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Joshua 23:6-13

6Be ye therefore veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966courageousוַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣םva.cha.zak.TemH2388to keepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213all that is writtenהַכָּת֔וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,that ye turnסוּר־sur-H5493not aside therefrom tothe right handיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040;

7That ye comeבוֹא֙Vo'H935not among these nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,these that remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604among you; neither make mentionתַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙taz.Ki.ruH2142of the nameוּבְשֵׁ֨םu.ve.ShemH8034of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,nor cause to swearתַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּtash.Bi.'uH7650by them,neither serveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them, nor bowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselves unto them:

8But cleaveתִּדְבָּ֑קוּtid.Ba.kuH1692unto Yhwhבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,as ye have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9For Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath driven outוַיּ֤וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423from beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440you greatגְּדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and strongוַעֲצוּמִ֑יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099: but as foryou, no manאִישׁ֙'ishH376hath been able to standעָ֤מַד'A.madH5975beforeבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440you unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of you shall chaseיִרְדָּף־yir.dof-H7291a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505:for Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he it isthat fightethהַנִּלְחָ֣םha.nil.ChamH3898for you, as he hath promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696you.

11Take goodמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966heedוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104therefore unto yourselvesלְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑םle.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,that ye loveלְאַהֲבָ֖הle.'a.ha.VahH157Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

12Else if ye do in any wiseשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725go backתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725,and cleaveוּדְבַקְתֶּם֙u.de.vak.TemH1692unto the remnantבְּיֶ֙תֶר֙be.Ye.terH3499of these nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471, eventhese that remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604among you, and shall make marriagesוְהִֽתְחַתַּנְתֶּ֥םve.hit.cha.tan.TemH2859with them, and go inוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935unto them, and they to you:

13Knowיָד֙וֹעַ֙ya.Do.a'H3045for a certaintyתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430will no moreיוֹסִ֜יףyo.SifH3254drive outלְהוֹרִ֛ישׁle.ho.RishH3423any ofthese nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471from beforeמִלִּפְנֵיכֶ֑םmi.lif.nei.KhemH6440you; but they shall be snaresלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and trapsוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170unto you, and scourgesוּלְשֹׁטֵ֤טu.le.sho.TetH7850in your sidesבְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙be.tzi.dei.KhemH6654,and thornsוְלִצְנִנִ֣יםve.litz.ni.NimH6796in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֔םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,until ye perishאֲבָדְכֶ֗ם'a.va.de.KhemH6from off this goodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hath givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you.

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