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Deuteronomy 13:13-17

13Certainmenאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Belialבְלִיַּ֙עַל֙ve.li.Ya.'alH1100,are gone outיָצְא֞וּya.tze.'UH3318from amongמִקִּרְבֶּ֔ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you, and have withdrawnוַיַּדִּ֛יחוּvai.ya.Di.chuH5080the inhabitantsH3427of their cityH5892,sayingH559,Let us goH3212and serveוְנַעַבְדָ֛הve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430,which ye have not knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045;

14Then shalt thou enquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ve.da.rash.TaH1875,and make searchוְחָקַרְתָּ֧ve.cha.kar.TaH2713,and askוְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ve.sha.'al.TaH7592diligentlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190; and, behold, if it betruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571, andthe thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, thatsuchהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441is wroughtנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213amongH7130you;

15Thou shalt surelyהַכֵּ֣הha.KehH5221smiteתַכֶּ֗הta.KehH5221the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of that cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,destroying it utterlyהַחֲרֵ֨םha.cha.RemH2763, and all that istherein, and the cattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּbe.hem.TahH929thereof, with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

16And thou shalt gatherתִּקְבֹּץ֮tik.BotzH6908all the spoilשְׁלָלָ֗הּshe.la.LahH7998of it into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the streetרְחֹבָהּ֒re.cho.VahH7339thereof, and shalt burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨ve.sa.raf.TaH8313with fireבָאֵ֜שׁva.'EshH784the cityH5892,and all the spoilשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.la.LahH7998thereof every whitכָּלִ֔ילka.LilH3632,for Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:and it shall be an heapתֵּ֣לtelH8510for everעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769;it shall not be built againתִבָּנֶ֖הti.ba.NehH1129.

17And there shall cleaveיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692noughtמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972of the cursed thingהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764to thine handבְּיָדְךָ֛be.ya.de.KhaH3027:that YhwhH3068may turnיָשׁ֨וּבya.ShuvH7725from the fiercenessמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740of his angerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639,and shewוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414thee mercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356,and have compassionוְרִֽחַמְךָ֣ve.ri.cham.KhaH7355upon thee, and multiplyוְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235thee, as he hath swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;

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