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Deuteronomy 31:16-17

16And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Behold, thou shalt sleepשֹׁכֵ֖בsho.KhevH7901with thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;and this peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971will rise upוְקָם֩ve.KamH6965,and go a whoringוְזָנָ֣ה׀ve.za.NahH2181afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the strangersנֵֽכַר־ne.khar-H5236of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whither they goבָא־va'-H935to beamongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them, and will forsakeוַעֲזָבַ֕נִיva.'a.za.Va.niH5800me, and breakוְהֵפֵר֙ve.he.FerH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which I have madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with them.

17Then my angerאַפִּ֣י'a.PiH639shall be kindledוְחָרָ֣הve.cha.RahH2734against them in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,and I will forsakeוַעֲזַבְתִּ֞יםva.'a.zav.TimH5800them, and I will hideוְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨יve.his.tar.TiH5641my faceפָנַ֤יfa.NaiH6440from them, and they shall be devouredלֶֽאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398,and manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227evilsרָע֥וֹתra.'otH7451and troublesוְצָר֑וֹתve.tza.RotH6869shall befallוּמְצָאֻ֛הוּu.me.tza.'U.huH4672them; so that they will sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Are not these evilsהָרָע֥וֹתha.ra.'otH7451comeמְצָא֖וּנִיme.tza.'U.niH4672upon us, because our Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430isnot amongבְּקִרְבִּ֔יbe.kir.BiH7130us?

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