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Deuteronomy 7:2-11

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.

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