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Deuteronomy 7:1-4

1When the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall bringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goestבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it, and hath cast outוְנָשַׁ֣לve.na.ShalH5394manyרַבִּ֣ים׀ra.BimH7227nationsגּֽוֹיִם־go.yim-H1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֡יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּי֩ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,and the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֗יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Hivitesוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227and mightierוַעֲצוּמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thou;

2And when the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall deliverוּנְתָנָ֞םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; thou shalt smiteוְהִכִּיתָ֑םve.hi.ki.TamH5221them, andutterlyהַחֲרֵ֤םha.cha.RemH2763destroyתַּחֲרִים֙ta.cha.RimH2763them; thou shalt makeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772no covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with them, nor shew mercyתְחָנֵּֽם׃te.cha.NemH2603unto them:

3Neither shalt thou make marriagesתִתְחַתֵּ֖ןtit.cha.TenH2859with them; thy daughterבִּתְּךָ֙bi.te.KhaH1323thou shalt not giveתִתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414unto his sonלִבְנ֔וֹliv.NoH1121,nor his daughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323shalt thou takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947unto thy sonלִבְנֶֽךָ׃liv.Ne.khaH1121.

4For they will turn awayיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493thy sonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121from followingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, that they may serveוְעָבְד֖וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:so will the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be kindledוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734against you, and destroyוְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ve.hish.mi.de.KhaH8045thee suddenlyמַהֵֽר׃ma.HerH4118.

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