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Deuteronomy 7:1-9

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.

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859are a peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has chosen youבָּחַ֣ר׀ba.CharH977to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961a peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971for Hisprized possessionסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

7The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808set His affectionחָשַׁ֧קcha.ShakH2836on you andchooseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977youbecause you were more numerousמֵֽרֻבְּכֶ֞םme.ru.be.KhemH7231than the otherמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859were the fewestהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

8Butכִּי֩kiH3588because the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068lovedמֵֽאַהֲבַ֨תme.'a.ha.VatH160youאֶתְכֶ֗ם'et.KhemH853and keptוּמִשָּׁמְר֤וּu.mi.sha.me.RoH8104אֶת־'et-H853the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ha.she.vu.'AhH7621אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,Heיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853brought you outהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318with a mightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027and redeemed youוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙vai.yif.de.KhaH6299from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650,from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Know thereforeוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ ה֣וּא'e.lo.Hei.kha hu'H430 H1931is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the faithfulהַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ןha.ne.'e.ManH539Godהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410who keepsשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104His covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285of loving devotionוְהַחֶ֗סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617for a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755of those who love Himלְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle.'o.ha.VavH157and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687.

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