Deuteronomy 7
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Deuteronomy 7:2-11

2And when YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 shall deliverH5414 them beforeH6440 thee; thou shalt smiteH5221 them, and utterlyH2763 destroyH2763 them; thou shalt makeH3772 no covenantH1285 with them, nor shew mercyH2603 unto them:

3Neither shalt thou make marriagesH2859 with them; thy daughterH1323 thou shalt not giveH5414 unto his sonH1121, nor his daughterH1323 shalt thou takeH3947 unto thy sonH1121.

4For they will turn awayH5493 thy sonH1121 from followingH310 me, that they may serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430: so will the angerH639 of YhwhH3068 be kindledH2734 against you, and destroyH8045 thee suddenlyH4118.

5But thus shall ye dealH6213 with them; ye shall destroyH5422 their altarsH4196, and break downH7665 their imagesH4676, and cut downH1438 their grovesH842, and burnH8313 their graven imagesH6456 with fireH784.1

6For thou art an holyH6918 peopleH5971 unto YhwhH3068 thy GodH430: YhwhH3068 thy GodH430 hath chosenH977 thee to be a specialH5459 peopleH5971 unto himself, above all peopleH5971 that are upon the faceH6440 of the earthH127.

7YhwhH3068 did not set his loveH2836 upon you, nor chooseH977 you, because ye were moreH7230 in number than any peopleH5971; for ye were the fewestH4592 of all peopleH5971:

8But because YhwhH3068 lovedH160 you, and because he would keepH8104 the oathH7621 which he had swornH7650 unto your fathersH1, hath YhwhH3068 brought you outH3318 with a mightyH2389 handH3027, and redeemedH6299 you out of the houseH1004 of bondmenH5650, from the handH3027 of PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714.

9KnowH3045 therefore that YhwhH3068 thy GodH430, he is GodH430, the faithfulH539 GodH410, which keepethH8104 covenantH1285 and mercyH2617 with them that loveH157 him and keepH8104 his commandmentsH4687 to a thousandH505 generationsH1755;

10And repayethH7999 them that hateH8130 him to their faceH6440, to destroyH6 them: he will not be slackH309 to him that hatethH8130 him, he will repayH7999 him to his faceH6440.

11Thou shalt therefore keepH8104 the commandmentsH4687, and the statutesH2706, and the judgmentsH4941, which I commandH6680 thee this dayH3117, to doH6213 them.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 7:5 their images: Heb. their statues, or, pillars. ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 7

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