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Deuteronomy 7:1-5

1Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringsיְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are enteringבָא־ שָׁ֖מָּהva'- Sha.mahH935 H8033to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423,and He drives outוְנָשַׁ֣לve.na.ShalH5394before youמִפָּנֶ֡יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440manyרַבִּ֣ים׀ra.BimH7227nationsגּֽוֹיִם־go.yim-H1471—the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּי֩ha.chi.TiH2850,Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֗יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471largerרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227and strongerוַעֲצוּמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480—

2and when the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has delivered them overוּנְתָנָ֞םu.ne.ta.NamH5414to youלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to defeat themוְהִכִּיתָ֑םve.hi.ki.TamH5221,then you must devote them to complete destructionH2763אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853.Makeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772noלֹא־lo'-H3808treatyבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with themand show them noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808mercyתְחָנֵּֽם׃te.cha.NemH2603.

3Do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808intermarryתִתְחַתֵּ֖ןtit.cha.TenH2859with them.Do notלֹא־lo'-H3808giveתִתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414your daughtersבִּתְּךָ֙bi.te.KhaH1323to their sonsלִבְנ֔וֹliv.NoH1121orלֹא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947their daughtersוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323for your sonsלִבְנֶֽךָ׃liv.Ne.khaH1121,

4becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they will turn your sonsבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121awayיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493אֶת־'et-H853from following Meמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310to serveוְעָבְד֖וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.Then the angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will burnוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734against you,and He will swiftlyמַהֵֽר׃ma.HerH4118destroy youוְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ve.hish.mi.de.KhaH8045.

5Insteadכִּֽי־ אִם־ki- 'im-H3588 H518,this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541you are to do to themתַעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213:tear downתִּתֹּ֔צוּti.To.tzuH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196,smashתְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּte.sha.Be.ruH7665their sacred pillarsוּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םu.ma.tze.vo.TamH4676,cut downתְּגַדֵּע֔וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438their Asherah polesוַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙va.'a.shei.re.HemH842,and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֥וּןtis.re.FunH8313their idolsוּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.si.lei.HemH6456in the fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

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