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Deuteronomy 28:58-68

58Ifאִם־'im-H518you are notלֹ֨אlo'H3808carefulתִשְׁמֹ֜רtish.MorH8104to observeלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451which are writtenהַכְּתוּבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088bookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,that you may fearלְ֠יִרְאָהLe.yir.'ahH3372אֶת־'et-H853this gloriousהַנִּכְבָּ֤דha.nikh.BadH3513and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ הַזֶּ֔הve.ha.no.Ra' ha.ZehH3372 H2088אֵ֖ת'etH853nameהַשֵּׁ֞םha.ShemH8034—the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430—

59Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853will bring upon you and your descendantsזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233extraordinaryוְהִפְלָ֤אve.hif.La'H6381disastersH4347,severeגְּדֹלוֹת֙ge.do.lOtH1419and lastingוְנֶ֣אֱמָנ֔וֹתve.Ne.'e.ma.NotH539plaguesH4347,and terribleרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451and chronicוְנֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ve.ne.'e.ma.NimH539sicknessesוָחֳלָיִ֥םvo.cho.la.YimH2483.

60He will afflict you againוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725אֵ֚ת'etH853with allכָּל־kol-H3605the diseasesמַדְוֵ֣הmad.VehH4064אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you dreadedיָגֹ֖רְתָּya.Go.re.taH3025in Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִם מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmitz.Ra.yim mi.pe.nei.HemH4714 H6440,and they will clingוְדָבְק֖וּve.da.ve.KuH1692to you.

61The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571bringיַעְלֵ֤םya'.LemH5927upon youעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605sicknessחֳלִי֙ וְכָל־cho.Li ve.kholH2483 H3605and plagueמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834notלֹ֣אlo'H3808recordedכָת֔וּבkha.TuvH3789in thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063Bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

62תַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You who wereהֱיִיתֶ֔םhe.yi.TemH1961as numerousלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556in the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will be leftוְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.TemH7604fewמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592in numberבִּמְתֵ֣יbim.TeiH4962,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588you would notלֹ֣אlo'H3808obeyשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085the voice ofבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

63וְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961Just asכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834it pleasedשָׂ֨שׂsasH7797the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921to make you prosperלְהֵיטִ֣יבle.hei.TivH3190אֶתְכֶם֮'et.KhemH853and multiplyוּלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתu.le.har.BotH7235אֶתְכֶם֒'et.KhemH853,so alsoכֵּ֣ןkenH3651it will pleaseיָשִׂ֤ישׂya.SisH7797Himיְהוָה֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔םYah.weh 'a.lei.KhemH3068 H5921to annihilateלְהַאֲבִ֥ידle.ha.'a.VidH6youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853and destroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידu.le.hash.MidH8045youאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853.And you will be uprootedוְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙ve.ni.sach.TemH5255fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are enteringבָא־ שָׁ֖מָּהva'- Sha.mahH935 H8033to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

64Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will scatterוֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ve.he.fi.tze.KhaH6327you among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the nationsהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,from one endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the otherקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץke.Tzeh ha.'A.retzH7097 H776,and thereשָּׁ֜םshamH8033you will worshipוְעָבַ֨דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, godsof woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834neither youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859norלֹא־lo'-H3808your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֛עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045.

65Among thoseהָהֵם֙ha.HemH1992nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֤םu.va.go.YimH1471you will find noלֹ֣אlo'H3808reposeתַרְגִּ֔יעַtar.Gi.a'H7280יִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961,not evenוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808a resting placeמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for the soleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709of your footרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272.Thereשָׁם֙shamH8033the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will giveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414you a tremblingרַגָּ֔זra.GazH7268heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,failingוְכִלְי֥וֹןve.khil.YonH3631eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and a despairingוְדַֽאֲב֥וֹןve.da.'a.VonH1671soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

66וְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961So your lifeחַיֶּ֔יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416will hang in doubtתְּלֻאִ֥יםte.lu.'ImH8511before youמִנֶּ֑גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048,and you will be afraidוּפָֽחַדְתָּ֙u.fa.chad.TaH6342nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוְיוֹמָ֔םve.yo.MamH3119,neverוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808certainתַאֲמִ֖יןta.'a.MinH539of survivalבְּחַיֶּֽיךָ׃be.chai.Yei.khaH2416.

67In the morningבַּבֹּ֤קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242you will sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, ‘If onlyמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֣ןmi- yi.TenH4310 H5414it were eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153!’and in the eveningוּבָעֶ֥רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153you will sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, ‘If onlyמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֣ןmi- yi.TenH4310 H5414it were morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242!’—because of the dreadמִפַּ֤חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343in your heartsלְבָֽבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824ofאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the terrifyingתִּפְחָ֔דtif.ChadH6342sightsוּמִמַּרְאֵ֥ה עֵינֶ֖יךָu.mi.mar.'Eh 'ei.Nei.khaH4758 H5869אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you will seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

68The LORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068will return youוֶֽהֱשִֽׁיבְךָ֨ve.he.shi.ve.KhaH7725to Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714in shipsבָּאֳנִיּוֹת֒bo.'o.ni.yOtH591by a routeבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I saidאָמַ֣רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559you shouldneverלֹא־lo'-H3808seeלִרְאֹתָ֑הּlir.'o.TahH7200againתֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹדto.Sif odH3254 H5750.Thereשָׁ֧םshamH8033you will sellוְהִתְמַכַּרְתֶּ֨םve.hit.ma.kar.TemH4376yourselves to your enemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֛יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341as maleלַעֲבָדִ֥יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and female slavesוְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198,but noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one will buy youקֹנֶֽה׃ סko.NehH7069.”

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