New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 7

Warnings

1“Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430bringsיְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ye.vi.'a.KhaH935you into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033you are enteringבָא־va'-H935to takeלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423possessionH3423of it, and He drivesH5394awayוְנָשַׁ֣לve.na.ShalH5394manyרַבִּ֣ים׀ra.BimH7227nationsגּֽוֹיִם־go.yim-H1471from beforeמִפָּנֶ֡יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440you, the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּי֩ha.chi.TiH2850,the Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֗יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hivitesוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227and mightierוַעֲצוּמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480you,

2and when the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430turnsH5414them overH5414to you and youdefeatוְהִכִּיתָ֑םve.hi.ki.TamH5221them, you shallutterlyהַחֲרֵ֤םha.cha.RemH2763destroyתַּחֲרִים֙ta.cha.RimH2763them.You shall not makeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with themnorH3808beH2603graciousH2603to them.

3Furthermore,you shall not intermarryתִתְחַתֵּ֖ןtit.cha.TenH2859with them: you shall not giveתִתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414yourdaughtersבִּתְּךָ֙bi.te.KhaH1323totheir sonsלִבְנ֔וֹliv.NoH1121,norH3808shall you takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947their daughtersוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323for yoursonsלִבְנֶֽךָ׃liv.Ne.khaH1121.

4Forthey will turnיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493yoursonsבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121awayH5493fromfollowingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310Me, and they will serveוְעָבְד֖וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430;then the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will be kindledוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734against you andHe will quicklyמַהֵֽר׃ma.HerH4118destroyוְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ve.hish.mi.de.KhaH8045you.

5But thisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall doתַעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213to them:you shall tearH5422downH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196,smashתְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּte.sha.Be.ruH7665their memorialH4676stonesH4676,cutתְּגַדֵּע֔וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438theirAsherimוַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙va.'a.shei.re.HemH842toH1438piecesH1438,and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֥וּןtis.re.FunH8313their carvedH6456imagesH6456in the fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

6For you area holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has chosenבָּחַ֣ר׀ba.CharH977you to bea peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971for His personalH5459possessionסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

7“The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068did notmakeH2836you His belovedH2836norלֹ֣אlo'H3808chooseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977you becauseH3588you wereH7231greaterH7231in numberH7231thanH4480anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,sinceH3588you were the fewestהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971,

8but becauseכִּי֩kiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068lovedH157you and keptוּמִשָּׁמְר֤וּu.mi.sha.me.RoH8104theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ha.she.vu.'AhH7621whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650to your forefathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtH3318you outH3318by a mightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027and redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙vai.yif.de.KhaH6299you from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650,from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Knowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045therefore that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,He is Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the faithfulהַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ןha.ne.'e.ManH539Godהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410,who keepsשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104His covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285andHis faithfulnessוְהַחֶ֗סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617to a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755for those wholoveלְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle.'o.ha.VavH157Him and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687;

10but Herepaysוּמְשַׁלֵּ֧םu.me.sha.LemH7999those who hateלְשֹׂנְאָ֛יוle.so.ne.'AvH8130Him totheir facesפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,to eliminateלְהַאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6them; He will not hesitateיְאַחֵר֙ye.'a.CherH309toward him who hatesלְשֹׂ֣נְא֔וֹle.So.ne.'OH8130Him, He will repayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him to his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

11Therefore, you shall keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ve.sha.mar.TaH8104the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֜הha.mitz.VahH4687,the statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706,and the judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,to doלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃ פla.'a.so.TamH6213them.

Promises of God

12“Then it shall comeH1961aboutH1961,becauseעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118you listenתִּשְׁמְע֗וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ha.mish.pa.TimH4941and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םu.she.mar.TemH8104and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, that the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will keepוְשָׁמַר֩ve.sha.MarH8104His covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285with you andHis faithfulnessהַחֶ֔סֶדha.Che.sedH2617whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your forefathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.

13And He willloveוַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.khaH157you, blessוּבֵרַכְךָ֖u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288you, andmakeH7235you numerousH7235;He will also blessוּבֵרַ֣ךְu.ve.RakhH1288the fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of your wombבִטְנְךָ֣vit.ne.KhaH990and the fruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of your groundאַ֠דְמָתֶךָ'Ad.ma.te.khaH127,your grainדְּגָ֨נְךָ֜de.Ga.ne.khaH1715,your newוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492,and your oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,the newbornשְׁגַר־she.gar-H7698of your cattleאֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙'a.la.Fei.khaH504and the offspringוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of your flockצֹאנֶ֔ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629,in the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to your forefathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414you.

