Revised Webster's Bible

Deuteronomy 7

1When theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallbringיְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ye.vi.'a.KhaH935thee into thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776where thougoestבָא־va'-H935topossessלְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּle.rish.TahH3423it, and hath castoutוְנָשַׁ֣לve.na.ShalH5394manyרַבִּ֣ים׀ra.BimH7227nationsגּֽוֹיִם־go.yim-H1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֡יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, theHittitesהַֽחִתִּי֩ha.chi.TiH2850, and theGirgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622, and theAmoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִ֜יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theCanaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and thePerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֗יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theHivitesוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227andmightierוַעֲצוּמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099than thou;

2And when theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shalldeliverוּנְתָנָ֞םu.ne.ta.NamH5414thembeforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; thou shaltsmiteוְהִכִּיתָ֑םve.hi.ki.TamH5221them, andutterlyהַחֲרֵ֤םha.cha.RemH2763destroyתַּחֲרִים֙ta.cha.RimH2763them; thou shaltmakeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772nocovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285with them, nor showmercyתְחָנֵּֽם׃te.cha.NemH2603to them:

3Neither shalt thou makemarriagesתִתְחַתֵּ֖ןtit.cha.TenH2859with them; thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֙bi.te.KhaH1323thou shalt notgiveתִתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414to hissonלִבְנ֔וֹliv.NoH1121, nor hisdaughterוּבִתּ֖וֹu.vi.ToH1323shalt thoutakeתִקַּ֥חti.KachH3947to thysonלִבְנֶֽךָ׃liv.Ne.khaH1121.

4For they will turnawayיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493thysonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121fromfollowingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, that they mayserveוְעָבְד֖וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: so will theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bekindledוְחָרָ֤הve.cha.RahH2734against you, anddestroyוְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ve.hish.mi.de.KhaH8045theesuddenlyמַהֵֽר׃ma.HerH4118.

5But thus shall yedealתַעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213with them; ye shalldestroyתִּתֹּ֔צוּti.To.tzuH5422theiraltarsמִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣םmiz.be.cho.tei.HemH4196, and breakdownתְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּte.sha.Be.ruH7665theirimagesוּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םu.ma.tze.vo.TamH4676, and cutdownתְּגַדֵּע֔וּןte.ga.de.'UnH1438theirgrovesוַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙va.'a.shei.re.HemH842, andburnתִּשְׂרְפ֥וּןtis.re.FunH8313their gravenimagesוּפְסִילֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.si.lei.HemH6456withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

6For thou art anholyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathchosenבָּחַ֣ר׀ba.CharH977thee to be aspecialסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971to himself, above allpeopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that are upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068did not set hisloveחָשַׁ֧קcha.ShakH2836upon you, norchooseוַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.CharH977you, because ye weremoreH7230in number than anypeopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971; for ye were thefewestהַמְעַ֖טham.'AtH4592of allpeopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

8But because theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068lovedמֵֽאַהֲבַ֨תme.'a.ha.VatH160you, and because he wouldkeepוּמִשָּׁמְר֤וּu.mi.sha.me.RoH8104theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָה֙ha.she.vu.'AhH7621which he hadswornנִשְׁבַּע֙nish.Ba'H7650to yourfathersלַאֲבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1, hath theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought yououtהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318with amightyחֲזָקָ֑הcha.za.KahH2389handבְּיָ֣דbe.YadH3027, andredeemedוַֽיִּפְדְּךָ֙vai.yif.de.KhaH6299you from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650, from thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֥הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Knowוְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ve.Ya.da'.taH3045therefore that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, he isGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thefaithfulהַֽנֶּאֱמָ֔ןha.ne.'e.ManH539Godהָאֵל֙ha.'ElH410, whokeepethשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285andmercyוְהַחֶ֗סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617with them thatloveלְאֹהֲבָ֛יוle.'o.ha.VavH157him andkeepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.tovH4687to athousandלְאֶ֥לֶףle.'E.lefH505generationsדּֽוֹר׃DorH1755;

10Andrepayethוּמְשַׁלֵּ֧םu.me.sha.LemH7999them thathateלְשֹׂנְאָ֛יוle.so.ne.'AvH8130him to theirfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, todestroyלְהַאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6them: he will not beslackיְאַחֵר֙ye.'a.CherH309to him thathatethלְשֹׂ֣נְא֔וֹle.So.ne.'OH8130him, he willrepayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him to hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440.

11Thou shalt thereforekeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֨ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֜הha.mitz.VahH4687, and thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706, and thejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֗יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941, which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, todoלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃ פla.'a.so.TamH6213them.

12Therefore it shall come to pass,ifעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118yehearkenתִּשְׁמְע֗וּןtish.me.'UnH8085to thesejudgmentsהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֙ha.mish.pa.TimH4941, andkeepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥םu.she.mar.TemH8104, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them, that theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallkeepוְשָׁמַר֩ve.sha.MarH8104to thee thecovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285and themercyהַחֶ֔סֶדha.Che.sedH2617which hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1:

13And he willloveוַאֲהֵ֣בְךָ֔va.'a.He.ve.khaH157thee, andblessוּבֵרַכְךָ֖u.ve.rakh.KhaH1288thee, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֶּ֑ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235thee: he will alsoblessוּבֵרַ֣ךְu.ve.RakhH1288thefruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thywombבִטְנְךָ֣vit.ne.KhaH990, and thefruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of thylandאַ֠דְמָתֶךָ'Ad.ma.te.khaH127, thygrainדְּגָ֨נְךָ֜de.Ga.ne.khaH1715, and thywineוְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ve.ti.ro.she.KhaH8492, and thyoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323, theincreaseשְׁגַר־she.gar-H7698of thycattleאֲלָפֶ֙יךָ֙'a.la.Fei.khaH504, and theflocksוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thysheepצֹאנֶ֔ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629, in thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which hesworeנִשְׁבַּ֥עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee.

