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Deuteronomy 31:2-8

2he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413, “Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595am nowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117a hundredמֵאָה֩me.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֤הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141;I amאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750able to comeלָצֵ֣אתla.TzetH3318and goוְלָב֑וֹאve.la.Vo'H935,and the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, ‘You shall notלֹ֥אlo'H3808crossתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853theהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.’

3The LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430Himselfה֣וּא׀hu'H1931will cross overעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674ahead of youלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931will destroyיַשְׁמִ֞ידyash.MidH8045אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471before youמִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and you will dispossess themוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑םvi.rish.TamH3423.Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ ה֚וּאye.ho.Shu.a' hu'H3091 H1931will crossעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674ahead of youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

4And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will doוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213to themasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He didעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213to Sihonלְסִיח֥וֹןle.si.ChonH5511and Ogוּלְע֛וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He destroyedהִשְׁמִ֖ידhish.MidH8045themאֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853along with their landוּלְאַרְצָ֑םu.le.'ar.TzamH776.

5The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliver them overוּנְתָנָ֥םu.ne.ta.NamH5414to youלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440,and you must doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213to themexactly asכְּכָל־ הַמִּצְוָ֔הke.khol- ha.mitz.VahH3605 H4687אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

6Be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and courageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553;do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֥וּ וְאַל־ti.re.'U ve.'al-H3372 H408or terrifiedתַּעַרְצ֖וּta.'ar.TzuH6206of themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588it is the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whoה֚וּאhu'H1931goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973;He will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808leave youיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsake youיַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פya.'az.Ve.kaH5800.”

7Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Joshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָץ֒ve.'e.MatzH553,forכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859will goתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935withאֶת־'et-H854thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to their fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them,and youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859shall give it to them as an inheritanceתַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּהtan.chi.Le.nahH5157אוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

8The LORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068Himselfה֣וּא׀hu'H1931goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980before youלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440;Heה֚וּאhu'H1931will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973.He will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808leave youיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forsake youיַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800.Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be afraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808discouragedתֵחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.”

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