14You shall be blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288aboveH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971;there will be noלֹא־lo'-H3808sterileH6135maleH6135orinfertileH6135femaleH6135among you or among your cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃u.viv.hem.Te.khaH929.

15Andthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will removeוְהֵסִ֧ירve.he.SirH5493from you allכָּל־kol-H3605sicknessחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483;and He will not inflictיְשִׂימָם֙ye.si.MamH7760upon you anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of the harmfulהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451diseasesמַדְוֵי֩mad.VeiH4064of Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have knownיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,but He will giveוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them to allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605who hateשֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei.khaH8130you.

16You shall consumeוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will turnH5414overH5414to you;your eyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shall not pityתָחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347them, norH3808shall you serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430, for that would bea snareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170to you.

17“Ifכִּ֤יkiH3588you sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559in your heartבִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔bil.Va.ve.khaH3824, ‘Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471are greaterרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227thanמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480I; howH351canאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201Idispossessלְהוֹרִישָֽׁם׃le.ho.ri.ShamH3423them?’

18you are not to beH3372afraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them; you shallrememberזָכֹ֣רza.KhorH2142wellתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547and to allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

19the greatהַגְּדֹלֹ֜תha.ge.do.LotH1419trialsהַמַּסֹּ֨תha.ma.SotH4531whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawרָא֣וּra.'UH7200and the signsוְהָאֹתֹ֤תve.ha.'o.TotH226and the wondersוְהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ve.ha.mo.fe.TimH4159,and the mightyהַחֲזָקָה֙ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְהַיָּ֤דve.hai.YadH3027and the outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֔הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוְהַזְּרֹ֣עַve.ha.ze.Ro.a'H2220by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430broughtH3318you outH3318.The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will doיַעֲשֶׂ֞הya.'a.SehH6213the sameכֵּֽן־ken-H3651to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971of whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you areH3372afraidH3372.

20Indeedוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will sendיְשַׁלַּ֛חye.sha.LachH7971the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880against them, untilעַד־'ad-H5704those who are leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604and hideוְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖יםve.ha.nis.ta.RimH5641themselves from you perishאֲבֹ֗ד'a.VodH6.

21You are not to be terrifiedתַעֲרֹ֖ץta.'a.RotzH6206of them, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is in your midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֔ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419and awesomeוְנוֹרָֽא׃ve.no.Ra'H3372Godאֵ֥ל'elH410.

22And the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will driveH5394awayוְנָשַׁל֩ve.na.ShalH5394theseהָאֵ֛לha.'ElH411nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471from you littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592by littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592;you will not beH3201ableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201to putH3615anH3615endכַּלֹּתָ֣םka.lo.TamH3615toH3615them quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435thewildהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704animalsH2421would becomeH7235tooעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921numerousH7235for you.

23But the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will turnH5414them overH5414to you, and willthrowH1949them into greatגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419confusionמְהוּמָ֣הme.hu.MahH4103untilעַ֖ד'adH5704they are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽם׃hi.sha.me.DamH8045.

24And He will handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027 H5414overH5414their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428to you, so that you will eliminateוְהַאֲבַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.vad.TaH6their nameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376will be able to standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320againstבְּפָנֶ֔יךָbe.fa.Nei.khaH6440you untilעַ֥ד'adH5704you have destroyedהִשְׁמִֽדְךָ֖hish.mid.KhaH8045them.

25The carvedH6456imagesH6456of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430you are toburnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; you shallnot covetתַחְמֹד֩tach.ModH2530the silverכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701or the goldוְזָהָ֤בve.za.HavH2091that is on them, norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947it for yourselves, orפֶּ֚ןpenH6435you will betrappedתִּוָּקֵ֣שׁti.va.KeshH3369by it; for it is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

26And you shall not bringתָבִ֤יאta.Vi'H935an abominationתֽוֹעֵבָה֙to.'e.VahH8441into your houseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004and becomeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961designatedH2764forH2764destructionחֵ֖רֶםChe.remH2764,likeכָּמֹ֑הוּka.Mo.huH3644it; you are to utterlyשַׁקֵּ֧ץ׀sha.KetzH8262detestתְּשַׁקְּצֶ֛נּוּte.shak.ke.Tze.nuH8262it, and you are to utterlyוְתַעֵ֥ב׀ve.ta.'EvH8581loatheתְּֽתַעֲבֶ֖נּוּte.ta.'a.Ve.nuH8581it, for it is somethingH2764designatedH2764forH2764destructionחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764.

Warnings

Promises of God

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 7