Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 7

1When Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall bringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whither thou goestבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it, and hath cast outוְנָשַׁ֣לve.na.ShalH5394manyרַבִּ֣ים׀ra.BimH7227nationsגּֽוֹיִם־go.yim-H1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֡יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּי֩ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,and the Amoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֗יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Hivitesוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227and mightierוַעֲצוּמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thou;

2And when Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall deliverוּנְתָנָ֞םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; thou shalt smiteוְהִכִּיתָ֑םve.hi.ki.TamH5221them, andutterlyהַחֲרֵ֤םha.cha.RemH2763destroyתַּחֲרִים֙ta.cha.RimH2763them; thou shalt makeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772no covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with them, nor shew mercyתְחָנֵּֽם׃te.cha.NemH2603unto them:

3Neither shalt thou make marriagesתִתְחַתֵּ֖ןtit.cha.TenH2859with them; thy daughterבִּתְּךָ֙bi.te.KhaH1323thou shalt not giveתִתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414unto his sonלִבְנ֔וֹliv.NoH1121,nor his daughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323shalt thou takeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947unto thy sonלִבְנֶֽךָ׃liv.Ne.khaH1121.

4For they will turn awayיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493thy sonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121from followingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, that they may serveוְעָבְד֖וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:so will the angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be kindledוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734against you, and destroyוְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ve.hish.mi.de.KhaH8045thee suddenlyמַהֵֽר׃ma.HerH4118.

5But thus shall ye dealתַעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213with them; ye shall destroyתִּתֹּ֔צוּti.To.tzuH5422their altarsמִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196,and break downתְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּte.sha.Be.ruH7665their imagesוּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םu.ma.tze.vo.TamH4676,and cut downתְּגַדֵּע֔וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438their grovesוַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙va.'a.shei.re.HemH842,and burnתִּשְׂרְפ֥וּןtis.re.FunH8313their graven imagesוּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.si.lei.HemH6456with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

6For thou artan holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath chosenבָּחַ֣ר׀ba.CharH977thee to be a specialסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971unto himself, above all peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that areupon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068did not set his loveחָשַׁ֧קcha.ShakH2836upon you, nor chooseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977you, because ye were moreH7230in number than any peopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971; for ye werethe fewestהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592of all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

8But because Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068lovedמֵֽאַהֲבַ֨תme.'a.ha.VatH160you, and because he would keepוּמִשָּׁמְר֤וּu.mi.sha.me.RoH8104the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ha.she.vu.'AhH7621which he had swornנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650unto your fathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1,hath Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought you outהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318with a mightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027,and redeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙vai.yif.de.KhaH6299you out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of bondmenעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650,from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Knowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045therefore that Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, he isGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the faithfulהַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ןha.ne.'e.ManH539Godהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410,which keepethשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285and mercyוְהַחֶ֗סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617with them that loveלְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle.'o.ha.VavH157him and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687to a thousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755;

10And repayethוּמְשַׁלֵּ֧םu.me.sha.LemH7999them that hateלְשֹׂנְאָ֛יוle.so.ne.'AvH8130him to their faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,to destroyלְהַאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6them: he will not be slackיְאַחֵר֙ye.'a.CherH309to him that hatethלְשֹׂ֣נְא֔וֹle.So.ne.'OH8130him, he will repayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him to his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

11Thou shalt therefore keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ve.sha.mar.TaH8104the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֜הha.mitz.VahH4687,and the statutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706,and the judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,to doלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃ פla.'a.so.TamH6213them.

12Wherefore it shall come to pass, ifעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118ye hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֗וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to these judgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ha.mish.pa.TimH4941,and keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םu.she.mar.TemH8104,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, that Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall keepוְשָׁמַר֩ve.sha.MarH8104unto thee the covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285and the mercyהַחֶ֔סֶדha.Che.sedH2617which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1:

13And he will loveוַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.khaH157thee, and blessוּבֵרַכְךָ֖u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee, and multiplyוְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235thee: he will also blessוּבֵרַ֣ךְu.ve.RakhH1288the fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thy wombבִטְנְךָ֣vit.ne.KhaH990,and the fruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of thy landאַ֠דְמָתֶךָ'Ad.ma.te.khaH127,thy grainדְּגָ֨נְךָ֜de.Ga.ne.khaH1715,and thy wineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and thine oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,the increaseשְׁגַר־she.gar-H7698of thy kineאֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙'a.la.Fei.khaH504,and the flocksוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thy sheepצֹאנֶ֔ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629,in the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which he swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee.

