New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 23:27-33

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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