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Deuteronomy 28:49-58

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;

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