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Deuteronomy 12:29-31

29Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853cuts offיַכְרִית֩yakh.RitH3772before youמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are enteringבָא־ שָׁ֛מָּהva'- Sha.mahH935 H8033to dispossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853,and you drive them outוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.TaH3423אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853and liveוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776,

30be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104notפֶּן־pen-H6435to be ensnaredתִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ti.na.KeshH5367by their waysאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310they have been destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָ֣םhi.sha.me.DamH8045before youמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.Do notוּפֶן־u.fen-H6435inquireתִּדְרֹ֨שׁtid.RoshH1875about their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜םle.lo.hei.HemH430,askingלֵאמֹ֨רle.MorH559, “Howאֵיכָ֨ה'ei.KhahH349do theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428אֶת־'et-H853nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471serveיַעַבְד֜וּya.'av.DuH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430?I willאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589doוְאֶעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213likewiseכֵּ֖ן גַּם־ken gam-H3651 H1571.”

31You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808worshipתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in this wayכֵ֔ןKhenH3651,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588they practiceעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213for their godsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430everyכָּל־kol-H3605abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֨תto.'a.VatH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hatesשָׂנֵ֗אsa.Ne'H8130.They evenכִּ֣י גַ֤םki gamH3588 H1571אֶת־'et-H853burnיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313their sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323in the fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784as sacrificesto their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.HemH430.

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