American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 28
1Anditshallcometopass,ifthou shalt hearkendiligentlyuntothevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,toobserveH8104todoallhiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willsetוּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜u.ne.Ta.ne.khaH5414theeonhighaboveallthenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:
9Jehovahwillestablishיְקִֽימְךָ֨ye.ki.me.ChaH6965theeforaholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971untohimself,ashehathswornH7650unto thee;ifthou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹ֗רtish.MorH8104thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andwalkוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980inhiswaysבִּדְרָכָֽיו׃bid.ra.KhavH1870.
11AndJehovahwillmakeH5414thee plenteousforgoodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,inthefruitבִּפְרִ֧יbif.RiH6529ofthybody,andinthefruitוּבִפְרִ֥יu.vif.RiH6529ofthycattleH929,andinthefruitוּבִפְרִ֣יu.vif.RiH6529ofthygroundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127,inthelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichJehovahsware unto thyfathersH1togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee.
12Jehovahwillopenיִפְתַּ֣חyif.TachH6605unto theehisgoodהַטּ֜וֹבha.TovH2896treasureH214theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414therainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֙'ar.tze.KhaH776initsseason,andtoblessוּלְבָרֵ֕ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288alltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027:andthou shaltlenduntomanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,andthou shaltnotborrow.
13AndJehovahwillmakeוּנְתָֽנְךָ֨u.ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414theetheheadלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,andnotthetailלְזָנָ֔בle.za.NavH2180;andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֙יתָ֙ve.ha.Yi.taH1961aboveonlyרַ֣קrakH7535,andthou shaltnotbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961beneath;ifthou shalt hearken untothecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣ת׀mitz.VotH4687ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,toobserveH8104andtodothem,
14andshaltnotturnתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493asideH5493fromanyofthewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichIcommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youthisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,totherightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225,ortotheleft,togoafterotherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָֽם׃ סle.'a.ve.DamH5647them.
15Butitshallcomeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935topass,ifthou wiltnothearken untothevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,toobserveH8104todoallhiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687andhisstatutesH2708whichIcommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680theethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatallthesecursesH7045shallcomeH935uponthee,andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃ve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee.
20Jehovahwillsendיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971uponthee cursing, discomfiture,andrebuke,inallthatthou puttest thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027untotodo,untilthoubedestroyedהִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤hi.sha.med.KhaH8045,anduntilthouperishאֲבָדְךָ֙'a.va.de.KhaH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118;becauseoftheevilofthydoings,wherebythou hast forsakenme.
22Jehovahwillsmitetheewithconsumptionבַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתba.sha.Che.fetH7829,andwithfeverוּבַקַּדַּ֜חַתu.vak.ka.Da.chatH6920,andwithinflammation,andwithfieryheat,andwiththeswordוּבַחֶ֔רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,andwithblasting,andwithmildewוּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹןu.vai.ye.ra.KonH3420;andtheyshallpursueוּרְדָפ֖וּךָu.re.da.Fu.khaH7291theeuntilthouperishאָבְדֶֽךָ׃'a.ve.De.khaH6.
25JehovahwillcausetheetobeH1961smittenbeforethineenemiesאֹיְבֶיךָ֒'o.ye.vei.KhaH341; thou shaltgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318outoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayH1870againstthem,andshaltfleeתָּנ֣וּסta.NusH5127sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysH1870beforethem:andthou shaltbeH1961tossedtoandfromamongallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
29andthou shaltgropeH4959atnoonday,astheblindהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787gropethindarknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653,andthou shaltnotprosperH6743inthywaysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870:andthou shaltbeוְהָיִ֜יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389oppressedH6231androbbedH1497alway,andthereshallbeוְהָיִ֜יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961nonetosaveH3467thee.
30Thou shaltbetrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781awifeH802,andanothermanוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376shallliewithher: thou shaltbuildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129ahouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004,andthou shaltnotdwellתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427therein: thou shaltplantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193avineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754,andshaltnotusethefruit thereof.
31Thineoxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794shallbeslainbeforethineeyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andthou shaltnoteatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398thereof: thine assshallbeviolentlytakenawayH7725frombeforethyfaceH6440,andshallnotberestoredH7725tothee: thysheepH6629shallbegivenH5414unto thineenemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,andthou shalthavenonetosaveH3467thee.
32Thysonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121andthydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shallbegivenH5414untoanotherpeopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971;andthineeyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shalllookH7200,andfailwithlongingforthemallthedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:andthereshallbenoughtinthepowerofthyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.
36Jehovahwillbringthee,andthykingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428whomthou shaltsetH6965overthee, untoanationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471thatthou hastnotknownH3045, thounorthyfathersH1;andthereshalt thouserveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.
45AndallthesecursesH7045shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935uponthee,andshallpursueוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙u.re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee,andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee,tillthoubedestroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְhi.sha.me.DakhH8045;becausethou hearkenedstnotuntothevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֛רlish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֥יוmitz.vo.TavH4687andhisstatutesH2708whichhecommandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680thee:
48thereforeshalt thouserveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.TaH5647thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341thatJehovahshallsendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971againstthee,inhungerבְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'AvH7458,andinthirstוּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,andinnakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.RomH5903,andinwantofallthings:andheshallputוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414ayokeעֹ֤ל'olH5923ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270uponthyneckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677,untilhehavedestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.DoH8045thee.
