King James Version

Deuteronomy 28

1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearkenשָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085diligentlyתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104andto doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,that the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will setוּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜u.ne.Ta.ne.khaH5414thee on highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945above all nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

2And all these blessingsהַבְּרָכ֥וֹתha.be.ra.KhotH1293shall comeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935on thee, and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיגֻ֑ךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee, if thou shalt hearkenתִשְׁמַ֔עtish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

3Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shalt thou bein the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,and blessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288shalt thou bein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

4Blessedבָּר֧וּךְba.RukhH1288shall bethe fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thy bodyבִטְנְךָ֛vit.ne.KhaH990,and the fruitוּפְרִ֥יu.fe.RiH6529of thy groundאַדְמָתְךָ֖'ad.ma.te.KhaH127,and the fruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thy cattleבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָve.hem.Te.khaH929,the increaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kineאֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khaH504,and the flocksוְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹתve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thy sheepצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

5Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shall bethy basketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and thy storeוּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃u.mish.'ar.Te.khaH4863.

6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shalt thou bewhen thou comest inבְּבֹאֶ֑ךָbe.vo.'E.khaH935,and blessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288shalt thou bewhen thou goest outבְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃be.tze.Te.khaH3318.

7The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall causeיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341that rise upהַקָּמִ֣יםha.ka.MimH6965against thee to be smittenנִגָּפִ֖יםni.ga.FimH5062before thy faceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440:they shall come outיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318against thee oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,and fleeיָנ֥וּסוּya.Nu.suH5127beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870.

8The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall commandיְצַ֨וye.TzavH6680the blessingהַבְּרָכָ֔הha.be.ra.KhahH1293upon thee in thy storehousesבַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָba.'a.sa.Mei.khaH618,and in all that thou settestמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027unto; and he shall blessוּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔u.Ve.rakh.khaH1288thee in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

9The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shall establishיְקִֽימְךָ֨ye.ki.me.ChaH6965thee an holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971unto himself, as he hath swornנִֽשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650unto thee, if thou shalt keepתִשְׁמֹ֗רtish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and walkוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in his waysבִּדְרָכָֽיו׃bid.ra.KhavH1870.

10And all peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall seeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200that thou art calledנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121by the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and they shall be afraidוְיָֽרְא֖וּve.ya.re.'UH3372of thee.

11And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall make thee plenteousוְהוֹתִֽרְךָ֤ve.ho.tir.KhaH3498in goodsלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,in the fruitבִּפְרִ֧יbif.RiH6529of thy bodyבִטְנְךָ֛vit.ne.KhaH990,and in the fruitוּבִפְרִ֥יu.vif.RiH6529of thy cattleבְהַמְתְּךָ֖ve.ham.te.KhaH929,and in the fruitוּבִפְרִ֣יu.vif.RiH6529of thy groundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127,in the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee.

12The Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall openיִפְתַּ֣חyif.TachH6605unto thee his goodהַטּ֜וֹבha.TovH2896treasureאוֹצָר֨וֹ'o.tza.RoH214,the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414the rainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306unto thy landאַרְצְךָ֙'ar.tze.KhaH776in his seasonבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,and to blessוּלְבָרֵ֕ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288all the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027:and thou shalt lendוְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ve.hil.Vi.taH3867unto manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,and thou shalt not borrowתִלְוֶֽה׃til.VehH3867.

13And the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall makeוּנְתָֽנְךָ֨u.ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee the headלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,and not the tailלְזָנָ֔בle.za.NavH2180;and thou shalt be above onlyלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,and thou shalt not be beneathלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295;if that thou hearkenתִשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085unto the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣ת׀mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104and to doוְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ve.la.'a.SotH6213them:

14And thou shalt not go asideתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493from any of the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697which I commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, tothe right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225, or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,to goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָֽם׃ סle.'a.ve.DamH5647them.

15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearkenתִשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;that all these cursesהַקְּלָל֥וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shall comeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935upon thee, and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃ve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee:

16Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shalt thou bein the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shalt thou bein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

17Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall bethy basketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and thy storeוּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃u.mish.'ar.Te.khaH4863.

18Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall bethe fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thy bodyבִטְנְךָ֖vit.ne.KhaH990,and the fruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thy landאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127,the increaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kineאֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khaH504,and the flocksוְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹתve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thy sheepצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

19Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shalt thou bewhen thou comest inבְּבֹאֶ֑ךָbe.vo.'E.khaH935,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shalt thou bewhen thou goest outבְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃be.tze.Te.khaH3318.

