New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 23:5-10

5Nevertheless, the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430was unwillingאָבָ֞ה'a.VahH3808 H14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to BalaamH1109,but the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into a blessingלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293for you becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovesאֲהֵֽבְךָ֖'a.he.ve.KhaH157you.

6You shall neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH3808 H5769seekתִדְרֹ֥שׁtid.RoshH1875their peaceשְׁלֹמָ֖םshe.lo.MamH7965or their prosperityH2899allכָּל־kol-H3605your daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

7“You shall not loatheתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581anEdomiteאֲדֹמִ֔י'a.do.MiH130, forhe is your brotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251;you shall not loatheתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713,becauseH3588you were a strangerגֵ֖רgerH1616in his landבְאַרְצֽוֹ׃ve.'ar.TzoH776.

8The sonsבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121of the thirdשְׁלִישִׁ֑יshe.li.ShiH7992generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are bornיִוָּלְד֥וּyi.val.DuH3205to them may enterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935the assemblyבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

9“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you goתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318outH3318asan armyמַחֲנֶ֖הma.cha.NehH4264againstעַל־'al-H5921your enemiesH340,you shall be on guardוְנִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔ve.Nish.mar.taH8104againstH4480everyמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451thingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697.

10“IfH3588there is among you anyH376manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is uncleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH3808 H2889becauseH4480of a nocturnalלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915emissionמִקְּרֵה־mi.ke.reh-H7137,then he must goH3318outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campH4264; he may notreenterיָבֹ֖א תּ֥וֹךְya.Vo' TokhH935 H8432the campH4264.

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