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Deuteronomy 28:38-47

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;

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