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Deuteronomy 13:12-18

12If thou shalthearH8085inoneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259of thycitiesעָרֶ֗יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892, which theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427there,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Certainmenאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,corruptבְלִיַּ֙עַל֙ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121, have goneoutיָצְא֞וּya.tze.'UH3318fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּ֔ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you, and haveseducedוַיַּדִּ֛יחוּvai.ya.Di.chuH5080theinhabitantsH3427of theircityH5892,sayingH559, Let usgoH3212andserveוְנַעַבְדָ֛הve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430, which ye have notknownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045;

14Then shalt thouenquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ve.da.rash.TaH1875, and makesearchוְחָקַרְתָּ֧ve.cha.kar.TaH2713, andaskוְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ve.sha.'al.TaH7592diligentlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190; and, behold, if it istruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571, and thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, thatsuchהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441iswroughtנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213amongH7130you;

15Thou shaltsurelyהַכֵּ֣הha.KehH5221smiteתַכֶּ֗הta.KehH5221theinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of thatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, destroying itutterlyהַחֲרֵ֨םha.cha.RemH2763, and all that is in it, and itscattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּbe.hem.TahH929, with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

16And thou shaltgatherתִּקְבֹּץ֮tik.BotzH6908all thespoilשְׁלָלָ֗הּshe.la.LahH7998of it into themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of itsstreetרְחֹבָהּ֒re.cho.VahH7339, and shaltburnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨ve.sa.raf.TaH8313withfireבָאֵ֜שׁva.'EshH784thecityH5892, and all thespoilשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.la.LahH7998, every bit ofitכָּלִ֔ילka.LilH3632, for theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: and it shall be anheapתֵּ֣לtelH8510foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769; it shalt not be builtagainתִבָּנֶ֖הti.ba.NehH1129.

17And there shallcleaveיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692nothingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972of the cursedthingהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764to thyhandבְּיָדְךָ֛be.ya.de.KhaH3027: that theLORDH3068mayturnיָשׁ֨וּבya.ShuvH7725from thefiercenessמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740of hisangerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639, andshowוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414theemercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356, and havecompassionוְרִֽחַמְךָ֣ve.ri.cham.KhaH7355upon thee, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235thee, as he hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;

18When thou shalthearkenתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085to thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, tokeepלִשְׁמֹר֙lish.MorH8104all hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֔רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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