14Thou shalt be blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288above all peopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971:there shall not be maleעָקָ֥ר'a.KarH6135or female barrenוַֽעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135among you, or among your cattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃u.viv.hem.Te.khaH929.

15And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will take awayוְהֵסִ֧ירve.he.SirH5493from thee all sicknessחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483,and will putיְשִׂימָם֙ye.si.MamH7760none of the evilהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451diseasesמַדְוֵי֩mad.VeiH4064of Egyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,which thou knowestיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,upon thee; but will layוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them upon all themthat hateשֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee.

16And thou shalt consumeוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398all the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971which Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall deliverנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414thee; thine eyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shall have no pityתָחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347upon them: neither shalt thou serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430; for that will bea snareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170unto thee.

17If thou shalt sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559in thine heartבִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔bil.Va.ve.khaH3824,These nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471aremoreרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227than I; howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349canאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201I dispossessלְהוֹרִישָֽׁם׃le.ho.ri.ShamH3423them?

18Thou shalt not be afraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them: butshalt wellזָכֹ֣רza.KhorH2142rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142what Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213unto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547,and unto all Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

19The greatהַגְּדֹלֹ֜תha.ge.do.LotH1419temptationsהַמַּסֹּ֨תha.ma.SotH4531which thine eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawרָא֣וּra.'UH7200,and the signsוְהָאֹתֹ֤תve.ha.'o.TotH226,and the wondersוְהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ve.ha.mo.fe.TimH4159,and the mightyהַחֲזָקָה֙ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְהַיָּ֤דve.hai.YadH3027,and the stretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֔הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוְהַזְּרֹ֣עַve.ha.ze.Ro.a'H2220,whereby Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430brought thee outהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֖ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318:so shall Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֞הya.'a.SehH6213unto all the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971of whom thou art afraidיָרֵ֖א מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ya.Re' mi.pe.nei.HemH6440 H3373.

20Moreover Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will sendיְשַׁלַּ֛חye.sha.LachH7971the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880among them, until they that are leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604,and hideוְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖יםve.ha.nis.ta.RimH5641themselves fromמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, be destroyedאֲבֹ֗ד'a.VodH6.

21Thou shalt not be affrightedתַעֲרֹ֖ץta.'a.RotzH6206atמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them: for Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isamongבְּקִרְבֶּ֔ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130you, a mightyגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419Godאֵ֥ל'elH410and terribleוְנוֹרָֽא׃ve.no.Ra'H3372.

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will put outוְנָשַׁל֩ve.na.ShalH5394thoseהָאֵ֛לha.'ElH411nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee by littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592and littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592:thou mayestתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201not consumeכַּלֹּתָ֣םka.lo.TamH3615them at onceמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,lest the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704increaseתִּרְבֶּ֥הtir.BehH7235upon thee.

23But Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shall deliverוּנְתָנָ֛םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them unto theeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and shall destroyH1949them with a mightyגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419destructionמְהוּמָ֣הme.hu.MahH4103,until they be destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽם׃hi.sha.me.DamH8045.

24And he shall deliverוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428into thine handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and thou shalt destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.vad.TaH6their nameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from under heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:there shall no manאִישׁ֙'ishH376be able to standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeבְּפָנֶ֔יךָbe.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, until thou have destroyedהִשְׁמִֽדְךָ֖hish.mid.KhaH8045them.

25The graven imagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shall ye burnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:thou shalt not desireתַחְמֹד֩tach.ModH2530the silverכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701or goldוְזָהָ֤בve.za.HavH2091that ison them, nor takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947itunto thee, lest thou be snaredתִּוָּקֵ֣שׁti.va.KeshH3369therein: for it isan abominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

26Neither shalt thou bringתָבִ֤יאta.Vi'H935an abominationתֽוֹעֵבָה֙to.'e.VahH8441into thine houseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,lest thou be a cursed thingחֵ֖רֶםChe.remH2764like it: butthou shalt utterlyשַׁקֵּ֧ץ׀sha.KetzH8262detestתְּשַׁקְּצֶ֛נּוּte.shak.ke.Tze.nuH8262it, and thou shalt utterlyוְתַעֵ֥ב׀ve.ta.'EvH8581abhorתְּֽתַעֲבֶ֖נּוּte.ta.'a.Ve.nuH8581it; for it isa cursed thingחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764.

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