Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 7:12-26

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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