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Deuteronomy 7:17-21

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.

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