Berean Standard Bible

Leviticus 26:14-41

14If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,you failלֹ֥אlo'H3808to obeyתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085Meוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808and to carry outתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687,

15and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you rejectתִּמְאָ֔סוּ וְאִ֥םtim.'A.su ve.'ImH3988 H518אֶת־'et-H853My statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,despiseתִּגְעַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑םtig.'Al naf.she.KhemH1602 H5315My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and neglectלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115to carry outעֲשׂוֹת֙'a.sOtH6213אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and so breakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285,

16thenאַף־'af-H637this is whatזֹּ֣אתzotH2063Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to you:I will bringוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֤ם'a.lei.KhemH5921sudden terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928אֶת־'et-H853,wasting diseaseהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853feverהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920that will destroyמְכַלּ֥וֹתme.kha.LotH3615your sightעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869and drainוּמְדִיבֹ֣תu.me.di.VotH1727your lifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315.You will sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233in vainלָרִיק֙la.RikH7385,because your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341will eat itוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398.

17And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414My faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440against you,so that you will be defeatedוְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖םve.ni.gaf.TemH5062byלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.Those who hate youשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130will ruleוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287over you,and you will fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127when no oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369pursuesרֹדֵ֥ףro.DefH7291youאֶתְכֶֽם׃ ס'et.KhemH853.

18And ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518afterעַד־'ad-H5704all thisאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808obeyתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085Me,I will proceedוְיָסַפְתִּי֙ve.ya.saf.TiH3254to punishלְיַסְּרָ֣הle.ya.se.RahH3256youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853sevenfoldשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651forעַל־'al-H5921your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

19I will break downוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖יve.sha.var.TiH7665אֶת־'et-H853your stubbornעֻזְּכֶ֑ם'u.ze.KhemH5797prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347and makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your skyשְׁמֵיכֶם֙she.mei.KhemH8064like ironכַּבַּרְזֶ֔לka.bar.ZelH1270וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and your landאַרְצְכֶ֖ם'ar.tze.KhemH776like bronzeכַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃ka.ne.chu.ShahH5154,

20and your strengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581will be spentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552in vainלָרִ֖יקla.RikH7385.For your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808yieldתִתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414itsאֶת־'et-H853produceיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808bearיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414their fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

21Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you walkתֵּֽלְכ֤וּte.le.KhuH1980in hostilityקֶ֔רִיKe.riH7147toward Meעִמִּי֙'i.MiH5973and refuseוְלֹ֥א תֹאב֖וּve.Lo' to.VuH3808 H14to obeyלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085Me,I will multiplyוְיָסַפְתִּ֤י עֲלֵיכֶם֙ve.ya.saf.Ti 'a.lei.KhemH3254 H5921your plaguesמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651,according to your sinsכְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃ke.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

22I will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֨יve.hish.lach.TiH7971אֶת־'et-H853wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704animalsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416against youto rob you of your childrenוְשִׁכְּלָ֣הve.shi.ke.LahH7921אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853,destroyוְהִכְרִ֙יתָה֙ve.hikh.Ri.tahH3772אֶת־'et-H853your livestockבְּהֶמְתְּכֶ֔םbe.hem.te.KhemH929,and reduceוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591your numbersאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853,until your roadsדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870lie desolateוְנָשַׁ֖מּוּve.na.Sha.muH8074.

23And ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518in spite of theseבְּאֵ֔לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428things you do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808accept My disciplineתִוָּסְר֖וּti.vas.RuH3256,but continue to walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in hostilityקֶֽרִי׃Ke.riH7147toward Meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,

24then Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589will actוְהָלַכְתִּ֧י אַף־ve.ha.lakh.Ti 'af-H1980 H637with hostilityבְּקֶ֑רִיbe.Ke.riH7147toward youעִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,andגַּם־gam-H1571Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853sevenfoldשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651forעַל־'al-H5921your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

25And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719against youעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921to executeנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358the vengeanceנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359of the covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285.Though you withdrawוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622intoאֶל־'el-H413your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971a plagueדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698among youבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432,and you will be deliveredוְנִתַּתֶּ֖םve.nit.ta.TemH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

26When I cut offבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665yoursupplyמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802will bakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574and dole outוְהֵשִׁ֥יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725your breadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948,so that you will eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398but notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.

