New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 31:2-8

2And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I ama hundredמֵאָה֩me.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;I am noH3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750ableאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201to comeלָצֵ֣אתla.TzetH3318and goוְלָב֑וֹאve.la.Vo'H935,and the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, ‘You shall not crossתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.’

3It is the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who will crossעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674aheadלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you; He will destroyיַשְׁמִ֞ידyash.MidH8045theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471beforeמִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, and you shall dispossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑םvi.rish.TamH3423them.Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091is the one who will crossעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674aheadלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you, justH3512as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

4The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will doוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213to them justH3512as He didעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213to Sihonלְסִיח֥וֹןle.si.ChonH5511and Ogוּלְע֛וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and to their landוּלְאַרְצָ֑םu.le.'ar.TzamH776,whenH834He destroyedהִשְׁמִ֖ידhish.MidH8045them.

5The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverוּנְתָנָ֥םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them up beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and you shall doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213to them according to allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.

6Be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and courageousוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,do not be afraidתִּֽירְא֥וּti.re.'UH3372or trembleתַּעַרְצ֖וּta.'ar.TzuH6206at them, forthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is the one who goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980with you.He will not failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503you or forsakeיַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פya.'az.Ve.kaH5800you.”

7Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Joshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and courageousוֶאֱמָץ֒ve.'e.MatzH553,for you shall goתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935with thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has swornנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to their fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them, and you shall giveתַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּהtan.chi.Le.nahH5157it to them as an inheritanceH5157.

8The Lordוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068is the one who goesהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980aheadלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you; He will be with you.He will not failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503you or forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800you. Do not fearתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372or be dismayedתֵחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.”

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