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Exodus 23:20-23

20Behold, I sendשֹׁלֵ֤חַsho.Le.achH7971an Angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, to keepלִשְׁמָרְךָ֖lish.ma.re.KhaH8104thee in the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870,and to bringוְלַהֲבִ֣יאֲךָ֔ve.la.ha.Vi.'a.khaH935thee into the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which I have preparedהֲכִנֹֽתִי׃ha.khi.No.tiH3559.

21Bewareהִשָּׁ֧מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104ofמִפָּנָ֛יוmi.pa.NavH6440him, and obeyוּשְׁמַ֥עu.she.Ma'H8085his voiceבְּקֹל֖וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,provokeתַּמֵּ֣רta.MerH4843him not; for he will not pardonיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375your transgressionsלְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔םle.fish.'a.KhemH6588:for my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034isin himבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130.

22But if thou shalt indeedשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085obeyתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085his voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213all that I speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;then I will be an enemyוְאָֽיַבְתִּי֙ve.'a.yav.TiH340unto thine enemiesאֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,and an adversaryצֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃tzo.re.Rei.khaH6887unto thine adversariesוְצַרְתִּ֖יve.tzar.TiH6696.

23For mine Angelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397shall goH3212beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, and bringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in unto the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983:and I will cut them offוְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃ve.hikh.chad.TivH3582.

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