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Joshua 7:7-13

7And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Alas, Oאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,wherefore hast thou at allH5674broughtH5674this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,to deliverלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414us into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,to destroyלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6us? would to Godוְלוּ֙ve.LuH3863we had been contentהוֹאַ֣לְנוּho.'Al.nuH2974,and dweltוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427on the other sideבְּעֵ֖בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8Oבִּ֖יbiH994Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,what shall I sayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559,whenאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478turnethהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015their backsעֹ֖רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341!

9For the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall hearוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085of it,and shall environ us roundוְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437,and cut offוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772our nameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and what wilt thou doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213unto thy greatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?

10And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Get thee upקֻ֣םkumH6965;wherefore liestנֹפֵ֥לno.FelH5307thou thus upon thy faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440?

11Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398,and they have also transgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which I commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them: for they have even takenלָֽקְחוּ֙la.ke.ChuH3947of the accursed thingהַחֵ֔רֶםha.Che.remH2764,and have also stolenגָּֽנְבוּ֙ga.ne.VuH1589,and dissembledכִּֽחֲשׁ֔וּki.cha.ShuH3584also, and they have putשָׂ֥מוּSa.muH7760iteven among their own stuffבִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃vikh.lei.HemH3627.

12Therefore the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478couldיֻכְל֜וּyukh.LuH3201not standלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, butturnedיִפְנוּ֙yif.NuH6437theirbacksעֹ֗רֶף'O.refH6203beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,because they were accursedלְחֵ֑רֶםle.Che.remH2764:neither will I be with you any moreאוֹסִיף֙'o.SifH3254,exceptH3808ye destroyתַשְׁמִ֛ידוּtash.Mi.duH8045the accursedהַחֵ֖רֶםha.Che.remH2764from amongמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130you.

13Upקֻ֚םkumH6965,sanctifyקַדֵּ֣שׁka.DeshH6942the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Sanctifyהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves against to morrowלְמָחָ֑רle.ma.CharH4279:for thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, There isan accursed thingחֵ֤רֶםChe.remH2764in the midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:thou canstתוּכַ֗לtu.KhalH3201not standלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,until ye take awayהֲסִירְכֶ֥םha.sir.KhemH5493the accursed thingהַחֵ֖רֶםha.Che.remH2764from amongמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130you.

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