Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 9:4-5

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.

5Not for thy righteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666,or for the uprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙u.ve.Yo.sherH3476of thine heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,dost thou goבָ֖אva'H935to possessלָרֶ֣שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423their landאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776:but for the wickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀be.rish.'AtH7564of these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doth drive them outמוֹרִישָׁ֣םmo.ri.ShamH3423from beforeמִפָּנֶ֔יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and that he may performהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,and Jacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

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