14Thou shalt beblessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288above allpeopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971: there shall not bemaleעָקָ֥ר'a.KarH6135or femalebarrenוַֽעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135among you, or among yourcattleוּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃u.viv.hem.Te.khaH929.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeawayוְהֵסִ֧ירve.he.SirH5493from thee allsicknessחֹ֑לִיCho.liH2483, and willputיְשִׂימָם֙ye.si.MamH7760none of theevilהָרָעִ֜יםha.ra.'ImH7451diseasesמַדְוֵי֩mad.VeiH4064ofEgyptמִצְרַ֨יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, which thouknowestיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045, upon thee; but willlayוּנְתָנָ֖םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them upon all them thathateשֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃so.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee.

16And thou shaltconsumeוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398all thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971which theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shalldeliverנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414to thee; thyeyeעֵֽינְךָ֖'ei.ne.KhaH5869shall have nopityתָחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347upon them: neither shalt thouserveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430; for that will be asnareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170to thee.

17If thou shaltsayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559in thyheartבִּלְבָ֣בְךָ֔bil.Va.ve.khaH3824, Thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471aremoreרַבִּ֛יםra.BimH7227than I;howאֵיכָ֥ה'ei.KhahH349canאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201Idispossessלְהוֹרִישָֽׁם׃le.ho.ri.ShamH3423them?

18Thou shalt not beafraidתִירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372of them: but shaltwellזָכֹ֣רza.KhorH2142rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142what theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֖הle.far.'OhH6547, and to allEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

19Thegreatהַגְּדֹלֹ֜תha.ge.do.LotH1419temptationsהַמַּסֹּ֨תha.ma.SotH4531which thyeyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869sawרָא֣וּra.'UH7200, and thesignsוְהָאֹתֹ֤תve.ha.'o.TotH226, and thewondersוְהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ve.ha.mo.fe.TimH4159, and themightyהַחֲזָקָה֙ha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְהַיָּ֤דve.hai.YadH3027, and theoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֔הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוְהַזְּרֹ֣עַve.ha.ze.Ro.a'H2220, by which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430brought theeoutהוֹצִֽאֲךָ֖ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318: so shall theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֞הya.'a.SehH6213to all thepeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971of whom thou artafraidיָרֵ֖א מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ya.Re' mi.pe.nei.HemH3373 H6440.

20Moreover theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willsendיְשַׁלַּ֛חye.sha.LachH7971thehornetהַצִּרְעָ֔הha.tzir.'AhH6880among them, until they that areleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604, andhideוְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖יםve.ha.nis.ta.RimH5641themselvesfromמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, shall bedestroyedאֲבֹ֗ד'a.VodH6.

21Thou shalt not beterrifiedתַעֲרֹ֖ץta.'a.RotzH6206ofמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them: for theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430isamongבְּקִרְבֶּ֔ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130you, amightyגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419Godאֵ֥ל'elH410andterribleוְנוֹרָֽא׃ve.no.Ra'H3372.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will driveoutוְנָשַׁל֩ve.na.ShalH5394thoseהָאֵ֛לha.'ElH411nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471beforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee bylittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592andlittleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592: thoumayestתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201notconsumeכַּלֹּתָ֣םka.lo.TamH3615them atonceמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118, lest thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704increaseתִּרְבֶּ֥הtir.BehH7235upon thee.

23But theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shalldeliverוּנְתָנָ֛םu.ne.ta.NamH5414them totheeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440, and shalldestroyH1949them with amightyגְדֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419destructionמְהוּמָ֣הme.hu.MahH4103, until they aredestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽם׃hi.sha.me.DamH8045.

24And he shalldeliverוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428into thyhandבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, and thou shaltdestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתָּ֣ve.ha.'a.vad.TaH6theirnameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034from underheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: there shall nomanאִישׁ֙'ishH376be able tostandיִתְיַצֵּ֥בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforeבְּפָנֶ֔יךָbe.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, until thou shalt havedestroyedהִשְׁמִֽדְךָ֖hish.mid.KhaH8045them.

25The gravenimagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shall yeburnתִּשְׂרְפ֣וּןtis.re.FunH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: thou shalt notdesireתַחְמֹד֩tach.ModH2530thesilverכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldוְזָהָ֤בve.za.HavH2091that is on them, nortakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947it to thee, lest thou shouldest besnaredתִּוָּקֵ֣שׁti.va.KeshH3369in it: for it is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֛תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

26Neither shalt thoubringתָבִ֤יאta.Vi'H935anabominationתֽוֹעֵבָה֙to.'e.VahH8441into thyhouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, lest thou shouldest be a cursedthingחֵ֖רֶםChe.remH2764like it: but thou shaltutterlyשַׁקֵּ֧ץ׀sha.KetzH8262detestתְּשַׁקְּצֶ֛נּוּte.shak.ke.Tze.nuH8262it, and thou shaltutterlyוְתַעֵ֥ב׀ve.ta.'EvH8581abhorתְּֽתַעֲבֶ֖נּוּte.ta.'a.Ve.nuH8581it; for it is a cursedthingחֵ֥רֶםChe.remH2764.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 7

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