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Deuteronomy 23:5-10

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.

9When the hostמַחֲנֶ֖הma.cha.NehH4264goeth forthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318against thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,then keepוְנִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔ve.Nish.mar.taH8104thee from every wickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451thingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697.

10If there be among you any manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,that is not cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889by reason of uncleanness that chancethמִקְּרֵה־mi.ke.reh-H7137him by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,then shall he goH3318abroadמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351out of the campH4264,he shall not comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935withinתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432the campH4264:

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