20The Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall sendיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971upon thee cursingהַמְּאֵרָ֤הha.me.'e.RahH3994,vexationהַמְּהוּמָה֙ha.me.hu.MahH4103,and rebukeהַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶתha.mig.'E.retH4045,in all that thou settestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027unto for to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213,until thou be destroyedהִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤hi.sha.med.KhaH8045,and until thou perishאֲבָדְךָ֙'a.va.de.KhaH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118;becauseמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the wickednessרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of thy doingsמַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָma.'a.la.Lei.khaH4611,whereby thou hast forsakenעֲזַבְתָּֽנִי׃'a.zav.Ta.niH5800me.

21The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall make the pestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698cleaveיַדְבֵּ֧קyad.BekH1692unto thee, until he have consumedכַּלֹּת֣וֹka.lo.ToH3615thee from off the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whither thou goestבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

22The Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068shall smiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with a consumptionבַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתba.sha.Che.fetH7829,and with a feverוּבַקַּדַּ֜חַתu.vak.ka.Da.chatH6920,and with an inflammationוּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶתu.vad.da.Le.ketH1816,and with an extreme burningוּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙u.va.char.ChurH2746,and with the swordוּבַחֶ֔רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,and with blastingוּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹןu.vash.shi.da.FonH7711,and with mildewוּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹןu.vai.ye.ra.KonH3420;and they shall pursueוּרְדָפ֖וּךָu.re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee until thou perishאָבְדֶֽךָ׃'a.ve.De.khaH6.

23And thy heavenשָׁמֶ֛יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064that isover thy headרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218shall be brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and the earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that is under thee shall beironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

24The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall makeיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414the rainמְטַ֥רme.TarH4306of thy landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776powderאָבָ֣ק'a.VakH80and dustוְעָפָ֑רve.'a.FarH6083:from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall it come downיֵרֵ֣דye.RedH3381upon thee, until thou be destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

25The Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall causeיִתֶּנְךָ֨yi.ten.KhaH5414thee to be smittenנִגָּף֮ni.GafH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thine enemiesאֹיְבֶיךָ֒'o.ye.vei.KhaH341:thou shalt go outתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870against them, and fleeתָּנ֣וּסta.NusH5127sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440them: and shalt be removedלְזַעֲוָ֔הle.za.'a.VahH2189into all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26And thy carcaseנִבְלָֽתְךָ֙niv.la.te.KhaH5038shall be meatלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978unto all fowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and unto the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and no man shall fray themawayמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

27The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will smiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with the botchבִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.ChinH7822of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and with the emerodsוּבַטְּחֹרִ֔יםu.vo.'o.fa.limH6076 H2914,and with the scabוּבַגָּרָ֖בu.va.ga.RavH1618,and with the itchוּבֶחָ֑רֶסu.ve.Cha.resH2775,whereof thou canstתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201not be healedלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe'H7495.

28The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall smiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with madnessבְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹןbe.shi.ga.'onH7697,and blindnessוּבְעִוָּר֑וֹןu.ve.'i.va.RonH5788,and astonishmentוּבְתִמְה֖וֹןu.ve.tim.HonH8541of heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824:

29And thou shalt gropeמְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁme.ma.SheshH4959at noondayבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,as the blindהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787gropethיְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁye.ma.SheshH4959in darknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653,and thou shalt not prosperתַצְלִ֖יחַtatz.Li.achH6743in thy waysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870:and thou shalt be only oppressedעָשׁ֧וּק'a.ShukH6231and spoiledוְגָז֛וּלve.ga.ZulH1497evermoreהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117,and no man shall saveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467thee.

30Thou shalt betrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781a wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,and anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376shall lieיִשְׁכָּבֶ֔נָּהyish.ka.be.nahH7693 H7901with her: thou shalt buildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129an houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004,and thou shalt not dwellתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427therein: thou shalt plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193a vineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754,and shalt not gather the grapesתְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃te.chal.le.Le.nuH2490thereof.

31Thine oxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794shall beslainטָב֣וּחַta.Vu.achH2873before thine eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and thou shalt not eatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398thereof: thine assחֲמֹֽרְךָ֙cha.mo.re.KhaH2543shall beviolently taken awayגָּז֣וּלga.ZulH1497from before thy faceמִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and shall not be restoredיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725to thee: thy sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629shall begivenנְתֻנ֣וֹתne.tu.NotH5414unto thine enemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,and thou shalt have none to rescueמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467them.

