Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 13:15-18

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;

18When thou shalt hearkenתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of YhwhH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to keepלִשְׁמֹר֙lish.MorH8104all his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֔רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of YhwhH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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