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Deuteronomy 7:1-9

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;

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