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Joshua 23:11-16

11Take goodמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966heedוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104therefore unto yourselvesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,that ye loveלְאַהֲבָ֖הle.'a.ha.VahH157the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

12Else if ye do in any wiseשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725go backתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725,and cleaveוּדְבַקְתֶּם֙u.de.vak.TemH1692unto the remnantבְּיֶ֙תֶר֙be.Ye.terH3499of these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471, eventhese that remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604among you, and shall make marriagesוְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥םve.hit.cha.tan.TemH2859with them, and go inוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935unto them, and they to you:

13Knowיָד֙וֹעַ֙ya.Do.a'H3045for a certaintyתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will no moreיוֹסִ֜יףyo.SifH3254drive outלְהוֹרִ֛ישׁle.ho.RishH3423any ofthese nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471from beforeמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440you; but they shall be snaresלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and trapsוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170unto you, and scourgesוּלְשֹׁטֵ֤טu.le.sho.TetH7850in your sidesבְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙be.tzi.dei.KhemH6654,and thornsוְלִצְנִנִ֣יםve.litz.ni.NimH6796in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,until ye perishאֲבָדְכֶ֗ם'a.va.de.KhemH6from off this goodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127which the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hath givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you.

14And, behold, this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117I amgoingהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and ye knowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045in all your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֣םle.vav.KhemH3824and in all your soulsנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םnaf.she.KhemH5315,that not oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֨רda.VarH1697hath failedנָפַל֩na.FalH5307of all the goodהַטּוֹבִ֗יםha.to.VimH2896thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697which the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430spakeדִּבֶּ֜רdi.BerH1696concerning you; all are come to passבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935unto you, andnot oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697hath failedנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307thereof.

15Therefore it shall come to pass, thatas all goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896thingsהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697are comeבָּ֤אba'H935upon you, which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430promisedדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696you; so shall the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935upon you all evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451thingsהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,until he have destroyedהַשְׁמִיד֣וֹhash.mi.DoH8045you from off this goodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127which the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hath givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you.

16When ye have transgressedבְּ֠עָבְרְכֶםBe.'a.ve.re.khemH5674the covenantבְּרִ֨יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֮'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which he commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680you, and have goneוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and servedוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and bowedוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812yourselves to them; then shall the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be kindledוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734against you, and ye shall perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֣םva.'a.vad.TemH6quicklyמְהֵרָ֔הme.he.RahH4120from off the goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776which he hath givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414unto you.

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