New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 23:3-8

3NoH3808Ammoniteעַמּוֹנִ֛יa.mo.NiH5984or Moabiteוּמוֹאָבִ֖יu.mo.'a.ViH4125shall enterH935the assemblyH6951of the LordH3068;noneH3808of their descendants,evenH1571to the tenthH6224generationH1755,shall everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769enterH935the assemblyH6951of the LordH3068,

4becauseעַל־ דְּבַ֞ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר'al- de.Var 'a.SherH5921 H1697 H834they did not meetקִדְּמ֤וּki.de.MuH6923you withfoodבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and waterוּבַמַּ֔יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325on the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870when you cameבְּצֵאתְכֶ֣םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and becauseוַאֲשֶׁר֩va.'a.SherH834they hiredשָׂכַ֨רsa.KharH7936againstעָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921youBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160from Pethorמִפְּת֛וֹרmi.pe.TorH6604ofMesopotamiaH763,to curseלְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃le.Ka.Le.kaH7043you.

5Nevertheless, the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430was not willingאָבָ֞ה'a.VahH14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to BalaamH1109,but the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into a blessingלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293for you becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovesאֲהֵֽבְךָ֖'a.he.ve.KhaH157you.

6You shall neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH3808 H5769seekתִדְרֹ֥שׁtid.RoshH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֖םshe.lo.MamH7965or their prosperityH2899allכָּל־kol-H3605your daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

7“You shall not detestתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581an Edomiteאֲדֹמִ֔י'a.do.MiH130, forhe is your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251;you shall not detestתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713,becauseH3588you were an alienגֵ֖רgerH1616in his landבְאַרְצֽוֹ׃ve.'ar.TzoH776.

8The sonsבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121of the thirdשְׁלִישִׁ֑יshe.li.ShiH7992generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are bornיִוָּלְד֥וּyi.val.DuH3205to them may enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935the assemblyבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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