Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 23:22-27

22Butכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you will listen carefullyH8085to his voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213everythingכֹּ֖לkolH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I sayאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696,I will be an enemyאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341to your enemiesוְאָֽיַבְתִּי֙ve.'a.yav.TiH340אֶת־'et-H853and a foeוְצַרְתִּ֖יve.tzar.TiH6696אֶת־'et-H853to your foesצֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃tzo.re.Rei.khaH6887.

23Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588My angelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397will goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980before youלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440and bring youוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935intoאֶל־'el-H413the land of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,and I will annihilate themוְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃ve.hikh.chad.TivH3582.

24You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812to their godsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430or serve themוְלֹ֣א תָֽעָבְדֵ֔םve.Lo' ta.'a.ve.DemH5647 H3808orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808followתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213their practicesכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.Insteadכִּ֤יkiH3588,you are to demolish themH2040and smash their sacred stonesמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676to piecesH7665.

25So you shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647אֵ֚ת'etH853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and He will blessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288אֶֽת־'et-H853your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853your waterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325.And I will take awayוַהֲסִרֹתִ֥יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

26Noלֹ֥אlo'H3808woman in your landתִהְיֶ֛ה בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָtih.Yeh be.'ar.Tze.khaH776 H1961will miscarryמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921or be barrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135אֶת־'et-H853;I will fulfillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃'a.ma.Le'H4390the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of your daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

27אֶת־'et-H853I will sendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971My terrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367ahead of youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440and throw into confusionוְהַמֹּתִי֙ve.ha.mo.TiH2000אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605nationהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you encounterתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935.I will make allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turnוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853and runאֵלֶ֖יךָ עֹֽרֶף׃'e.Lei.kha 'O.refH413 H6203.

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