New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 12:28-32

28“BeH8104carefulH8104and listenוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֗ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֑ךָּme.tza.Ve.kaH6680you, soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatH4616it may goיִיטַ֨בyi.TavH3190wellH3190for you and your sonsוּלְבָנֶ֤יךָu.le.va.Nei.khaH1121afterאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,for you will be doingתַעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213whatH2896isH2896goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and rightוְהַיָּשָׁ֔רve.hai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

29“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430cutsיַכְרִית֩yakh.RitH3772offH3772from you the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are goingבָא־va'-H935inH935to dispossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423,and you dispossessוְיָרַשְׁתָּ֣ve.ya.rash.TaH3423them and liveוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in their landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃be.'ar.TzamH776,

30beH8104carefulH8104that you are not ensnaredתִּנָּקֵשׁ֙ti.na.KeshH5367to followאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310they are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָ֣םhi.sha.me.DamH8045from your presenceמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,and that you do not inquireתִּדְרֹ֨שׁtid.RoshH1875about their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֜םle.lo.hei.HemH430,sayingלֵאמֹ֨רle.MorH559, ‘HowH351do theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471serveיַעַבְד֜וּya.'av.DuH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,that I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571may doוְאֶעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213likewiseכֵּ֖ןkenH3651?’

31You shall not behaveתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213thisH3651wayH3651toward the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,becauseH3588everyכָּל־kol-H3605abominableH8441actH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hatesשָׂנֵ֗אsa.Ne'H8130,they have doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213for their godsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430; forthey evenגַ֤םgamH1571burnיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313their sonsבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121and daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.HemH1323in the fireבָאֵ֖שׁva.'EshH784for their godsלֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃Le.lo.hei.HemH430.

32“Whateverכָּל־ הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤רkol- ha.da.Var 'a.SherH3605 H1697 H834I commandמְצַוֶּ֣הme.tza.VehH6680you, you shall beH8104carefulH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213;you shall not addתֹסֵ֣ףto.SefH3254to norH3808takeH1639anythingawayH1639from it.

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