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Joshua 23:6-13

6Therefore be yeveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966courageousוַחֲזַקְתֶּ֣םva.cha.zak.TemH2388tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104and todoוְלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605that iswrittenהַכָּת֔וּבha.ka.TuvH3789in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, that yeturnסוּר־sur-H5493notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115asideH5493therefrom to therightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225handH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃u.se.MolH8040;

7that yecomeH935notH3808amongtheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604amongyouH935;neitherH3808makeH5647mentionתַזְכִּ֙ירוּ֙taz.Ki.ruH2142of thenameוּבְשֵׁ֨םu.ve.ShemH8034of theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֤ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,norH3808cause toswearתַשְׁבִּ֔יעוּtash.Bi.'uH7650by them,neitherH3808serveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them,norH3808bowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812yourselves unto them:

8but cleave unto theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, as ye havedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathdrivenH3423outH3423frombeforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youH859greatגְּדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471andstrongוַעֲצוּמִ֑יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099: but as foryouH859,noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִישׁ֙'ishH376hathstoodעָ֤מַד'A.madH5975beforeבִּפְנֵיכֶ֔םbif.nei.KhemH6440youH859unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10Onemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofyouH834shallchaseיִרְדָּף־yir.dof-H7291athousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he it is that fighteth foryouH834, as he spake untoyouH834.

11Takeוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םve.nish.mar.TemH8104goodheedH8104therefore unto yourselves, that yeloveלְאַהֲבָ֖הle.'a.ha.VahH157theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

12ElseifH518yedoH518inanyH3588wisegoוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935backשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725, and cleave unto theremnantH7604oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471,evenH3588theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thatremainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֥יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604amongyouH3588, andmakeתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725marriages with them, andgoH935in unto them, and they toyouH3588:

13knowיָד֙וֹעַ֙ya.Do.a'H3045for acertaintyתֵּֽדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430willnoלֹ֨אlo'H3808moreיוֹסִ֜יףyo.SifH3254driveH3423theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471fromoutH3423of yoursightH5869; but they shall be asnareוּלְמוֹקֵ֗שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170and atrapH4170untoyouH834, and a scourge in yoursidesבְּצִדֵּיכֶם֙be.tzi.dei.KhemH6654, andthornsוְלִצְנִנִ֣יםve.litz.ni.NimH6796in youreyesH5869,untilעַד־'ad-H5704yeperishאֲבָדְכֶ֗ם'a.va.de.KhemH6fromoffמֵ֠עַלMe.'alH5921thisgoodהַטּוֹבָה֙ha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֤הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430hathgivenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414youH834.

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