New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 9:3-6

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.

5It isnot because of your righteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666or the uprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙u.ve.Yo.sherH3476of your heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824thatyou are goingבָ֖אva'H935inH935to takeH3423possessionH3423of their landאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776, but it isbecauseכִּ֞יkiH3588of thewickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀be.rish.'AtH7564of theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471thatthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is drivingH3423them outH3423from beforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440you, and inH4616orderH4616toH4616confirmהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965theoathהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

6“Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֗ve.ya.da'.TaH3045, then, that it isnot because of your righteousnessבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666thatthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414you thisH2088goodהַטּוֹבָ֛הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423, for you are astubbornקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

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