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Deuteronomy 31:2-8

2And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I aman hundredמֵאָה֩me.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;I canאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201no more go outלָצֵ֣אתla.TzetH3318and come inוְלָב֑וֹאve.la.Vo'H935:also Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto me, Thou shalt not go overתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674this Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֥ןhai.yar.DenH3383.

3Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,he will go overעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andhe will destroyיַשְׁמִ֞ידyash.MidH8045these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471from beforeמִלְּפָנֶ֖יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thou shalt possessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֑םvi.rish.TamH3423them: andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,he shall go overעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

4And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall doוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213unto them as he didעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213to Sihonלְסִיח֥וֹןle.si.ChonH5511and to Ogוּלְע֛וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and unto the landוּלְאַרְצָ֑םu.le.'ar.TzamH776of them, whom he destroyedהִשְׁמִ֖ידhish.MidH8045.

5And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall give them upוּנְתָנָ֥םu.ne.ta.NamH5414before your faceלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440,that ye may doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213unto them according unto all the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687which I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you.

6Be strongחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388and of a good courageוְאִמְצ֔וּve.'im.TzuH553,fearתִּֽירְא֥וּti.re.'UH3372not, nor be afraidתַּעַרְצ֖וּta.'ar.TzuH6206of themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440:for Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, he it isthat doth goהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980with thee; he will not failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, nor forsakeיַעַזְבֶֽךָּ׃ פya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee.

7And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Joshuaלִֽיהוֹשֻׁ֗עַli.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and of a good courageוֶאֱמָץ֒ve.'e.MatzH553:for thou must goתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935with this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971unto the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath swornנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650unto their fathersלַאֲבֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414them; and thou shalt cause them to inheritתַּנְחִילֶ֥נָּהtan.chi.Le.nahH5157it.

8And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068, he it isthat doth goהַהֹלֵ֣ךְha.ho.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; he will be with thee, he will not failיַרְפְּךָ֖yar.pe.KhaH7503thee, neither forsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּya.'az.Ve.kaH5800thee: fearתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not, neither be dismayedתֵחָֽת׃te.ChatH2865.

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