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Deuteronomy 9:4-6

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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