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Joshua 1:5-9

5There shall not any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376be able to standיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּ֑יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416:as I was with Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872, soI will be with thee: I will not failאַרְפְּךָ֖'ar.pe.KhaH7503thee, nor forsakeאֶעֶזְבֶֽךָּ׃'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800thee.

6Be strongחֲזַ֖קcha.ZakH2388and of a good courageוֶאֱמָ֑ץve.'e.MatzH553:for unto this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shalt thou divide for an inheritanceתַּנְחִיל֙tan.ChilH5157the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which I swareנִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֖םla.'a.vo.TamH1to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them.

7Only be thou strongחֲזַ֨קcha.ZakH2388and veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966courageousוֶֽאֱמַ֜ץve.'e.MatzH553,that thou mayest observeלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213according to all the lawהַתּוֹרָ֗הha.to.RahH8451,which Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650commandedצִוְּךָ֙tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee: turnתָּס֥וּרta.SurH5493not from it tothe right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,that thou mayest prosperתַּשְׂכִּ֔ילtas.KilH7919whithersoever thou goestH3212.

8This bookסֵפֶר֩se.FerH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָ֨הha.to.RahH8451shall not departיָמ֡וּשׁya.MushH4185out of thy mouthמִפִּ֗יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310;but thou shalt meditateוְהָגִ֤יתָve.ha.Gi.taH1897therein dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,that thou mayest observeתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that is writtenהַכָּת֖וּבha.ka.TuvH3789therein: for then thou shalt makeתַּצְלִ֥יחַtatz.Li.achH6743thy wayדְּרָכֶ֖ךָde.ra.Khe.khaH1870prosperousH6743,and then thou shalt have good successתַּשְׂכִּֽיל׃tas.KilH7919.

9Have not I commandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee? Be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388and of a good courageוֶאֱמָ֔ץve.'e.MatzH553;be not afraidתַּעֲרֹ֖ץta.'a.RotzH6206,neither be thou dismayedתֵּחָ֑תte.ChatH2865:for Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430iswith thee whithersoever thou goestH3212.

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