New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 23:23-33

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.

25But you shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and He will blessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899and your waterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325; andI will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֥יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245from your midstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

26There shall be noלֹ֥אlo'H3808one miscarryingמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921orbarrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776;I will fulfillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃'a.ma.Le'H4390the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of your daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

27I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971My terrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367aheadלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you, andthrowH2000into confusionH2000allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971among whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you comeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935, and I willmakeH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340turnH5414theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203to you.

28I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971hornetsהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880aheadלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you so that they willdriveוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644out the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340,the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850beforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you.

29I will not driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644them out beforeH4480you in a singleאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141,that the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776may not becomeתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and the beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704becomeוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7231tooעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921numerousH7231for you.

30I will driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644them out beforeH4480youlittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592by littleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592,untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834you becomeH6509fruitfulתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509and takeH5157possessionH5157of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31I will fixוְשַׁתִּ֣יve.sha.TiH7896your boundaryגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from theRedסוּף֙sufH5488 H3220Seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220to the seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057to the Riverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104Euphrates;for I will deliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027, and you willdriveוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644them out beforeH4480you.

32You shallmakeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285with themor with their godsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33They shall not liveיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in your landבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776,becauseפֶּן־pen-H6435they will make you sinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398against Me; for ifyou serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,it will surelyH3588be a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170to you.”

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