Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 23:23-33

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.

28And I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971hornetsהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, which shall drive outוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644the Hiviteהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340,the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850,from beforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

29I will not drive them outאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644from beforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee in oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141;lest the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776become desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,and the beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704multiplyH7227against thee.

30By littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592and littleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592I will drive them outאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644from beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, until thou be increasedתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509,and inheritוְנָחַלְתָּ֖ve.na.chal.TaH5157the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And I will setוְשַׁתִּ֣יve.sha.TiH7896thy boundsגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from the Redסוּף֙sufH5488seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220even unto the seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and from the desertוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057unto the riverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104:for I will deliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027;and thou shalt drive them outוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

32Thou shalt makeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772no covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285with them, nor with their godsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33They shall not dwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in thy landבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776,lest they make thee sinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398against me: for if thou serveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647their godsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430,it will surely be a snareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170unto thee.

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