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Exodus 23:23-33

23For mineangelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397shallgoH935beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, andbringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in unto theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theHittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theCanaaniteוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theHiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983: and I willcutH3582themoffH3582.

24Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bowתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812downH7812to theirgodsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808serveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808doתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213afterכִּ֤יkiH3588theirworksכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639: but thou shaltutterlyהָרֵס֙ha.ResH2040overthrowתְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םte.Ha.re.SemH2040them, andbreakוְשַׁבֵּ֥רve.sha.BerH7665inpiecesתְּשַׁבֵּ֖רte.sha.BerH7665theirpillarsמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676.

25And ye shallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and he shallblessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288thybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899, and thywaterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325; and I willtakeH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245awayH5493from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

26There shallnoneH3808castמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921herH4390youngH3117,norH3808bebarrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135, in thylandבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776: thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thydaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117I willfulfillH4390.

27I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971myterrorאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and will discomfitallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971towhomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltcomeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935, and I willmakeH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turnH5414theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203unto thee.

28And I willsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971thehornetהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, which shalldriveוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644outH7971theHiviteהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340, theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850, frombeforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

29I willnotלֹ֧אlo'H3808driveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee in oneyearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becomeתִּהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, and thebeastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704multiplyH7227againstעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee.

30Bylittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592andlittleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592I willdriveאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644themoutH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704thou beincreasedתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509, andinheritוְנָחַלְתָּ֖ve.na.chal.TaH5157thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And I willsetH5414thyborderגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from the RedSeaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220evenH5704unto theseaיָ֣םyamH3220of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and from thewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057unto theRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104: for I willdeliverH5414theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoH776yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027; and thou shaltdriveוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644themoutH1644beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

32Thou shaltmakeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772noH3808covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285with them,norH3808with theirgodsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33They shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808dwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in thylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theymakeH5647theesinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398againstH2398meיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961: forifכִּ֤יkiH3588thouserveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430, it willsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588be asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170unto thee.

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