Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 9:1-4

1Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Thou artto pass overעֹבֵ֤ר'o.VerH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383this dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,to go inלָבֹא֙la.Vo'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterגְּדֹלִ֥יםge.do.LimH1419and mightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thyself, citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892greatגְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.LotH1419and fenced upוּבְצֻרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.RotH1219to heavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

2A peopleעַֽם־'am-H5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and tallוָרָ֖םva.RamH7311,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Anakimsעֲנָקִ֑ים'a.na.KimH6062,whom thou knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045, and of whomthou hast heardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085say,Who can standיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061!

3Understandוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045therefore this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,that Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ishe which goeth overהָעֹבֵ֤רha.'o.VerH5674beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; asa consumingאֹֽכְלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784he shall destroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them, and he shall bring them downיַכְנִיעֵ֖םyakh.ni.'EmH3665before thy faceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440:so shalt thou drive them outוְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤םve.ho.rash.TamH3423,and destroyוְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙ve.ha.'a.vad.TamH6them quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto thee.

4Speakתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559not thou in thine heartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,after that Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath cast them outבַּהֲדֹ֣ףba.ha.DofH1920from beforeמִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮mi.le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,For my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath brought me inהֱבִיאַ֣נִיhe.vi.'A.niH935to possessלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:but for the wickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564of these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doth drive them outמוֹרִישָׁ֥םmo.ri.ShamH3423from beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

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