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Joshua 23:11-16

11Therefore watchוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104yourselvesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315carefullyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966,that you loveלְאַהֲבָ֖הle.'a.ha.VahH157אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

12Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you turn awayH7725and clingוּדְבַקְתֶּם֙u.de.vak.TemH1692to the restבְּיֶ֙תֶר֙be.Ye.terH3499of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471that remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.nish.'a.Rim ha.'E.lehH7604 H428among youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854,and if you intermarryוְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥םve.hit.cha.tan.TemH2859and associateוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with themוְהֵ֥םve.HemH1992,

13know for sureH3045thatכִּי֩kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will noלֹ֨אlo'H3808longerיוֹסִ֜יףyo.SifH3254drive outלְהוֹרִ֛ישׁle.ho.RishH3423theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471אֶת־'et-H853before youמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440.Instead, they will becomeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961for youa snareלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and a trapוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170,a scourgeוּלְשֹׁטֵ֤טu.le.sho.TetH7850in your sidesבְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙be.tzi.dei.KhemH6654and thornsוְלִצְנִנִ֣יםve.litz.ni.NimH6796in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,untilעַד־'ad-H5704you perishאֲבָדְכֶ֗ם'a.va.de.KhemH6fromמֵ֠עַלMe.'alH5921thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063goodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430has givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you.

14Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595am goingהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and you knowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֣םle.vav.KhemH3824andוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םnaf.she.KhemH5315thatכִּ֣יkiH3588notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808דָּבָ֨רda.VarH1697oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259מִכֹּ֣ל׀mi.KolH3605of the goodהַטּוֹבִ֗יםha.to.VimH2896אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834promisesהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430madeדִּבֶּ֜רdi.BerH1696to youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921has failedנָפַל֩na.FalH5307.Everythingהַכֹּל֙ha.KolH3605was fulfilledבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935for you;notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480promiseדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697has failedנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307.

15וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961But just asכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834עֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.KhemH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430promisedדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696youאֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH413has come to passבָּ֤אba'H935,likewiseכֵּן֩kenH3651the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921אֵ֚ת'etH853כָּל־kol-H3605the calamity He has threatenedהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,untilעַד־'ad-H5704He has destroyedהַשְׁמִיד֣וֹhash.mi.DoH8045youאוֹתְכֶ֗ם'ot.KhemH853fromמֵ֠עַלMe.'alH5921thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834goodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127Heיְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Yah.weh 'e.lo.hei.KhemH3068 H430has givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you.

16If you transgressבְּ֠עָבְרְכֶםBe.'a.ve.re.khemH5674אֶת־'et-H853the covenantבְּרִ֨יתbe.RitH1285of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He commanded youצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680אֶתְכֶם֒'et.KhemH853,and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and bow downוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812to them,then the angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will burnוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734against you,and you will quicklyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.TemH6fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921this goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776He has givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414you.”

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