4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 9:4:1 ⧉אַל־תֹּאמַ֣רaltomardo not say Deuteronomy 9:4:2 ⧉בִּלְבָבְךָ֗bilvavkhain your heart Deuteronomy 9:4:3 ⧉בַּהֲדֹ֣ףbahadofwhen drives out Deuteronomy 9:4:4 ⧉יְהוָה֩yahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 9:4:5 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָelohekhayour God Deuteronomy 9:4:6 ⧉אֹתָ֥םotamthem Deuteronomy 9:4:7 ⧉מִלְּפָנֶיךָ֮millefanekhafrom before you Deuteronomy 9:4:8 ⧉לֵאמֹר֒lemorsaying Deuteronomy 9:4:9 ⧉בְּצִדְקָתִי֙betseedkateein my righteousness Deuteronomy 9:4:10 ⧉הֱבִיאַ֣נִיhevianihas brought me Deuteronomy 9:4:11 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 9:4:12 ⧉לָרֶ֖שֶׁתlareshetto possess Deuteronomy 9:4:13 ⧉אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץethaaretzthis land Deuteronomy 9:4:14 ⧉הַזֹּ֑אתhazotthis Deuteronomy 9:4:15 ⧉וּבְרִשְׁעַת֙uverishatand because of the wickedness Deuteronomy 9:4:16 ⧉הַגּוֹיִ֣םhagoyimof these nations Deuteronomy 9:4:17 ⧉הָאֵ֔לֶּהhaelehthese Deuteronomy 9:4:18 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 9:4:19 ⧉מוֹרִישָׁ֥םmorishamis dispossessing them Deuteronomy 9:4:20 ⧉מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃mipanekhafrom before you |
4. Formal Translation After the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Righteous Judge} has driven them away from before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Instead, it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you. |
4. Dynamic Translation Do not think to yourself, after the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Covenant Defender} drives them out before you, “It is because I am righteous that the LORD has given me this land.” Rather, it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is removing them from before you. |