New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 9:1-4

1“Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478!You are crossingH5674overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to goלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935in to dispossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480you, greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892fortifiedוּבְצֻרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to heavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

2a peopleעַֽם־'am-H5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimעֲנָקִ֑ים'a.na.KimH6062,whomH834you knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045and of whomH834you have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085it said, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can standיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061?’

3Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatit is the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who is crossingH5674overH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you asa consumingאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784.He will destroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them and He will subdueיַכְנִיעֵ֖םyakh.ni.'EmH3665them beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, so thatyou may driveוְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤םve.ho.rash.TamH3423them out and destroyוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ve.ha.'a.vad.TamH6them quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to you.

4“Do not sayH559in your heartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824when the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has drivenבַּהֲדֹ֣ףba.ha.DofH1920them out beforeמִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮mi.le.fa.nei.KhaH4480 H6440you, ‘Because of my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has broughtהֱבִיאַ֣נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935me in to possessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,’ but it isbecause of the wickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471thatthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is dispossessingמוֹרִישָׁ֥םmo.ri.ShamH3423them beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you.

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