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Deuteronomy 23:3-8

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.

6Thou shalt not seekתִדְרֹ֥שׁtid.RoshH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֖םshe.lo.MamH7965nor their prosperityוְטֹבָתָ֑םve.toa.TamH2896all thy daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7Thou shalt not abhorתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581an Edomiteאֲדֹמִ֔י'a.do.MiH130; for he isthy brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251:thou shalt not abhorתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713;because thou wast a strangerגֵ֖רgerH1616in his landבְאַרְצֽוֹ׃ve.'ar.TzoH776.

8The childrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121that are begottenיִוָּלְד֥וּyi.val.DuH3205of them shall enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935into the congregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068in their thirdשְׁלִישִׁ֑יshe.li.ShiH7992generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755.

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