New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 7:1-4

1“Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringsיְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033you are enteringבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it, and clearsוְנָשַׁ֣לve.na.ShalH5394awayH5394manyרַבִּ֣ים׀ra.BimH7227nationsגּֽוֹיִם־go.yim-H1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֡יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you, the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּי֩ha.chi.TiH2850and the Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622and the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567and the Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֗יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522and the Hivitesוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227and strongerוַעֲצוּמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanH4480you,

2and when the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430deliversוּנְתָנָ֞םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you and youdefeatוְהִכִּיתָ֑םve.hi.ki.TamH5221them, then you shallutterlyהַחֲרֵ֤םha.cha.RemH2763destroyתַּחֲרִים֙ta.cha.RimH2763them.You shall makeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772noלֹא־lo'-H3808covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with themand showתְחָנֵּֽם׃te.cha.NemH2603noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808favorH2603to them.

3Furthermore,you shall not intermarryתִתְחַתֵּ֖ןtit.cha.TenH2859with them; you shall not giveתִתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414yourdaughtersבִּתְּךָ֙bi.te.KhaH1323totheir sonsלִבְנ֔וֹliv.NoH1121,norH3808shall you takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947their daughtersוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323for yoursonsלִבְנֶֽךָ׃liv.Ne.khaH1121.

4Forthey will turnיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493yoursonsבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121awayH5493fromfollowingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310Me to serveוְעָבְד֖וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;then the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will be kindledוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734against you andHe will quicklyמַהֵֽר׃ma.HerH4118destroyוְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ve.hish.mi.de.KhaH8045you.

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