New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 7:1-5

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.

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