New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 23:20-24

20“Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I am going to sendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971an angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you to guardלִשְׁמָרְךָ֖lish.ma.re.KhaH8104you along the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870andto bringוְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ve.la.ha.Vi.'a.khaH935you into the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have preparedהֲכִנֹֽתִי׃ha.khi.No.tiH3559.

21Be on your guardהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104beforeמִפָּנָ֛יוmi.pa.NavH4480 H6440him and obeyוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085his voiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963;do not be rebelliousH4784toward him, for he will not pardonיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375your transgressionלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588,sinceH3588My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034is in him.

22But ifאִם־'im-H518you trulyשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085obeyתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085his voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that I sayאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696, thenI will be an enemyH340to your enemiesH340and an adversaryוְצַרְתִּ֖יve.tzar.TiH6696to your adversariesצֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃tzo.re.Rei.khaH6887.

23For My angelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397will goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440you and bringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935you in to the land ofthe Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983;and I will completelyH3582destroyH3582them.

24You shall not worshipתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812their godsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430,norH3808serveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them, norH3808doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213according to their deedsכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639;but you shall utterlyהָרֵס֙ha.ResH2040overthrowתְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םte.Ha.re.SemH2040them and breakוְשַׁבֵּ֥רve.sha.BerH7665their sacredpillarsמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676in piecesתְּשַׁבֵּ֖רte.sha.BerH7665.

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