32Thy sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shall begivenנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414unto anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312peopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971,and thine eyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall lookרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200,and failוְכָל֥וֹתve.kha.LotH3616with longingfor them all the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long: and there shall beno mightלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410in thine handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

33The fruitפְּרִ֤יpe.RiH6529of thy landאַדְמָֽתְךָ֙'ad.ma.te.KhaH127,and all thy laboursיְגִ֣יעֲךָ֔ye.Gi.'a.khaH3018,shall a nationעַ֖ם'amH5971which thou knowestיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045not eat upיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398;and thou shalt be only oppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231and crushedוְרָצ֖וּץve.ra.TzutzH7533alwayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117:

34So that thou shalt be madמְשֻׁגָּ֑עme.shu.Ga'H7696for the sightמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758of thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869which thou shalt seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

35The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall smiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221thee in the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ha.bir.Ka.yimH1290,and in the legsהַשֹּׁקַ֔יִםha.sho.Ka.yimH7785,with a soreרָ֗עRa'H7451botchבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822that cannotתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201be healedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495,from the soleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of thy footרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272unto the top of thy headקָדְקֳדֶֽךָ׃ka.de.ko.De.chaH6936.

36The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall bringH3212thee, and thy kingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428which thou shalt setתָּקִ֣יםta.KimH6965over thee, unto a nationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471which neither thou nor thy fathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045;and there shalt thou serveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

37And thou shalt become an astonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,a proverbלְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.ShalH4912,and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הve.lish.ni.NahH8148,among all nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whither the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall leadיְנַהֶגְךָ֥ye.na.heg.KhaH5090thee.

38Thou shalt carryH3318muchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233outH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and shalt gatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622butlittleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592inH622;for the locustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697shall consumeיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628it.

39Thou shalt plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754,and dressוְעָבָ֑דְתָּve.'a.Va.de.taH5647them,but shalt neither drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354ofthe wineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,nor gatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רte.'e.GorH103the grapes;for the wormsהַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ha.to.La.'atH8438shall eatתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them.

40Thou shalt have olive treesזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132throughout all thy coastsגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366,but thou shalt not anointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480thyselfwith the oilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081;for thine oliveזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132shall castיִשַּׁ֖לyi.ShalH5394his fruit.

41Thou shalt begetתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323,but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall goH3212into captivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42All thy treesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086and fruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thy landאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127shall the locustהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ha.tze.la.TzalH6767consumeיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423.

43The strangerהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616that iswithinבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130thee shall get upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927above thee veryמַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahH4605highמָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahH4605;and thou shalt come downתֵרֵ֖דte.RedH3381veryמַ֥טָּהMa.tahH4295lowמָּֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.

44He shall lendיַלְוְךָ֔yal.ve.KhaH3867to thee, and thou shalt not lendתַלְוֶ֑נּוּtal.Ve.nuH3867to him: he shall be the headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218,and thou shalt be the tailלְזָנָֽב׃le.za.NavH2180.

45Moreover all these cursesהַקְּלָל֣וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935upon thee, and shall pursueוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙u.re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee, and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee, till thou be destroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְhi.sha.me.DakhH8045;because thou hearkenedstשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085not unto the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֛רlish.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֥יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708which he commandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680thee:

46And they shall be upon thee for a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226and for a wonderוּלְמוֹפֵ֑תu.le.mo.FetH4159,and upon thy seedוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

47Because thou servedstעָבַ֙דְתָּ֙'a.Vad.taH5647not the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with joyfulnessבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057,and with gladnessוּבְט֣וּבu.ve.TuvH2898of heartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824,for the abundanceמֵרֹ֖בme.RoH7230of all things;

48Therefore shalt thou serveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.TaH5647thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341which the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall sendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971against thee, in hungerבְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'AvH7458,and in thirstוּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,and in nakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.RomH5903,and in wantוּבְחֹ֣סֶרu.ve.Cho.serH2640of all things:and he shall putוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414a yokeעֹ֤ל'olH5923of ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270upon thy neckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677,until he have destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.DoH8045thee.

