Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 23:22-27

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.

24Thou shalt not bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812to their godsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430,nor serveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them, nor doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213after their worksכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639:but thou shalt utterlyהָרֵס֙ha.ResH2040overthrowתְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םte.Ha.re.SemH2040them, and quiteוְשַׁבֵּ֥רve.sha.BerH7665break downתְּשַׁבֵּ֖רte.sha.BerH7665their imagesמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676.

25And ye shall serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and he shall blessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288thy breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899,and thy waterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325;and I will takeH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245awayH5493from the midstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

26There shall nothing cast their youngמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921,nor be barrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135,in thy landבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776:the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thy daysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117I will fulfilאֲמַלֵּֽא׃'a.ma.Le'H4390.

27I will sendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971my fearאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and will destroyוְהַמֹּתִי֙ve.ha.mo.TiH2000all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971to whom thou shalt comeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935,and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turn their backsעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203unto thee.

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