Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 7:13-24

13He will love youוַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.khaH157and bless youוּבֵרַכְךָ֖u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288and multiply youוְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235.He will blessוּבֵרַ֣ךְu.ve.RakhH1288the fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of your wombבִטְנְךָ֣vit.ne.KhaH990and the produceוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of your landאַ֠דְמָתֶךָ'Ad.ma.te.khaH127—your grainדְּגָ֨נְךָ֜de.Ga.ne.khaH1715,new wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,the youngשְׁגַר־she.gar-H7698of your herdsאֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙'a.la.Fei.khaH504and the lambsוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of your flocksצֹאנֶ֔ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629—inעַ֚ל'alH5921the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414you.

14You will beתִּֽהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288above allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971; among youthere will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808barren manעָקָ֥ר'a.KarH6135or womanוַֽעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135or livestockוּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃u.viv.hem.Te.khaH929.

15And the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will removeוְהֵסִ֧ירve.he.SirH5493from youמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480allכָּל־kol-H3605sicknessחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483.He will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808layיְשִׂימָם֙ye.si.MamH7760upon youanyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of the terribleהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451diseasesמַדְוֵי֩mad.VeiH4064אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you knewיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045in Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,but He will inflict themוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414on allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605who hate youשֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei.khaH8130.

16You must destroyוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will deliverנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to you.Do notלֹא־lo'-H3808lookעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869on themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921with pityתָחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347.Do notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808worshipתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588thatה֖וּאhu'H1931will be a snareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170to you.

17You may sayכִּ֤י תֹאמַר֙ki to.MarH3588 H559in your heartבִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔bil.Va.ve.khaH3824, “Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471are greaterרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227than we areמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480;howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349canאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201we drive them outלְהוֹרִישָֽׁם׃le.ho.ri.ShamH3423?”

18But do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be afraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them.Be sure to rememberH2142אֵ֤ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

19the greatהַגְּדֹלֹ֜תha.ge.do.LotH1419trialsהַמַּסֹּ֨תha.ma.SotH4531thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawרָא֣וּra.'UH7200,the signsוְהָאֹתֹ֤תve.ha.'o.TotH226and wondersוְהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ve.ha.mo.fe.TimH4159,and the mightyהַחֲזָקָה֙ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְהַיָּ֤דve.hai.YadH3027and outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֔הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוְהַזְּרֹ֣עַve.ha.ze.Ro.a'H2220by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430brought you outהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֖ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318.The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will doיַעֲשֶׂ֞הya.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859now fearיָרֵ֖א מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ya.Re' mi.pe.nei.HemH3373 H6440.

20Moreoverוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853will sendיְשַׁלַּ֛חye.sha.LachH7971the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880against themuntilעַד־'ad-H5704even the survivorsהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604hidingוְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖יםve.ha.nis.ta.RimH5641from youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440have perishedאֲבֹ֗ד'a.VodH6.

21Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be terrifiedתַעֲרֹ֖ץta.'a.RotzH6206by themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who is among youבְּקִרְבֶּ֔ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130, isa greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419and awesomeוְנוֹרָֽא׃ve.no.Ra'H3372Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

22The LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853will drive outוְנָשַׁל֩ve.na.ShalH5394theseהָאֵ֛לha.'ElH411nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471before youמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592by littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592.You will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be enabledתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201to eliminate themכַּלֹּתָ֣םka.lo.TamH3615all at onceמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,orפֶּן־pen-H6435the wildהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704animalsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416would multiplyתִּרְבֶּ֥הtir.BehH7235around youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.

23But the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will give them overוּנְתָנָ֛םu.ne.ta.NamH5414to youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440and throw themוְהָמָם֙ve.ha.MamH2000into greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419confusionמְהוּמָ֣הme.hu.MahH4103,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽם׃hi.sha.me.DamH8045.

24He will hand their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428over toוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414youבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and you will wipe outוְהַאֲבַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.vad.TaH6אֶת־'et-H853their namesשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376will be able to standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320against youבְּפָנֶ֔יךָ עַ֥דbe.fa.Nei.kha 'adH6440 H5704;you will annihilate themהִשְׁמִֽדְךָ֖hish.mid.KhaH8045אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

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