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Deuteronomy 9:1-4

1Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Thou artto pass overעֹבֵ֤ר'o.VerH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,to go inלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thyself, citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and fenced upוּבְצֻרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to heavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

2A peopleעַֽם־'am-H5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimsעֲנָקִ֑ים'a.na.KimH6062,whom thou knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045, and of whomthou hast heardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085say,Who can standיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061!

3Understandוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,that the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ishe which goeth overהָעֹבֵ֤רha.'o.VerH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; asa consumingאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784he shall destroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them, and he shall bring them downיַכְנִיעֵ֖םyakh.ni.'EmH3665before thy faceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440:so shalt thou drive them outוְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤םve.ho.rash.TamH3423,and destroyוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ve.ha.'a.vad.TamH6them quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto thee.

4Speakתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559not thou in thine heartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,after that the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath cast them outבַּהֲדֹ֣ףba.ha.DofH1920from beforeמִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮mi.le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,For my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath brought me inהֱבִיאַ֣נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935to possessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:but for the wickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564of these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doth drive them outמוֹרִישָׁ֥םmo.ri.ShamH3423from beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

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