The Things We Forgot

Pharaoh then called for Mosheh and Aharon, and said, “Pray to יהוה to take away the frogs from me and from my people, and I shall let the people go to slaughter to יהוה.”

Shemoth (Exodus) 8:8

and put the breastplate on him, and put the Urim and the Tummim in the breastplate, and put the turban on his head. And on the turban, on its front, he put the golden plate, the set-apart sign of dedication, as יהוה had commanded Mosheh. And Mosheh took the anointing oil and anointed the Dwelling Place and all that was in it, and set them apart.

Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 8:8‭-‬10

And these Words which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart, and you shall impress them upon your children, and shall speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down.

And when you rise up, and shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. “And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. And it shall be, when יהוה your Elohim brings you into the land of which

He swore to your fathers, to Aḇraham, to Yitsḥaq, and to Ya‛aqoḇ, to give you great and good cities which you did not build,” and houses filled with all kinds of goods, which you did not fill, and wells dug which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees.

which you did not plant, and you shall eat and be satisfied – be on guard, lest you forget יהוה who brought you out of the land of Mitsrayim, from the house of bondage. “Fear יהוה your Elohim and serve Him, and swear by His Name. Do not go after other mighty ones.

The mighty ones of the peoples who are all around you,” for יהוה your Elohim is a jealous Ěl in your midst, lest the displeasure of יהוה your Elohim burn against you, then He shall destroy you from the face of the earth. “Do not try יהוה your Elohim as you tried Him.

In Massah. “Diligently guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim, and His witnesses, and His laws which He has commanded you. “And you shall do what is right and good in the eyes of יהוה, that it might be well with you, and you shall go in and possess the good land.

Of which יהוה swore to your fathers, to drive out all your enemies from before you, as יהוה has spoken. When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the witnesses, and the laws, and the right-rulings which יהוה our Elohim has commanded you?’ ”

Then you shall say to your son, ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Mitsrayim, and יהוה brought us out of Mitsrayim with a strong hand, and יהוה sent signs and wonders, great and grievous, upon Mitsrayim, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes.

And He brought us out from there, to bring us in, to give us the land of which He swore to our fathers. And יהוה commanded us to do all these laws, to fear יהוה our Elohim, for our good always, to keep us alive, as it is today. And it is righteousness for us when we guard to do all this command before יהוה our Elohim, as He has commanded us.’

Deḇarim (Deuteronomy) 6:6‭-‬25

“And it shall be, when you capture the city, that you burn the city with fire. Do according to the word of יהוה. See, I have commanded you.”

Yehoshua (Joshua) 8:8

The birds of the heavens, And the fish of the sea, Passing through the paths of the seas. O יהוה, our Master, How excellent is Your Name in all the earth!

Tehillim (Psalms) 8:8‭-‬9

And I shall bring them back, and they shall dwell in the midst of Yerushalayim. And they shall be My people, and I shall be their Elohim, in truth and in righteousness.’

Zeḵaryah (Zechariah) 8:8

“All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, None of them twisted or crooked, “All of them plain to him who understands, And straight to those who find knowledge. “Accept my discipline, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

“For wisdom is better than rubies, And all delights are not comparable to her. “I, wisdom, have dwelt with insight, And I find knowledge, foresight. “The fear of יהוה is to hate evil. I have hated pride and arrogance, And the evil way, And the perverse mouth.

“Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, mightiness is mine. “By me sovereigns reign, And rulers make righteous inscriptions. “By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth. “I love those who love me.

And those who earnestly seek me do find me. “Riches and esteem are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness.

Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 8:8‭-‬18