Devarim 1:42

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42 ויאמר יהוה אלי אמר להם לא תעלו ולא־תלחמו כי אינני בקרבכם ולא תנגפו לפני איביכם׃


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By Alexander Payne

Verse 42. But the Lord says to the soul through the Word that it should not attempt to attain heaven or fight against evil in its own strength; for the Lord would not be with it in such case, and it would succumb to evil in temptations.