New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 23:23-33

23For My angelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397will goיֵלֵ֣ךְye.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440you and bringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935you into the land ofthe Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983;and I will completelyH3582destroyH3582them.

24You shall not worshipH2331their godsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430,norH3808serveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them, norH3808doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213according to their deedsכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639;but you shall utterlyהָרֵס֙ha.ResH2040overthrowתְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םte.Ha.re.SemH2040them and breakH7665theirmemorialH4676stonesH4676inH7665piecesH7665.

25And you shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and He will blessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899and your waterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325; andI will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֥יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245from your midstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

26There will be noלֹ֥אlo'H3808one miscarryingמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921orunableH6135toH6135haveH6135childrenH6135in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776;I will fulfillאֲמַלֵּֽא׃'a.ma.Le'H4390the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of your daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

27I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971My terrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367aheadלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you, andthrowH2000intoH2000confusionH2000allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971among whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you comeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935, and I willmakeH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340turnH5414theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203to you.

28And I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971hornetsהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880aheadH6440of you so that they willdriveוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644outH1644the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340,the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850from you.

29I will not driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644them outH1644from you in a singleאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141,soH6435thatH6435the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776will notH6435becomeתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and the animalsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704becomeוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7231tooעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921numerousH7231for you.

30I will driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644them outH1644from youlittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592by littleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592,untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834you becomeH6509fruitfulתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509and takeH5157possessionH5157of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31I will setוְשַׁתִּ֣יve.sha.TiH7896your boundaryגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from theRedסוּף֙sufH5488 H3220Seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220to the seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057to the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104;for I will handבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027 H5414overH5414the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to you, and you willdriveוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644them outH1644from you.

32You shallmakeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285with themor with their godsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33They shall not liveיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in your landבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776,otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435they will make you sinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398against Me; for ifyou serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,it is certainH3588to be a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170to you.”

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