New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 28:27-35

27“The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will smiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221you with the boilsבִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.ChinH7822of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714and withtumorsH6076and with the scabוּבַגָּרָ֖בu.va.ga.RavH1618and with the itchוּבֶחָ֑רֶסu.ve.Cha.resH2775,from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֖לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808be healedלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe'H7495.

28The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will smiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221you with madnessבְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹןbe.shi.ga.'onH7697and with blindnessוּבְעִוָּר֑וֹןu.ve.'i.va.RonH5788and with bewildermentוּבְתִמְה֖וֹןu.ve.tim.HonH8541of heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824;

29and you willgropeמְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁme.ma.SheshH4959at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,as the blindהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787manH5787gropesיְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁye.ma.SheshH4959in darknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653,and you will not prosperתַצְלִ֖יחַtatz.Li.achH6743in your waysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870;but you shall onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389be oppressedעָשׁ֧וּק'a.ShukH6231and robbedוְגָז֛וּלve.ga.ZulH1497continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117,with noneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to saveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467you.

30You shall betrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781a wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,but anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376will violateH7693her;you shall buildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129a houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004,but you will not liveתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427in it; you shall plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193a vineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754, but you will notuseתְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃te.chal.le.Le.nuH2490its fruitH2490.

31Your oxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794shall be slaughteredטָב֣וּחַta.Vu.achH2873before your eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will not eatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398of it; your donkeyחֲמֹֽרְךָ֙cha.mo.re.KhaH2543shall be tornH1497awayH1497from you, and will not be restoredיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725to you; your sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629shall be givenנְתֻנ֣וֹתne.tu.NotH5414to your enemiesH340,and you will haveH369noneH369to saveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467you.

32Your sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shall be givenנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414to anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312peopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971,while your eyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869lookרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200on and yearnוְכָל֥וֹתve.kha.LotH3616for them continuallyכָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605 H3117;but thereH369will be nothingH369you can doיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

33A peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you do not knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045shall eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398up the produceפְּרִ֤יpe.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָֽתְךָ֙'ad.ma.te.KhaH127and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your laborsיְגִ֣יעֲךָ֔ye.Gi.'a.khaH3018,and you will neverH7534be anythingH7534but oppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231and crushedוְרָצ֖וּץve.ra.TzutzH7533continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

34You shall be drivenH7696madמְשֻׁגָּ֑עme.shu.Ga'H7696by the sightמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758ofwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

35The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will strikeיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221you on the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ha.bir.Ka.yimH1290and legsהַשֹּׁקַ֔יִםha.sho.Ka.yimH7785with soreרָ֗עRa'H7451boilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822,from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֖לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808be healedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495,from the soleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of your footרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272to the crownH6936of your headH6936.

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