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Deuteronomy 23:1-14

1He that iswoundedפְצֽוּעַ־ דַּכָּ֛אfe.tzu.a'- da.Ka'H6481 H1795, or cutoffוּכְר֥וּתu.khe.RutH3772in hissecretsשָׁפְכָ֖הsha.fe.KhahH8212, shall notenterיָבֹ֧אya.Vo'H935into thecongregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

2Abastardמַמְזֵ֖רmam.ZerH4464shall notenterH935into thecongregationH6951of theLORDH3068; even to histenthעֲשִׂירִ֔י'a.si.RiH6224generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755shall he notenterH935into thecongregationH6951of theLORDH3068.

3AnAmmoniteעַמּוֹנִ֛יa.mo.NiH5984orMoabiteוּמוֹאָבִ֖יu.mo.'a.ViH4125shall notenterH935into thecongregationH6951of theLORDH3068; even to theirtenthH6224generationH1755shall they notenterH935into thecongregationH6951of theLORDH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

4Becauseדְּבַ֞רde.VarH1697theymetקִדְּמ֤וּki.de.MuH6923you not withbreadבַּלֶּ֣חֶםba.Le.chemH3899and withwaterוּבַמַּ֔יִםu.va.Ma.yimH4325in thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, when ye cameforthבְּצֵאתְכֶ֣םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; and because theyhiredשָׂכַ֨רsa.KharH7936against theeBalaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBeorבְּע֗וֹרbe.'orH1160ofPethorמִפְּת֛וֹרmi.pe.TorH6604ofMesopotamiaH763, tocurseלְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ׃le.Ka.Le.kaH7043thee.

5Nevertheless theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430wouldאָבָ֞ה'a.VahH14nothearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085toBalaamH1109; but theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֧יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430turnedוַיַּהֲפֹךְ֩vai.ya.ha.foKhH2015thecurseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045into ablessingלִבְרָכָ֑הliv.ra.KhahH1293to thee, because theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedאֲהֵֽבְךָ֖'a.he.ve.KhaH157thee.

6Thou shalt notseekתִדְרֹ֥שׁtid.RoshH1875theirpeaceשְׁלֹמָ֖םshe.lo.MamH7965nor theirprosperityוְטֹבָתָ֑םve.toa.TamH2896all thydaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

7Thou shalt notabhorתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581anEdomiteאֲדֹמִ֔י'a.do.MiH130; for he is thybrotherאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251: thou shalt notabhorתְתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581anEgyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713; because thou wast astrangerגֵ֖רgerH1616in hislandבְאַרְצֽוֹ׃ve.'ar.TzoH776.

8Thechildrenבָּנִ֛יםba.NimH1121that arebegottenיִוָּלְד֥וּyi.val.DuH3205by them shallenterיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935into thecongregationבִּקְהַ֥לbik.HalH6951of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068in theirthirdשְׁלִישִׁ֑יshe.li.ShiH7992generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755.

9When thehostמַחֲנֶ֖הma.cha.NehH4264goethforthתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318against thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, thenkeepוְנִ֨שְׁמַרְתָּ֔ve.Nish.mar.taH8104thee from everywickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451thingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697.

10If there shall be among you anymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, that is notcleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889by reason of uncleanness thatchancethמִקְּרֵה־mi.ke.reh-H7137to him bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, then shall hegoH3318abroadמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH2351out of thecampH4264, he shall notcomeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935withinתּ֥וֹךְTokhH8432thecampH4264:

11But it shall be, wheneveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153comethonלִפְנֽוֹת־lif.not-H6437, he shallwashיִרְחַ֣ץyir.ChatzH7364himself withwaterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325: and when thesunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isdownH935, he shallcomeH935intoH8432thecampH4264again .

12Thou shalt have a placealsoוְיָד֙ve.YadH3027outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH2351thecampH4264, where thou shalt goforthוְיָצָ֥אתָve.ya.Tza.taH3318abroadחֽוּץ׃ChutzH2351:

13And thou shalt have ashovelוְיָתֵ֛דve.ya.TedH3489among thyweaponsאֲזֵנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH240; and it shall be, when thou wilteaseבְּשִׁבְתְּךָ֣be.shiv.te.KhaH3427thyselfabroadH2351, thou shaltdigוְחָפַרְתָּ֣הve.cha.far.TahH2658with it, and shalt turnbackוְשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.shav.TaH7725andcoverוְכִסִּ֥יתָve.khi.Si.taH3680that whichcomethצֵאָתֶֽךָ׃tze.'a.Te.khaH6627from thee:

14For theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430walkethמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ׀mit.ha.LekhH1980in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thycampמַחֲנֶ֗ךָma.cha.Ne.khaH4264, todeliverלְהַצִּֽילְךָ֙le.ha.tzi.le.KhaH5337thee, and to giveupוְלָתֵ֤תve.la.TetH5414thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; therefore shall thycampמַחֲנֶ֖יךָma.cha.Nei.khaH4264beholyקָד֑וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918: that he mayseeיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200nouncleanעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172thingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697in thee, and turnawayH7725fromtheeמֵאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ סme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

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