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Deuteronomy 9:3-6

3But understandוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thatכִּי֩kiH3588todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430הֽוּא־hu'-H1931goes acrossהָעֹבֵ֤רha.'o.VerH5674ahead of youלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440as a consumingאֹֽכְלָ֔ה ה֧וּא'o.khe.Lah hu'H398 H1931fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784;He will destroy themיַשְׁמִידֵ֛ם וְה֥וּאyash.mi.Dem ve.Hu'H8045 H1931and subdue themיַכְנִיעֵ֖םyakh.ni.'EmH3665before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.And you will drive them outוְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤םve.ho.rash.TamH3423and annihilate themוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ve.ha.'a.vad.TamH6swiftlyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you.

4When the LORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֹתָ֥ם׀'o.TamH853has driven them outבַּהֲדֹ֣ףba.ha.DofH1920before youתֹּאמַ֣ר מִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮to.Mar mi.le.fa.nei.KhaH6440 H559,do notאַל־'al-H408sayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559in your heartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824, “Because of my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has brought me inהֱבִיאַ֣נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935to possessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”Rather, the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is driving outוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471before youמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440because of their wickednessמוֹרִישָׁ֥םmo.ri.ShamH3423.

5It is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808because of your righteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666or uprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙u.ve.Yo.sherH3476of heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824that youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are going inבָ֖אva'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853their landאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776,but it is becauseכִּ֞יkiH3588of their wickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀be.rish.'AtH7564that the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is driving outמוֹרִישָׁ֣םmo.ri.ShamH3423theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471before youמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,toוּלְמַ֜עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616keepהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the promiseהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

6Understand, thenוְיָדַעְתָּ֗ve.ya.da'.TaH3045,thatכִּ֠יkiH3588it is notלֹ֤אlo'H3808because of your righteousnessבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666that the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414youאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063goodהַטּוֹבָ֛הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423,forכִּ֥יkiH3588youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are a stiff-neckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

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