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Exodus 23:23-33

23For myAngelמַלְאָכִי֮mal.'a.KhiH4397shallgoH3212beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, andbringוֶהֱבִֽיאֲךָ֗ve.he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee in to theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theHittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יve.Ha.chi.TiH2850, and thePerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theCanaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֑יve.hay.vu.SiH2983: and I will cut themoffוְהִכְחַדְתִּֽיו׃ve.hikh.chad.TivH3582.

24Thou shalt not bowdownתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812to theirgodsלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙le.lo.hei.HemH430, norserveתָֽעָבְדֵ֔םta.'a.ve.DemH5647them, nordoתַעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213after theirworksכְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םke.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639: but thou shaltutterlyהָרֵס֙ha.ResH2040overthrowתְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םte.Ha.re.SemH2040them, andquiteוְשַׁבֵּ֥רve.sha.BerH7665breakdownתְּשַׁבֵּ֖רte.sha.BerH7665theirimagesמַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ma.tze.vo.tei.HemH4676.

25And ye shallserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֗םva.'a.vad.TemH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and he shallblessוּבֵרַ֥ךְu.ve.RakhH1288thybreadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899, and thywaterמֵימֶ֑יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325; and I willtakeH5493sicknessמַחֲלָ֖הma.cha.LahH4245awayH5493from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

26There shall nothing cast theiryoungמְשַׁכֵּלָ֥הme.sha.ke.LahH7921, nor bebarrenוַעֲקָרָ֖הva.'a.ka.RahH6135, in thylandבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776: I willfulfilאֲמַלֵּֽא׃'a.ma.Le'H4390thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thydaysיָמֶ֖יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

27I willsendאֲשַׁלַּ֣ח'a.sha.LachH7971myfearאֵֽימָתִי֙'ei.ma.TiH367beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and willdestroyוְהַמֹּתִי֙ve.ha.mo.TiH2000all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971to whom thou shaltcomeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935, and I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414all thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341turn theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203to thee.

28And I willsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971hornetsהַצִּרְעָ֖הha.tzir.'AhH6880beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, which shall driveoutוְגֵרְשָׁ֗הve.ge.re.ShahH1644theHiviteהַחִוִּ֧יha.chi.ViH2340, theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, and theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850, frombeforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

29I will not drive themoutאֲגָרְשֶׁ֛נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee inoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141; lest thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776should becomedesolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, and thebeastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704shouldmultiplyH7227against thee.

30Bylittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592andlittleמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592I will drive themoutאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ'a.ga.re.She.nuH1644frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, until thou shalt beincreasedתִּפְרֶ֔הtif.RehH6509, andinheritוְנָחַלְתָּ֖ve.na.chal.TaH5157thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And I willsetוְשַׁתִּ֣יve.sha.TiH7896thyboundsגְּבֻלְךָ֗ge.vul.KhaH1366from theRedסוּף֙sufH5488seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220even to theseaיָ֣םyamH3220of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and from thedesertוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057to theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104: for I willdeliverאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776into yourhandבְּיֶדְכֶ֗םbe.yed.KhemH3027; and thou shalt drive themoutוְגֵרַשְׁתָּ֖מוֹve.ge.rash.Ta.movH1644beforeמִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

32Thou shaltmakeתִכְרֹ֥תtikh.RotH3772nocovenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285with them, nor with theirgodsוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םve.le.lo.hei.HemH430.

33They shall notdwellיֵשְׁבוּ֙ye.she.VuH3427in thylandבְּאַרְצְךָ֔be.'ar.tze.KhaH776, lest they make thee tosinיַחֲטִ֥יאוּya.cha.Ti.'uH2398against me: for if thou shaltserveתַעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647theirgodsאֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.HemH430, it will surely be asnareלְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פle.mo.KeshH4170to thee.

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