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Psalms 50:16-20

16But unto the wickedוְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע׀ve.La.ra.Sha'H7563Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saithאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559,What hast thou to do to declareלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608my statutesחֻקָּ֑יchu.KaiH2706, or thatthou shouldest takeוַתִּשָּׂ֖אva.ti.Sa'H5375my covenantבְרִיתִ֣יve.ri.TiH1285in thy mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310?

17Seeing thou hatestשָׂנֵ֣אתָsa.Ne.taH8130instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148,and castestוַתַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְva.tash.LekhH7993my wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697behindאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee.

18When thou sawestרָאִ֣יתָra.'I.taH7200a thiefגַ֭נָּבga.noH1590,then thou consentedstוַתִּ֣רֶץva.Ti.retzH7521with him, and hast been partakerחֶלְקֶֽךָ׃chel.Ke.chaH2506with adulterersמְנָאֲפִ֣יםme.na.'a.FimH5003.

19Thou givestשָׁלַ֣חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971thy mouthפִּ֭יךָPi.khaH6310to evilבְרָעָ֑הve.ra.'AhH7451,and thy tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗u.le.shon.khaH3956framethתַּצְמִ֥ידtatz.MidH6775deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.

20Thou sittestתֵּ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427andspeakestתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696against thy brotherבְּאָחִ֣יךָbe.'a.Chi.khaH251;thouתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414slanderestדֹּֽפִי׃Do.fiH1848thine own mother’sאִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH517sonבְּבֶֽן־be.ven-H1121.

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