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Deuteronomy 28:15-24

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.

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