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Deuteronomy 7:2-16

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.

10But those who hate Himלְשֹׂנְאָ֛יוle.so.ne.'AvH8130He repaysוּמְשַׁלֵּ֧םu.me.sha.LemH7999toאֶל־'el-H413their facesפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440with destructionלְהַאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6;He will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808hesitateיְאַחֵר֙ye.'a.CherH309to repayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999toאֶל־'el-H413his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440the one who hates Himלְשֹׂ֣נְא֔וֹle.So.ne.'OH8130.

11So keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ve.sha.mar.TaH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֜הha.mitz.VahH4687andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595am giving youמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680to followלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃ פla.'a.so.TamH6213this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

12וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961Ifעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118you listen toתִּשְׁמְע֗וּןtish.me.'UnH8085אֵ֤ת'etH853theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ha.mish.pa.TimH4941and keep them carefullyוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םu.she.mar.TemH8104וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853,then the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶֽת־'et-H853will keepוְשָׁמַר֩ve.sha.MarH8104His covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the loving devotionהַחֶ֔סֶדha.Che.sedH2617thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.

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.

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