New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 7:17-24

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.

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