Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 7:2-5

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.

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