49The Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068shall bringיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375a nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471against thee from farמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350,from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, as swiftas the eagleהַנָּ֑שֶׁרha.Na.sherH5404fliethיִדְאֶ֖הyid.'EhH1675;a nationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471whose tongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956thou shalt not understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085;

50A nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471of fierceעַ֣ז'azH5794countenanceפָּנִ֑יםpa.NimH6440,which shall not regardיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375the personפָנִים֙fa.NimH6440of the oldלְזָקֵ֔ןle.za.KenH2205,nor shew favourיָחֹֽן׃ya.ChonH2603to the youngוְנַ֖עַרve.Na.'arH5288:

51And he shall eatוְ֠אָכַלVe.'a.khalH398the fruitפְּרִ֨יpe.RiH6529of thy cattleבְהֶמְתְּךָ֥ve.hem.te.KhaH929,and the fruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of thy landאַדְמָתְךָ֮'ad.ma.te.KhaH127,until thou be destroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָךְ֒hi.sha.me.doKhH8045: which alsoshall not leaveיַשְׁאִ֜ירyash.'IrH7604thee eithercornדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715,wineתִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492,or oilוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3323, orthe increaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kineאֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khaH504,or flocksוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thy sheepצֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629,until he have destroyedהַאֲבִיד֖וֹha.'a.vi.DoH6thee.

52And he shall besiegeוְהֵצַ֨רve.he.TzarH6887thee in all thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,until thy highהַגְּבֹה֣וֹתha.ge.vo.HotH1364and fencedוְהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתve.ha.be.tzu.RotH1219wallsחֹמֹתֶ֙יךָ֙cho.mo.Tei.khaH2346come downרֶ֤דֶתRe.detH3381,whereinH2004thou trustedstבֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982,throughout all thy landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776:and he shall besiegeוְהֵצַ֤רve.he.TzarH6887thee in all thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179throughout all thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414thee.

53And thou shalt eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398the fruitפְרִֽי־fe.ri-H6529of thine own bodyבִטְנְךָ֗vit.ne.KhaH990,the fleshבְּשַׂ֤רbe.SarH1320of thy sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121and of thy daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,which the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee, in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692,and in the straitnessוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689,wherewith thine enemiesאֹיְבֶֽךָ׃'o.ye.Ve.khaH341shall distressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693thee:

54So thatthe manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that istenderהָרַ֣ךְha.RakhH7390among you, and veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966delicateוְהֶעָנֹ֖גve.he.'a.NogH6028,his eyeעֵינ֤וֹei.NoH5869shall be evilH3415toward his brotherבְאָחִיו֙ve.'a.ChivH251,and toward the wifeוּבְאֵ֣שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802of his bosomחֵיק֔וֹchei.KoH2436,and toward the remnantוּבְיֶ֥תֶרu.ve.Ye.terH3499of his childrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121which he shall leaveיוֹתִֽיר׃yo.TirH3498:

55So that he will not giveמִתֵּ֣ת׀mi.TetH5414to anyלְאַחַ֣דle.'a.ChadH259of them of the fleshמִבְּשַׂ֤רmi.be.SarH1320of his childrenבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121whom he shall eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398:because he hath nothing leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692,and in the straitnessוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689,wherewith thine enemiesאֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341shall distressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693thee in all thy gatesשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃she.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

56The tenderהָרַכָּ֨הha.ra.KahH7390and delicateוְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗הve.ha.'a.nu.GahH6028woman among you, which would not adventureנִסְּתָ֤הni.se.TahH5254to setהַצֵּ֣גha.TzegH3322the soleכַף־khaf-H3709of her footרַגְלָהּ֙rag.LahH7272upon the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776for delicatenessמֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖גme.hit.'a.NegH6026and tendernessוּמֵרֹ֑ךְu.me.RokhH7391,her eyeעֵינָהּ֙'ei.NahH5869shall be evilH3415toward the husbandבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376of her bosomחֵיקָ֔הּchei.KahH2436,and toward her sonוּבִבְנָ֖הּu.viv.NahH1121,and toward her daughterוּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃u.ve.vi.TahH1323,

57And toward her young oneוּֽבְשִׁלְיָתָ֞הּu.ve.shil.ya.TahH7988that cometh outהַיּוֹצֵ֣ת׀hai.yo.TzetH3318from between her feetרַגְלֶ֗יהָrag.Lei.haH7272,and toward her childrenוּבְבָנֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.va.Nei.haH1121which she shall bearתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205:for she shall eatתֹאכְלֵ֥םtokh.LemH398them for wantבְּחֹֽסֶר־be.cho.ser-H2640of all thingssecretlyבַּסָּ֑תֶרba.Sa.terH5643in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and straitnessוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689,wherewith thine enemyאֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341shall distressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693thee in thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

58If thou wilt not observeתִשְׁמֹ֜רtish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of this lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451that are writtenהַכְּתוּבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in this bookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,that thou mayest fearלְ֠יִרְאָהLe.yir.'ahH3372this gloriousהַנִּכְבָּ֤דha.nikh.BadH3513and fearfulוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372nameהַשֵּׁ֞םha.ShemH8034,THE LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068THY GODאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;

59Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will makeוְהִפְלָ֤אve.hif.La'H6381thy plaguesמַכֹּ֣תְךָ֔ma.Ko.te.khaH4347wonderfulH6381,and the plaguesמַכּ֣וֹתma.KotH4347of thy seedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233, evengreatגְּדֹלוֹת֙ge.do.lOtH1419plaguesמַכּ֤וֹתma.KotH4347,and of long continuanceוְנֶ֣אֱמָנ֔וֹתve.Ne.'e.ma.NotH539,and soreרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451sicknessesוָחֳלָיִ֥םvo.cho.la.YimH2483,and of long continuanceוְנֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ve.ne.'e.ma.NimH539.

60Moreover he will bringוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725upon thee all the diseasesמַדְוֵ֣הmad.VehH4064of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,which thou wast afraidיָגֹ֖רְתָּya.Go.re.taH3025ofמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440;and they shall cleaveוְדָבְק֖וּve.da.ve.KuH1692unto thee.

61Also every sicknessחֳלִי֙cho.LiH2483,and every plagueמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347, which isnot writtenכָת֔וּבkha.TuvH3789in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of this lawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451,them will the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bringיַעְלֵ֤םya'.LemH5927upon thee, until thou be destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

62And ye shall be leftוְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.TemH7604fewמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592in numberבִּמְתֵ֣יbim.TeiH4962,whereasאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye were as the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064for multitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;because thou wouldest not obeyשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

63And it shall come to pass, thatas the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rejoicedשָׂ֨שׂsasH7797over you to do you goodלְהֵיטִ֣יבle.hei.TivH3190,and to multiplyוּלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתu.le.har.BotH7235you; so the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will rejoiceיָשִׂ֤ישׂya.SisH7797over you to destroyלְהַאֲבִ֥ידle.ha.'a.VidH6you, and to bring you to noughtוּלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידu.le.hash.MidH8045;and ye shall be pluckedוְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙ve.ni.sach.TemH5255from off the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whither thou goestבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

64And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall scatterוֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ve.he.fi.tze.KhaH6327thee among all peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,from the one endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthH776even unto the otherקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097;and there thou shalt serveוְעָבַ֨דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,which neither thou nor thy fathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֛עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045, evenwoodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

65And among theseהָהֵם֙ha.HemH1992nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֤םu.va.go.YimH1471shalt thou find no easeתַרְגִּ֔יעַtar.Gi.a'H7280,neither shall the soleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709of thy footרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272have restמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494:but the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shall giveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414thee there a tremblingרַגָּ֔זra.GazH7268heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and failingוְכִלְי֥וֹןve.khil.YonH3631of eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and sorrowוְדַֽאֲב֥וֹןve.da.'a.VonH1671of mindנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315:

66And thy lifeחַיֶּ֔יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416shall hangתְּלֻאִ֥יםte.lu.'ImH8511in doubt beforeמִנֶּ֑גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048thee; and thou shalt fearוּפָֽחַדְתָּ֙u.fa.chad.TaH6342dayוְיוֹמָ֔םve.yo.MamH3119and nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and shalt have none assuranceתַאֲמִ֖יןta.'a.MinH539of thy lifeבְּחַיֶּֽיךָ׃be.chai.Yei.khaH2416:

67In the morningבַּבֹּ֤קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242thou shalt sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559,Would God it wereיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414evenעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153!and at evenוּבָעֶ֥רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153thou shalt sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559,Would God it wereיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242!for the fearמִפַּ֤חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of thine heartלְבָֽבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824wherewith thou shalt fearתִּפְחָ֔דtif.ChadH6342,and for the sightוּמִמַּרְאֵ֥הu.mi.mar.'EhH4758of thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869which thou shalt seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

68And the Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall bringH7725thee into Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714againH7725with shipsבָּאֳנִיּוֹת֒bo.'o.ni.yOtH591,by the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870whereof I spakeאָמַ֣רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559unto thee, Thou shalt seeלִרְאֹתָ֑הּlir.'o.TahH7200it no more againתֹסִ֥יףto.SifH3254:and there ye shall be soldוְהִתְמַכַּרְתֶּ֨םve.hit.ma.kar.TemH4376unto your enemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֛יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341for bondmenלַעֲבָדִ֥יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and bondwomenוְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198,and no man shall buyקֹנֶֽה׃ סko.NehH7069you.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28

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