New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 7:12-26

12“Then it shall comeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961about, becauseעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118you listenתִּשְׁמְע֗וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ha.mish.pa.TimH4941and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םu.she.mar.TemH8104and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, that the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will keepוְשָׁמַר֩ve.sha.MarH8104with youHis covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andHis lovingkindnessהַחֶ֔סֶדha.Che.sedH2617whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your forefathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.

13He willloveוַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.khaH157you and blessוּבֵרַכְךָ֖u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288you andmultiplyוְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235you; He will also blessוּבֵרַ֣ךְu.ve.RakhH1288the fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of your wombבִטְנְךָ֣vit.ne.KhaH990and the fruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of your groundאַ֠דְמָתֶךָ'Ad.ma.te.khaH127,your grainדְּגָ֨נְךָ֜de.Ga.ne.khaH1715and your newוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492and your oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,the increaseשְׁגַר־she.gar-H7698of your herdאֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙'a.la.Fei.khaH504and the youngוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of your flockצֹאנֶ֔ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629,in the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to your forefathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414you.

14You shall be blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288aboveH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971;there will be noלֹא־lo'-H3808male or femalebarrenH6135among you or among your cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃u.viv.hem.Te.khaH929.

15The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will removeוְהֵסִ֧ירve.he.SirH5493from you allכָּל־kol-H3605sicknessחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483;and He will not putיְשִׂימָם֙ye.si.MamH7760on you anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of the harmfulהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451diseasesמַדְוֵי֩mad.VeiH4064of Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have knownיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,but He will layוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them on allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605who hateשֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei.khaH8130you.

16You shall consumeוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will deliverנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to you;your eyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shall not pityתָחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347them, norH3808shall you serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430, for that would bea snareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170to you.

17“Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588you should sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559in your heartבִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔bil.Va.ve.khaH3824, ‘Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471are greaterרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227thanמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480I; howH351canאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201Idispossessלְהוֹרִישָֽׁם׃le.ho.ri.ShamH3423them?’

18you shall not be afraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them; you shall wellזָכֹ֣רza.KhorH2142rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547and to allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

19the greatהַגְּדֹלֹ֜תha.ge.do.LotH1419trialsהַמַּסֹּ֨תha.ma.SotH4531whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawרָא֣וּra.'UH7200and the signsוְהָאֹתֹ֤תve.ha.'o.TotH226and the wondersוְהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ve.ha.mo.fe.TimH4159and the mightyהַחֲזָקָה֙ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְהַיָּ֤דve.hai.YadH3027and the outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֔הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוְהַזְּרֹ֣עַve.ha.ze.Ro.a'H2220by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֖ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318you out. Soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651shall the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֞הya.'a.SehH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971of whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are afraidH3372.

20Moreoverוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will sendיְשַׁלַּ֛חye.sha.LachH7971the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880against them, untilעַד־'ad-H5704those who are leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604and hideוְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖יםve.ha.nis.ta.RimH5641themselves from you perishאֲבֹ֗ד'a.VodH6.

21You shall not dreadתַעֲרֹ֖ץta.'a.RotzH6206them, forthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is in your midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֔ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419and awesomeוְנוֹרָֽא׃ve.no.Ra'H3372Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

22The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will clearוְנָשַׁל֩ve.na.ShalH5394awayH5394theseהָאֵ֛לha.'ElH411nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592by littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592;you will not be ableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201to putH3615an endכַּלֹּתָ֣םka.lo.TamH3615to them quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118, for thewildהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704beastsH2421would growH7235tooעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921numerousH7235for you.

23But the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will deliverוּנְתָנָ֛םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, and willthrowH1949them into greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419confusionמְהוּמָ֣הme.hu.MahH4103untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽם׃hi.sha.me.DamH8045.

24He will deliverוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027so that you will make their nameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034perishוְהַאֲבַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.vad.TaH6from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376will be able to standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeבְּפָנֶ֔יךָbe.fa.Nei.khaH6440you untilעַ֥ד'adH5704you have destroyedהִשְׁמִֽדְךָ֖hish.mid.KhaH8045them.

25The gravenH6456imagesH6456of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430you are toburnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; you shallnot covetתַחְמֹד֩tach.ModH2530the silverכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701or the goldוְזָהָ֤בve.za.HavH2091that is on them, norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947it for yourselves, orפֶּ֚ןpenH6435you will besnaredתִּוָּקֵ֣שׁti.va.KeshH3369by it, for it is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

26You shall not bringתָבִ֤יאta.Vi'H935an abominationתֽוֹעֵבָה֙to.'e.VahH8441into your houseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,and likeכָּמֹ֑הוּka.Mo.huH3644it comeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961underH2764thebanH2764;you shall utterlyשַׁקֵּ֧ץ׀sha.KetzH8262detestתְּשַׁקְּצֶ֛נּוּte.shak.ke.Tze.nuH8262it and you shall utterlyוְתַעֵ֥ב׀ve.ta.'EvH8581abhorתְּֽתַעֲבֶ֖נּוּte.ta.'a.Ve.nuH8581it, for it is somethingH2764bannedH2764.

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