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Exodus 34:12-16

12Be carefulהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104notפֶּן־pen-H6435to makeתִּכְרֹ֤תtikh.RotH3772a treatyבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are enteringבָּ֣א עָלֶ֑יהָba' 'a.Lei.haH935 H5921,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435they becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵ֖שׁle.mo.KeshH4170in your midstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130.

13Ratherכִּ֤יkiH3588אֶת־'et-H853,you must tear downתִּתֹּצ֔וּןti.to.TzunH5422וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196,smashתְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּןte.sha.be.RunH7665וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their sacred stonesמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םma.tze.vo.TamH4676,and chop downתִּכְרֹתֽוּן׃tikh.ro.TunH3772their Asherah polesאֲשֵׁרָ֖יו'a.she.RavH842.

14Forכִּ֛יkiH3588you must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808worshipתִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812any otherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034isJealousקַנָּ֣אka.Na'H7067, isa jealousקַנָּ֖א הֽוּא׃ka.Na' Hu'H7067 H1931Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

15Do notפֶּן־pen-H6435makeתִּכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,for when they prostitute themselvesוְזָנ֣וּ׀ve.za.NuH2181toאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and sacrificeוְזָבְחוּ֙ve.za.ve.ChuH2076toלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430them,they will inviteוְקָרָ֣אve.ka.Ra'H7121you,and you will eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398their sacrificesמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃mi.ziv.ChoH2077.

16And when you takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947some of their daughtersמִבְּנֹתָ֖יוmi.be.no.TavH1323as brides for your sonsלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,their daughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323will prostitute themselvesוְזָנ֣וּve.za.NuH2181toאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן'e.Lo.hei.HenH430and cause your sonsבָּנֶ֔יךָba.Nei.khaH1121to do the sameוְהִזְנוּ֙ve.hiz.NuH2181אֶת־'et-H853אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃'e.lo.hei.HenH430.

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