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Deuteronomy 7

1WhenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallbringH935theeintothelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goesttopossessH3423it,andshallcastoutmanyרַבִּ֣ים׀ra.BimH7227nationsגּֽוֹיִם־go.yim-H1471beforethee,theHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֩ha.chi.TiH2850,andtheGirgashiteוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,andtheAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,andtheCanaaniteוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andthePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֗יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheHiviteוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340,andtheJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227andmightierוַעֲצוּמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanthou;

2andwhenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shalldeliverthemupbeforethee,andthou shaltsmitethem;thenthou shalt utterlydestroyH2763them: thou shaltmakeH5414nocovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285withthem,norshowmercyuntothem;

3neithershalt thoumakeH5414marriageswiththem; thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֙bi.te.KhaH1323thou shaltnotgiveתִתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414untohissonלִבְנ֔וֹliv.NoH1121,norhisdaughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323shalt thoutakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947unto thysonלִבְנֶֽךָ׃liv.Ne.khaH1121.

4Forhewillturnיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493awayH5493thysonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121fromfollowingme,thattheymayserveוְעָבְד֖וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:sowilltheangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahbekindledagainstyou,andhewilldestroyוְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ve.hish.mi.de.KhaH8045theequicklyמַהֵֽר׃ma.HerH4118.

5Butthusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shall yedealwiththem: ye shallbreakH7665downtheiraltarsמִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196,anddashinpiecestheirpillarsוּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םu.ma.tze.vo.TamH4676,andhewdownתִּתֹּ֔צוּti.To.tzuH5422theirAsherim,andburnתִּשְׂרְפ֥וּןtis.re.FunH8313theirgravenimageswithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

6Forthou artaholyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleH5971untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenH977theetobeH1961apeopleH5971forhisownpossessionסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459,aboveallpeoplesH5971thatareuponthefaceH6440oftheearthH127.

7Jehovahdidnotsethislove uponyou,norchooseH977you,becauseye weremoreinnumberthananypeopleH5971;forye werethefewestהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592ofallpeoplesH5971:

8butbecauseJehovahlovethyou,andbecausehewouldkeepH8104theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichhesware untoyourfathersH1, hathJehovahbroughtH3318yououtwithamightyH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027,andredeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙vai.yif.de.KhaH6299yououtofthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondage,fromthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Knowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045thereforethatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,heisGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thefaithfulהַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ןha.ne.'e.ManH539GodH430,whokeepethcovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285andlovingkindnesswiththemthatloveלְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle.'o.ha.VavH157himandkeepH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687toathousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755,

10andrepayeththemthathateH8130himtotheirfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,todestroyלְהַאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6them:hewillnotbeslacktohimthathatethhim,hewillrepayH7999himtohisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

11Thou shaltthereforekeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֜הha.mitz.VahH4687,andthestatutesH2706,andtheordinancesH4941,whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,todothem.

12Anditshallcometopass,becauseye hearkentotheseordinancesH4941,andkeepH8104anddothem,thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willkeepH8104withtheethecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andthelovingkindnesswhichhesware unto thyfathersH1:

13andhewillloveוַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.khaH157thee,andblessוּבֵרַכְךָ֖u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee,andmultiplyH7235thee;hewillalsoblessוּבֵרַ֣ךְu.ve.RakhH1288thefruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529ofthybodyandthefruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529ofthygroundאַ֠דְמָתֶךָ'Ad.ma.te.khaH127, thygrainדְּגָ֨נְךָ֜de.Ga.ne.khaH1715andthynewוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492andthineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,theincreaseוְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235ofthy cattleandtheyoungוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251ofthyflockצֹאנֶ֔ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629,inthelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichhesware unto thyfathersH1togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee.

14Thou shaltbeתִּֽהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961blessedH1288aboveallpeoplesH5971:thereshallnotbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961maleorfemalebarrenH6135amongyou,oramongyourcattleH929.

15AndJehovahwilltakeawayH5493fromtheeallsicknessחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483;andnoneoftheevilH7451diseasesofEgyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichthou knowest,willheputH5414uponthee,butwilllaythemuponallthemthathateשֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee.

16Andthou shaltconsumeוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398allthepeoplesH5971thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shalldeliverunto thee; thineeyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shallnotpityתָחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347them:neithershalt thouserveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430;forthatwillbeasnareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170unto thee.

17Ifthou shaltsayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559inthyheartבִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔bil.Va.ve.khaH3824,Thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471aremoreמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480thanI;howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349canIdispossessלְהוֹרִישָֽׁם׃le.ho.ri.ShamH3423them?

18thou shaltnotbeafraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372ofthem: thou shaltwellrememberH2142whatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430diduntoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547,anduntoallEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

19thegreatהַגְּדֹלֹ֜תha.ge.do.LotH1419trialswhichthineeyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawH7200,andthesignsוְהָאֹתֹ֤תve.ha.'o.TotH226,andthewondersוְהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ve.ha.mo.fe.TimH4159,andthemightyהַחֲזָקָה֙ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְהַיָּ֤דve.hai.YadH3027,andtheoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֔הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוְהַזְּרֹ֣עַve.ha.ze.Ro.a'H2220,wherebyJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtH3318theeout:soH3651shallJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dountoallthepeoplesH5971ofwhomthou artafraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3373.

20MoreoverJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willsendיְשַׁלַּ֛חye.sha.LachH7971thehornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880amongthem,untiltheythatareleftH7604,andhideוְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖יםve.ha.nis.ta.RimH5641themselves,perishאֲבֹ֗ד'a.VodH6frombeforethee.

21Thou shaltnotbeaffrightedatthem;forJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isinthemidstבְּקִרְבֶּ֔ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130ofthee,agreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419GodH430andaterrible.

22AndJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willcastoutthosenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471beforetheebylittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592andlittleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592: thou mayestnotconsumethematonce,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704increaseתִּרְבֶּ֥הtir.BehH7235uponthee.

23ButJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willdeliverthemupbeforethee,andwilldiscomfitthemwithagreatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419discomfiture,untiltheybedestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽם׃hi.sha.me.DamH8045.

24Andhewilldelivertheirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,andthou shaltmakeH5414theirnameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034toperishH6fromunderheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:thereshallnomanH376beabletostandיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforethee,untilthouhavedestroyedהִשְׁמִֽדְךָ֖hish.mid.KhaH8045them.

25Thegravenimagesoftheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shallyeburnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: thou shaltnotcovetתַחְמֹד֩tach.ModH2530thesilverכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701orthegoldוְזָהָ֤בve.za.HavH2091thatisonthem,nortakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947itunto thee,lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435thoubesnaredtherein;foritisanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

26Andthou shaltnotbringתָבִ֤יאta.Vi'H935anabominationתֽוֹעֵבָה֙to.'e.VahH8441intothyhouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,andbecomeH1961adevotedthingH8441likeuntoit: thou shaltutterlydetestH8262it,andthou shaltutterlyabhorH8581it;foritisadevotedthingH8441.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 7

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