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Deuteronomy 7:2-16

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.

5But thus shall ye dealתַעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213with them; ye shall destroyתִּתֹּ֔צוּti.To.tzuH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196,and break downתְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּte.sha.Be.ruH7665their imagesוּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םu.ma.tze.vo.TamH4676,and cut downתְּגַדֵּע֔וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438their grovesוַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙va.'a.shei.re.HemH842,and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֥וּןtis.re.FunH8313their graven imagesוּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.si.lei.HemH6456with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

6For thou artan holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971unto the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath chosenבָּחַ֣ר׀ba.CharH977thee to be a specialסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971unto himself, above all peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that areupon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

7The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068did not set his loveחָשַׁ֧קcha.ShakH2836upon you, nor chooseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977you, because ye were moreH7230in number than any peopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971; for ye werethe fewestהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592of all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

8But because the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068lovedמֵֽאַהֲבַ֨תme.'a.ha.VatH160you, and because he would keepוּמִשָּׁמְר֤וּu.mi.sha.me.RoH8104the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ha.she.vu.'AhH7621which he had swornנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650unto your fathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,hath the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought you outהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318with a mightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027,and redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙vai.yif.de.KhaH6299you out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of bondmenעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650,from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Knowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045therefore that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, he isGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the faithfulהַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ןha.ne.'e.ManH539Godהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410,which keepethשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and mercyוְהַחֶ֗סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617with them that loveלְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle.'o.ha.VavH157him and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687to a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755;

10And repayethוּמְשַׁלֵּ֧םu.me.sha.LemH7999them that hateלְשֹׂנְאָ֛יוle.so.ne.'AvH8130him to their faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,to destroyלְהַאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6them: he will not be slackיְאַחֵר֙ye.'a.CherH309to him that hatethלְשֹׂ֣נְא֔וֹle.So.ne.'OH8130him, he will repayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him to his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

11Thou shalt therefore keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ve.sha.mar.TaH8104the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֜הha.mitz.VahH4687,and the statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706,and the judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,to doלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃ פla.'a.so.TamH6213them.

12Wherefore it shall come to pass, ifעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118ye hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֗וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to these judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םu.she.mar.TemH8104,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, that the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall keepוְשָׁמַר֩ve.sha.MarH8104unto thee the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285and the mercyהַחֶ֔סֶדha.Che.sedH2617which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1:

13And he will loveוַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.khaH157thee, and blessוּבֵרַכְךָ֖u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee, and multiplyוְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235thee: he will also blessוּבֵרַ֣ךְu.ve.RakhH1288the fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thy wombבִטְנְךָ֣vit.ne.KhaH990,and the fruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of thy landאַ֠דְמָתֶךָ'Ad.ma.te.khaH127,thy cornדְּגָ֨נְךָ֜de.Ga.ne.khaH1715,and thy wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and thine oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,the increaseשְׁגַר־she.gar-H7698of thy kineאֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙'a.la.Fei.khaH504,and the flocksוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thy sheepצֹאנֶ֔ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629,in the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee.

14Thou shalt be blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288above all peopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971:there shall not be maleעָקָ֥ר'a.KarH6135or female barrenוַֽעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135among you, or among your cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃u.viv.hem.Te.khaH929.

15And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will take awayוְהֵסִ֧ירve.he.SirH5493from thee all sicknessחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483,and will putיְשִׂימָם֙ye.si.MamH7760none of the evilהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451diseasesמַדְוֵי֩mad.VeiH4064of Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,which thou knowestיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,upon thee; but will layוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them upon all themthat hateשֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee.

16And thou shalt consumeוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398all the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971which the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall deliverנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee; thine eyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shall have no pityתָחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347upon them: neither shalt thou serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430; for that will bea snareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170unto thee.

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