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Leviticus 26:2-33

2Ye shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104my sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,and reverenceתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372my sanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720: I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3If ye walkH3212in my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and keepתִּשְׁמְר֔וּtish.me.RuH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,and doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them;

4Then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you rainגִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םgish.mei.KhemH1653in due seasonבְּעִתָּ֑םbe.'i.TamH6256,and the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shall yieldוְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.NahH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shall yieldיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414their fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

5And your threshingדַּ֙יִשׁ֙da.yishH1786shall reachוְהִשִּׂ֨יגve.hi.SigH5381unto the vintageבָּצִ֔ירba.TzirH1210,and the vintageוּבָצִ֖ירu.va.TzirH1210shall reachיַשִּׂ֣יגya.SigH5381unto the sowing timeזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233:and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899to the fullלָשֹׂ֔בַעla.Soa'H7648,and dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

6And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and ye shall lie downוּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םu.she.khav.TemH7901, and none shall make youafraidמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729:and I will ridוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞יve.hish.ba.TiH7673evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּ֤הchai.YahH2416out of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,neither shall the swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719goתַעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674through your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

7And ye shall chaseוּרְדַפְתֶּ֖םu.re.daf.TemH7291your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341,and they shall fallוְנָפְל֥וּve.na.fe.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you by the swordלֶחָֽרֶבle.Cha.revH2719.

8And fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568of you shall chaseוְרָדְפ֨וּve.rad.FuH7291an hundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967,and an hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967of you shall put ten thousandרְבָבָ֣הre.va.VahH7233to flightיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291:and your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall fallוְנָפְל֧וּve.naf.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you by the swordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719.

9For I will have respectוּפָנִ֣יתִיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437unto you, and make you fruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֣יve.hif.rei.TiH6509,and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖יve.hir.bei.TiH7235you, and establishוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with you.

10And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398old storeנוֹשָׁ֑ןno.ShanH3462,and bring forthתּוֹצִֽיאוּ׃to.Tzi.'uH3318the oldH3465becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319.

11And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414my tabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יmish.ka.NiH4908amongבְּתוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432you: and my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall not abhorתִגְעַ֥לtig.'AlH1602you.

12And I will walkוְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ve.hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980amongבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432you, and will beוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961your Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,and ye shall beתִּהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961my peopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

13I amthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which brought you forthהוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,that ye should not be their bondmenעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650;and I have brokenוָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙va.'esh.BorH7665the bandsמֹטֹ֣תmo.TotH4133of your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923,and made you goH3212uprightקֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ פKo.mi.YutH6968.

14But if ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, and will not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213all these commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687;

15And if ye shall despiseתִּמְאָ֔סוּtim.'A.suH3988my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,or if your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315abhorתִּגְעַ֣לtig.'AlH1602my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,so that ye will not doעֲשׂוֹת֙'a.sOtH6213all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, butthat ye breakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285:

16I also will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213this unto you; I will even appointוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485over you terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928,consumptionהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829,and the burning agueהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920,that shall consumeמְכַלּ֥וֹתme.kha.LotH3615the eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and cause sorrowוּמְדִיבֹ֣תu.me.di.VotH1727of heartנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:and ye shall sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233in vainלָרִיק֙la.RikH7385,for your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it.

17And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440against you, and ye shall be slainוְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖םve.ni.gaf.TemH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341:they that hateשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you shall reignוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287over you; and ye shall fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127when none pursuethרֹדֵ֥ףro.DefH7291you.

18And if ye will not yetעַד־'ad-H5704for all this hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, then I will punishלְיַסְּרָ֣הle.ya.se.RahH3256you seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651moreוְיָסַפְתִּי֙ve.ya.saf.TiH3254for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

19And I will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖יve.sha.var.TiH7665the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of your powerעֻזְּכֶ֑ם'u.ze.KhemH5797;and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your heavenשְׁמֵיכֶם֙she.mei.KhemH8064as ironכַּבַּרְזֶ֔לka.bar.ZelH1270,and your earthאַרְצְכֶ֖ם'ar.tze.KhemH776as brassכַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃ka.ne.chu.ShahH5154:

20And your strengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581shall be spentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552in vainלָרִ֖יקla.RikH7385:for your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall not yieldתִתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,neither shall the treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414their fruitsפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

21And if ye walkH3212contraryקֶ֔רִיKe.riH7147unto me, and willתֹאב֖וּto.VuH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085unto me; I will bringH3254seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651moreH3254plaguesמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347upon you according to your sinsכְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃ke.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

22I will also sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֨יve.hish.lach.TiH7971wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416among you, which shall rob you of your childrenוְשִׁכְּלָ֣הve.shi.ke.LahH7921,and destroyוְהִכְרִ֙יתָה֙ve.hikh.Ri.tahH3772your cattleבְּהֶמְתְּכֶ֔םbe.hem.te.KhemH929,and make you few in numberוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591; and your highwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870shall be desolateוְנָשַׁ֖מּוּve.na.Sha.muH8074.

23And if ye will not be reformedתִוָּסְר֖וּti.vas.RuH3256by me by these things, but will walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980contraryקֶֽרִי׃Ke.riH7147unto me;

24Then will I also walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֧יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980contraryבְּקֶ֑רִיbe.Ke.riH7147unto you, and will punishוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221you yetגַּם־gam-H1571seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

25And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719upon you, that shall avengeנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358the quarrelנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359of mycovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285:and when ye are gathered togetherוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622withinאֶל־'el-H413your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971the pestilenceדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698amongבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432you; and ye shall be deliveredוְנִתַּתֶּ֖םve.nit.ta.TemH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

26Andwhen I have brokenבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665the staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of your breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802shall bakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574,and they shall deliverH7725youyour breadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899againH7725by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948:and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398,and not be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.

27And if ye will not for all thisבְּזֹ֔אתbe.ZotH2063hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, but walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980contraryבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147unto me;

28Then I will walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֥יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980contraryקֶ֑רִיKe.riH7147unto you also in furyבַּחֲמַת־ba.cha.mat-H2534;and I, evenאַף־'af-H637I, will chastiseוְיִסַּרְתִּ֤יve.yi.sar.TiH3256you seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶם׃cha.to.tei.khemH2403.

29And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121,and the fleshוּבְשַׂ֥רu.ve.SarH1320of your daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323shall ye eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

30And I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045your high placesבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116,and cut downוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772your imagesחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553,and castוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414your carcasesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֔םpig.rei.KhemH6297upon the carcasesפִּגְרֵ֖יpig.ReiH6297of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,and my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall abhorוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602you.

31And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your citiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892wasteחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723,and bringH8074your sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720unto desolationH8074,and I will not smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the savourבְּרֵ֖יחַbe.Rei.achH7381of your sweet odoursנִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ni.Cho.cha.KhemH5207.

32And I will bringH8074the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776into desolationH8074:and your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341which dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427therein shall be astonishedH8074at it.

33And I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219you among the heathenבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471,and will draw outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you: and your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall be desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.

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