51andshalleatH398thefruitפְּרִ֨יpe.RiH6529ofthycattleH929,andthefruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529ofthygroundאַדְמָתְךָ֮'ad.ma.te.KhaH127,untilthoubedestroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָךְ֒hi.sha.me.doKhH8045;thatalsoshallnotleaveיַשְׁאִ֜ירyash.'IrH7604theegrainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715,newתִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,oroilוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3323,theincreaseofthycattleH929,ortheyoungוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251ofthyflockH6629,untiltheyhavecausedtheetoperishH6.
52Andtheyshallbesiege theeinallthygatesH8179,untilthyhighהַגְּבֹה֣וֹתha.ge.vo.HotH1364andfortifiedH1219wallsחֹמֹתֶ֙יךָ֙cho.mo.Tei.khaH2346comeרֶ֤דֶתRe.detH3381down,whereinthou trustedst,throughoutallthylandאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776;andtheyshallbesiege theeinallthygatesH8179throughoutallthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenH5414thee.
53Andthou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398thefruitפְרִֽי־fe.ri-H6529ofthine ownbodyH1320,thefleshבְּשַׂ֤רbe.SarH1320ofthysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121andofthydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,whomJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenH5414thee,inthesiegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692andinthedistressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689wherewith thineenemiesאֹיְבֶֽךָ׃'o.ye.Ve.khaH341shalldistressH4689thee.
54Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatistenderH7390amongyou,andveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966delicateוְהֶעָנֹ֖גve.he.'a.NogH6028,hiseyeעֵינ֤וֹei.NoH5869shallbeevilתֵּרַ֨עte.Ra'H7489towardhisbrotherבְאָחִיו֙ve.'a.ChivH251,andtowardthewifeוּבְאֵ֣שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802ofhisbosomחֵיק֔וֹchei.KoH2436,andtowardtheremnantofhischildrenwhomhehathremainingיוֹתִֽיר׃yo.TirH3498;
55sothathewillnotgiveH5414toanyofthemofthefleshמִבְּשַׂ֤רmi.be.SarH1320ofhischildrenwhomheshalleatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398,becausehehathnothingleftH7604him,inthesiegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692andinthedistressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689wherewith thineenemyאֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341shalldistressH4689theeinallthygatesH8179.
56ThetenderH7390anddelicateוְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗הve.ha.'a.nu.GahH6028womanamongyou,whowouldnotadventuretosetH3322thesoleכַף־khaf-H3709ofherfootרַגְלָהּ֙rag.LahH7272uponthegroundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fordelicatenessandtenderness,hereyeעֵינָהּ֙'ei.NahH5869shallbeevilתֵּרַ֤עte.Ra'H7489towardthehusbandבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376ofherbosomחֵיקָ֔הּchei.KahH2436,andtowardhersonוּבִבְנָ֖הּu.viv.NahH1121,andtowardherdaughterוּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃u.ve.vi.TahH1323,
57andtowardheryoungH1121onethatcomethoutfrombetweenherfeetH7272,andtowardherchildrenwhomsheshallbearתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205;forsheshalleatתֹאכְלֵ֥םtokh.LemH398themforwantofallthingssecretly,inthesiegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692andinthedistressוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689wherewith thineenemyאֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341shalldistressH4689theeinthygatesH8179.
63AnditshallcomeH935topass,that,asJehovahrejoicedH7797overyoutodoyougoodלְהֵיטִ֣יבle.hei.TivH3190,andtomultiplyH7235you,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651JehovahwillrejoiceH7797overyoutocauseyoutoperishH6,andtodestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידu.le.hash.MidH8045you;andyeshallbeוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961pluckedfromoffthelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whither thou goestintopossessH3423it.
64AndJehovahwillscatterוֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ve.he.fi.tze.KhaH6327theeamongallpeoplesH5971,fromtheoneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776evenuntotheotherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312endקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andtherethou shaltserveוְעָבַ֨דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichthou hastnotknownH3045, thounorthyfathersH1,evenwoodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.
65Andamongthesenationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֤םu.va.go.YimH1471shalt thoufindnoease,andthereshallbeH1961norestמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494forthesoleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709ofthyfootרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272:butJehovahwillgiveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414theethereatremblingheartלֵ֣בlevH3820,andfailingofeyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,andpiningofsoulH5315;
67Inthemorningבַּבֹּ֤קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242thou shaltsayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559,Woulditwereeven!andateven thou shaltsayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559,Woulditweremorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242!forthefearH6343ofthyheartלְבָֽבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824whichthou shaltfearH6343,andforthesightofthineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869whichthou shaltseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.
68AndJehovahwillbringH7725theeintoEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714againע֖וֹדodH5750withshipsבָּאֳנִיּוֹת֒bo.'o.ni.yOtH591,bythewayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870whereofIsaidH559unto thee, Thou shaltseeלִרְאֹתָ֑הּlir.'o.TahH7200itnomoreagainH5750:andthereyeshallsellוְהִתְמַכַּרְתֶּ֨םve.hit.ma.kar.TemH4376yourselvesuntoyourenemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֛יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341forbondmenandforbondwomen,andnomanshallbuyH7069you.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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