/MENverilyאֲנִיa/NIIאֹמֵרo/MERsayלָכֶםla/KHEMunto youלֵבlevthat the heartעַבְדִּיav/DIof my servantיַעֲקֹבYa/a/KOVJamesקוֹוֶלKO/velCovelהָיָהha/YAwasיָשָׁרya/SHARrightלְפָנַיle/fa/NAYbefore meכִּיkiforכָרַתkha/RAThe madeבְּרִיתbe/RITa covenantעִמִּיim/MIwith meלִשְׁמֹעַlish/MO/athat he would obeyלִדְבָרִי׃lid/va/RImy word

   Behold, verily I say unto you, that the heart of my servant James Covel was right before me, for he covenanted with me that he would obey my word.

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   וַיְקַבֵּלvay/kab/BELand he receivedאֶת־הַדָּבָרet-had/da/VARthe wordבְּשִׂמְחָהbe/sim/CHAwith gladnessאַךְakhbutמַהֵרma/HERstraightwayנִסָּהוּnis/SA/hutempted himהַשָּׂטָןHas/sa/TANSatanוּפַחַדu/FA/chadand the fearהָרְדִיפָהha/re/di/FAof persecutionוּדְאָגוֹתu/de/a/GOTand the caresהָעוֹלָםha/o/LAMof the worldהִסִּיתֻהוּhis/si/tu/HUcaused himלִמְאֹסlim/OSto rejectבַּדָּבָר׃bad/da/VARthe word

   And he received the word with gladness, but straightway Satan tempted him; and the fear of persecution and the cares of the world caused him to reject the word.

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   לָכֵןla/KHENwhereforeהֵפֵרhe/FERhe brokeבְּרִיתִיbe/ri/TImy covenantוְנִשְׁאָרve/nish/ARand it remainsלִיliwith meלַעֲשׂוֹתla/a/SOTto doבּוֹbowith himכַּטּוֹבkat/TOVas is goodבְּעֵינַיbe/e/NAYin my eyesאָמֵן׃a/MENAmen

   Wherefore he broke my covenant, and it remaineth with me to do with him as seemeth me good. Amen.