New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 12:29-31

29“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430cutsיַכְרִית֩yakh.RitH3772offH3772beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are goingבָא־va'-H935in to dispossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423,and you dispossessוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.TaH3423them and dwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776,

30bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that you are not ensnaredתִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ti.na.KeshH5367to followאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310they are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָ֣םhi.sha.me.DamH8045beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you, and that you do not inquireתִּדְרֹ֨שׁtid.RoshH1875after their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜םle.lo.hei.HemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֨רle.MorH559, ‘HowH351do theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471serveיַעַבְד֜וּya.'av.DuH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,that I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571may doוְאֶעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213likewiseכֵּ֖ןkenH3651?’

31You shall not behaveתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213thusכֵ֔ןKhenH3651toward the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,for everyכָּל־kol-H3605abominableH8441actH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hatesשָׂנֵ֗אsa.Ne'H8130they have doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213for their godsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430; forthey evenגַ֤םgamH1571burnיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313their sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323in the fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784to their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.HemH430.

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