New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 9:1-4

1“Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478!You are crossingעֹבֵ֤ר'o.VerH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,to goלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935inH935to dispossessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480you, citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892that aregreatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419andfortifiedוּבְצֻרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to heavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

2a peopleעַֽם־'am-H5971who aregreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimעֲנָקִ֑ים'a.na.KimH6062,whomH834you knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045and of whomH834you have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085it said, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can standיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320againstלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061?’

3So beH3045awareH3045todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatit is the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who is crossingH5674overH5674aheadלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you asa consumingאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784.He will destroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them and He will subdueיַכְנִיעֵ֖םyakh.ni.'EmH3665them beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, so thatyou may driveH3423them outH3423and eliminateוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ve.ha.'a.vad.TamH6them quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to you.

4“Do not sayH559in your heartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824when the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has drivenH1920them awayH1920fromyou, ‘Because of my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has broughtH935me inH935to takeH3423possessionH3423of thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.’ Rather, it is because of thewickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471thatthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is dispossessingH3423them beforeH4480 H6440you.

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