5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 9:5:1 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Deuteronomy 9:5:2 ⧉בְצִדְקָתְךָ֗betsidkatkhaby your righteousness Deuteronomy 9:5:3 ⧉וּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙uveyosherand by the uprightness Deuteronomy 9:5:4 ⧉לְבָ֣בְךָ֔levavkhaof your heart Deuteronomy 9:5:5 ⧉אַתָּ֥הatayou Deuteronomy 9:5:6 ⧉בָ֖אbaare coming Deuteronomy 9:5:7 ⧉לָרֶ֣שֶׁתlareshetto possess Deuteronomy 9:5:8 ⧉אֶת־אַרְצָ֑םetartsamtheir land Deuteronomy 9:5:9 ⧉כִּ֞יkibut Deuteronomy 9:5:10 ⧉בְּרִשְׁעַ֣תberishatbecause of the wickedness Deuteronomy 9:5:11 ⧉הַגּוֹיִ֣םhagoyimof these nations Deuteronomy 9:5:12 ⧉הָאֵ֗לֶּהhaelehthese Deuteronomy 9:5:13 ⧉יְהוָ֤הyahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 9:5:14 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙elohekhayour God Deuteronomy 9:5:15 ⧉מוֹרִישָׁ֣םmorishamis driving them out Deuteronomy 9:5:16 ⧉מִפָּנֶ֔יךָmipanekhafrom before you Deuteronomy 9:5:17 ⧉וּלְמַ֜עַןulemaanand that he may Deuteronomy 9:5:18 ⧉הָקִ֣יםhakimestablish Deuteronomy 9:5:19 ⧉אֶת־הַדָּבָ֗רethadavarthe word Deuteronomy 9:5:20 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Deuteronomy 9:5:21 ⧉נִשְׁבַּ֤עnishbahe swore Deuteronomy 9:5:22 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 9:5:23 ⧉לַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָlaavotekhato your fathers Deuteronomy 9:5:24 ⧉לְאַבְרָהָ֥םleavrahamto Abraham Deuteronomy 9:5:25 ⧉לְיִצְחָ֖קleyitskhakto Isaac Deuteronomy 9:5:26 ⧉וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃uleyaakovand to Jacob |
5. Formal Translation It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are going in to possess their land; rather, because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Covenant Enforcer} is dispossessing them before you, and so that He may confirm the word that the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. |
5. Dynamic Translation You are not going in to take possession of their land because you are righteous or your heart is pure, but because these nations are wicked the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikha, Faithful Promise-Keeper} is driving them out before you to uphold the promise that He swore to your ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. |