27But ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518in spite of all thisבְּזֹ֔אתbe.ZotH2063you do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808obeyתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085Me,but continue to walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980in hostilityבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147toward Meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,

28then I will walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֥יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980in furyבַּחֲמַת־ba.cha.mat-H2534againstקֶ֑רִיKe.riH7147youעִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,and Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589,even Iאַף־'af-H637,will punishוְיִסַּרְתִּ֤יve.yi.sar.TiH3256youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853sevenfoldשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651forעַל־'al-H5921your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶם׃cha.to.tei.khemH2403.

29You will eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your own sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398andוּבְשַׂ֥רu.ve.SarH1320daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323.

30I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045אֶת־'et-H853your high placesבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116,cut downוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772אֶת־'et-H853your incense altarsחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553,and heapוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your lifeless bodiesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֔םpig.rei.KhemH6297onעַל־'al-H5921the lifeless remainsפִּגְרֵ֖יpig.ReiH6297of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544;and My soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315will despiseוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

31I will reduceוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414אֶת־'et-H853your citiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892to rubbleחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723and lay wasteוַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074אֶת־'et-H853your sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720,and I will refuseוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the pleasingנִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ni.Cho.cha.KhemH5207aroma of your sacrificesבְּרֵ֖יחַbe.Rei.achH7381.

32And Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853will lay wasteוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,so that your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341who dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in itwill be appalledוְשָֽׁמְמ֤וּ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sha.Mu 'a.Lei.haH8074 H5921.

33Butוְאֶתְכֶם֙ve.'et.KhemH853I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219you among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471and will draw outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719after youאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310as your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776becomesוְהָיְתָ֤הve.hay.TahH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892are laidיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.

34Thenאָז֩'azH227the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall enjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521itsאֶת־'et-H853Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117it lies desolateהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074,while youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859are in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.At that timeאָ֚ז'azH227the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will restתִּשְׁבַּ֣תtish.BatH7673and enjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521itsאֶת־'et-H853Sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.

35As long asכָּל־ יְמֵ֥יkol- ye.MeiH3605 H3117it lies desolateהָשַּׁמָּ֖הha.sha.MahH8074, the landwill have the restתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673אֵ֣ת'etH853אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834it did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808receiveשָׁבְתָ֛הshav.TahH7673during the Sabbathsבְּשַׁבְּתֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.sha.be.to.tei.KhemH7676when you livedבְּשִׁבְתְּכֶ֥םbe.shiv.te.KhemH3427in itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

36As for those of you who surviveוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,I will sendוְהֵבֵ֤אתִיve.he.Ve.tiH935a faintnessמֹ֙רֶךְ֙mo.rekhH4816into their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,so that even the soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of a windblownנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929will put them to flightוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291אֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853.And they will fleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127as one fleesמְנֻֽסַת־me.nu.sat-H4499the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719,and fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307when no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369pursues themרֹדֵֽף׃ro.DefH7291.

37They will stumbleוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782over oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376anotherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251as beforeכְּמִפְּנֵי־ke.mi.pe.nei-H6440the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,though no oneאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369is behind themוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291.Soוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808you will notbeתִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961able to standתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617againstלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'O.ye.vei.KhemH341.

38You will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH6among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,and the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341will consumeוְאָכְלָ֣הve.'a.khe.LahH398youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853.

39Those of you who surviveוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341will waste awayיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743in their iniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771andוְאַ֛ףve.'AfH637will decayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743in the sinsבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם אִתָּ֥ם'a.vo.Tam 'i.TamH1 H854.

40But if they will confessוְהִתְוַדּ֤וּve.hit.va.DuH3034אֶת־'et-H853their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853andעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771thatof their fathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1in the unfaithfulnessבְּמַעֲלָ֖םbe.ma.'a.LamH4604thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they practicedמָֽעֲלוּ־ma.'a.lu-H4603against Me,by whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they have also walkedוְאַ֕ף הָֽלְכ֥וּve.'Af ha.le.KhuH637 H1980in hostilityבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147toward Meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973—

41andאַף־'af-H637Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589actedאֵלֵ֤ךְ'e.LekhH1980with hostilityבְּקֶ֔רִיbe.Ke.riH7147toward themעִמָּם֙'i.MamH5973and broughtוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853into the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341—andאוֹ־ אָ֣ז'ov- 'azH176 H227if their uncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵ֔ל וְאָ֖זhe.'a.Rel ve.'AzH6189 H227heartsלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824will be humbledיִכָּנַ֗עyi.ka.Na'H3665and they will make amendsיִרְצ֥וּyir.TzuH7521אֶת־'et-H853for their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771,

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