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Joshua 23:9-13

9For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath driven outוַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you greatגְּדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and strongוַעֲצוּמִ֑יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099: but as foryou, no manאִישׁ֙'ishH376hath been able to standעָ֤מַד'A.madH5975beforeבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440you unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of you shall chaseיִרְדָּף־yir.dof-H7291a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505:for the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he it isthat fightethהַנִּלְחָ֣םha.nil.ChamH3898for you, as he hath promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you.

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.

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