New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 34:11-16

11“Be sure to observeשְׁמָ֨ר־she.Mar-H8104whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֣me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:beholdH2009,I am going to driveגֹרֵ֣שׁgo.ReshH1644out the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567beforeמִפָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440you, and the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittiteוְהַחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

12Watchהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104yourself that you makeתִּכְרֹ֤תtikh.RotH3772noפֶּן־pen-H6435covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are goingבָּ֣אba'H935,orפֶּן־pen-H6435it will becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵ֖שׁle.mo.KeshH4170in your midstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130.

13But rather,you are to tearH5422downH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196and smashתְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּןte.sha.be.RunH7665their sacredpillarsמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םma.tze.vo.TamH4676and cutתִּכְרֹתֽוּן׃tikh.ro.TunH3772downH3772theirAsherimאֲשֵׁרָ֖יו'a.she.RavH842

14--foryou shall not worshipתִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812anyH312otherH312godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034is Jealousקַנָּ֣אka.Na'H7067,is a jealousקַנָּ֖אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410--

15otherwiseH6435you mightH6435makeתִּכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and they would playH2181the harlotH2181with their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430andsacrificeוְזָבְחוּ֙ve.za.ve.ChuH2076to their godsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430, and someonemight inviteוְקָרָ֣אve.ka.Ra'H7121youto eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398of his sacrificeמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃mi.ziv.ChoH2077,

16andyou might takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947someH4480of his daughtersמִבְּנֹתָ֖יוmi.be.no.TavH1323for your sonsלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,and his daughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323might playH2181the harlotH2181with their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן'e.Lo.hei.HenH430and cause your sonsבָּנֶ֔יךָba.Nei.khaH1121alsoto playH2181the harlotH2181with their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃'e.lo.hei.HenH430.

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