New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 34:11-16

11“Be sure to complyH8104withH8104whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֣me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:beholdH2009,I am going to driveגֹרֵ֣שׁgo.ReshH1644outH1644the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567from you, and the Canaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittiteוְהַחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖יve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

12BeH8104carefulH8104that you do not makeתִּכְרֹ֤תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are goingבָּ֣אba'H935,orH6435it will becomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a snareלְמוֹקֵ֖שׁle.mo.KeshH4170in your midstבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃be.kir.Be.chaH7130.

13But rather,you are to tearH5422downH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196and smashתְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּןte.sha.be.RunH7665their memorialH4676stonesH4676,and cutתִּכְרֹתֽוּן׃tikh.ro.TunH3772downH3772theirAsherimאֲשֵׁרָ֖יו'a.she.RavH842

14--foryou shall not worshipH2331anyH312otherH312godלְאֵ֣לle.'ElH410,becauseH3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034is Jealousקַנָּ֣אka.Na'H7067,is a jealousקַנָּ֖אka.Na'H7067Godאֵ֥ל'elH410--

15otherwiseH6435you mightH6435makeתִּכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֣בle.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they would prostituteוְזָנ֣וּ׀ve.za.NuH2181themselves with their godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430andsacrificeוְזָבְחוּ֙ve.za.ve.ChuH2076to their godsלֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םle.Lo.hei.HemH430, and someonemight inviteוְקָרָ֣אve.ka.Ra'H7121youto eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398of his sacrificeמִזִּבְחֽוֹ׃mi.ziv.ChoH2077,

16andyou might takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947someH4480of his daughtersמִבְּנֹתָ֖יוmi.be.no.TavH1323for your sonsלְבָנֶ֑יךָle.va.Nei.khaH1121,and his daughtersבְנֹתָ֗יוve.no.TavH1323might prostituteוְזָנ֣וּve.za.NuH2181themselves with their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן'e.Lo.hei.HenH430and cause your sonsבָּנֶ֔יךָba.Nei.khaH1121alsoto prostituteוְהִזְנוּ֙ve.hiz.NuH2181themselves with their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃'e.lo.hei.HenH430.

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