Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 29:18-28

18Make sure there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426noפֶּן־pen-H6435manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or womanאוֹ־ אִשָּׁ֞ה'ov- 'i.ShahH802 H176,clanא֧וֹ מִשְׁפָּחָ֣ה'o mish.pa.ChahH4940 H176orאוֹ־'ov-H176tribeשֵׁ֗בֶטShe.vetH7626among youtodayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117whoseאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834heartH3824turns awayפֹנֶ֤הfo.NehH6437fromמֵעִם֙me.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to goH1980and worshipלַעֲבֹ֔דla.'a.VodH5647H853the godsאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471.Make sure there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426noפֶּן־pen-H6435rootשֹׁ֛רֶשׁSho.reshH8328among youthat bearsפֹּרֶ֥הpo.RehH6509such poisonousרֹ֖אשׁroshH7219and bitter fruitוְלַעֲנָֽה׃ve.la.'a.NahH3939,

19וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961because when such a person hearsבְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩be.sha.me.'OH8085H853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֗אתha.ZotH2063oathH423,he invokes a blessingוְהִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְve.hit.ba.RekhH1288on himselfבִּלְבָב֤וֹbil.va.VoH3824,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, ‘Iwill haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,even thoughH3588I walkאֵלֵ֑ךְ לְמַ֛עַן'e.Lekh le.Ma.'anH1980 H4616in the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֥וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of my own heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820.’This will bring disasterסְפ֥וֹתse.FotH5595on the wateredהָרָוָ֖הha.ra.VahH7302landas well asאֶת־'et-H854the dryהַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ha.tze.me.'AhH6771.

20The LORDH3068will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808be willingיֹאבֶ֣הyo.VehH14to forgiveסְלֹ֣חַֽse.Lo.achH5545him.Insteadכִּ֣י אָ֠זki 'azH3588 H227, HisH3068angerאַף־'af-H639and jealousyוְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ve.kin.'a.ToH7068will burnיֶעְשַׁ֨ןye'.ShanH6225against thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931manבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376,and everyH3605curseH423writtenH3789in thisH2088bookH5612will fallוְרָ֤בְצָהve.Ra.ve.tzahH7257upon him.The LORDH3068אֶת־'et-H853will blot outוּמָחָ֤הu.ma.ChahH4229his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064

21and single him outוְהִבְדִּיל֤וֹve.hiv.di.LoH914 H3068from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478for disasterלְרָעָ֔הle.ra.'AhH7451,according to allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605the cursesאָל֣וֹת'a.LotH423of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֕הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451.

22וְאָמַ֞רve.'a.MarH559Then the generationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755to comeהָֽאַחֲר֗וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314—your sonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121whoH834followיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965youמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיכֶ֔םme.'A.cha.rei.KhemH310and the foreignerוְהַ֨נָּכְרִ֔יve.Ha.na.khe.RiH5237whoH834comesיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935from a distantרְחוֹקָ֑הre.cho.KahH7350landH776—will seeוְ֠רָאוּVe.ra.'uH7200אֶת־'et-H853the plaguesמַכּ֞וֹתma.KotH4347of the landהַהִוא֙ha.hi.V'H776 H1931וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the sicknessesתַּ֣חֲלֻאֶ֔יהָta.cha.lu.'Ei.haH8463H834the LORDH3068has inflictedחִלָּ֥הchi.LahH2470on it.

23AllH3605its soilH776will be a burning wasteשְׂרֵפָ֣הse.re.FahH8316of sulfurגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614and saltוָמֶלַח֮va.me.LachH4417,unsownלֹ֤א תִזָּרַע֙lo' ti.za.Ra'H3808 H2232and unproductiveוְלֹ֣א תַצְמִ֔חַve.Lo' tatz.Mi.achH6779 H3808,with noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808plantעֵ֑שֶׂב'E.sevH6212growingיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927on itH3605,just like the destructionכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114of Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָה֙va.'a.mo.RahH6017,Admahאַדְמָ֣ה'ad.MahH126and Zeboiimוּצְבוֹיִ֔םu.tze.v.yimH6636,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDH3068overthrewהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015in His fierce angerוּבַחֲמָתֽוֹ׃u.va.cha.ma.ToH639 H2534.

24So allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471will askH559, ‘Whyמֶ֨הmehH5921 H4100has the LORDH3068doneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213such a thingכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602to thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landH776?Whyמֶ֥הmehH4100thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419outburstחֳרִ֛יcho.RiH2750of angerהָאַ֥ףha.'AfH639?’

25And the people will answerוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559, ‘It is becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921H834they abandonedעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the GodH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,whichH834He madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772with themעִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH5973when He broughtבְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹbe.ho.tzi.'OH3318themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

26They wentוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and servedוַיַּֽעַבְדוּ֙vai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and they worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045—gods that the LORD had notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808givenחָלַ֖קcha.LakH2505to them.

27Therefore the angerH639of the LORDH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against thisהַהִ֑ואha.Hiv'H1931landH776,and He broughtלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935upon itH5921אֶת־'et-H853everyכָּל־kol-H3605curseהַקְּלָלָ֔הha.ke.la.LahH7045writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֖הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisH2088bookבַּסֵּ֥פֶרba.Se.ferH5612.

28The LORDH3068uprooted themוַיִּתְּשֵׁ֤םvai.yi.te.ShemH5428fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127in His angerבְּאַ֥ףbe.'AfH639,rageוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534,and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419wrathוּבְקֶ֣צֶףu.ve.Ke.tzefH7110,and He cast themוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֛םvai.yash.li.KhemH7993intoאֶל־'el-H413anotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776,where they are todayכַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃kai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.’

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