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Deuteronomy 23:3-5

3An Ammoniteעַמּוֹנִ֛יa.mo.NiH5984or Moabiteוּמוֹאָבִ֖יu.mo.'a.ViH4125shall not enterH935into the congregationH6951of the LordH3068;even to their tenthH6224generationH1755shall they not enterH935into the congregationH6951of the LordH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

4Becauseדְּבַ֞רde.VarH1697they metקִדְּמ֤וּki.de.MuH6923you not with breadבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and with waterוּבַמַּ֔יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325in the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,when ye came forthבְּצֵאתְכֶ֣םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;and because they hiredשָׂכַ֨רsa.KharH7936against thee Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160of Pethorמִפְּת֛וֹרmi.pe.TorH6604of MesopotamiaH763,to curseלְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃le.Ka.Le.kaH7043thee.

5Nevertheless the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430wouldאָבָ֞ה'a.VahH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto BalaamH1109;but the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into a blessingלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293unto thee, because the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedאֲהֵֽבְךָ֖'a.he.ve.KhaH157thee.

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