New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 28:5-17

5“Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shall beyour basketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and your kneadingוּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃u.mish.'ar.Te.khaH4863bowlH4863.

6“Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shall you bewhen you comeבְּבֹאֶ֑ךָbe.vo.'E.khaH935in, and blessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288shall you bewhen you goבְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃be.tze.Te.khaH3318out.

7“The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall causeיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414your enemiesH340who riseהַקָּמִ֣יםha.ka.MimH6965up againstעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you to bedefeatedנִגָּפִ֖יםni.ga.FimH5062beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you; they will comeיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318out againstאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413you oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870and will fleeיָנ֥וּסוּya.Nu.suH5127beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870.

8The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will commandיְצַ֨וye.TzavH6680the blessingהַבְּרָכָ֔הha.be.ra.KhahH1293upon you in your barnsבַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָba.'a.sa.Mei.khaH618and inallוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605that you putמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027to, and He will blessוּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔u.Ve.rakh.khaH1288you in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you.

9The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will establishיְקִֽימְךָ֨ye.ki.me.ChaH6965you as a holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971to Himself, as He sworeנִֽשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650to you, ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you keepתִשְׁמֹ֗רtish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and walkוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָֽיו׃bid.ra.KhavH1870.

10So allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will seeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200thatyou are calledנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121by the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they will be afraidוְיָֽרְא֖וּve.ya.re.'UH3372of you.

11The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will make you aboundוְהוֹתִֽרְךָ֤ve.ho.tir.KhaH3498in prosperityH2899, in theoffspringבִּפְרִ֧יbif.RiH6529of yourbodyבִטְנְךָ֛vit.ne.KhaH990and in theoffspringוּבִפְרִ֥יu.vif.RiH6529of your beastבְהַמְתְּךָ֖ve.ham.te.KhaH929and in theproduceוּבִפְרִ֣יu.vif.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127,in the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414you.

12The Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068will openיִפְתַּ֣חyif.TachH6605for you His goodהַטּ֜וֹבha.TovH2896storehouseאוֹצָר֨וֹ'o.tza.RoH214,the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414rainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306to your landאַרְצְךָ֙'ar.tze.KhaH776in its seasonבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256and to blessוּלְבָרֵ֕ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288allכָּל־kol-H3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027; andyou shall lendוְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ve.hil.Vi.taH3867to manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,but you shall not borrowתִלְוֶֽה׃til.VehH3867.

13The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will makeוּנְתָֽנְךָ֨u.ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414you the headלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218and not the tailלְזָנָ֔בle.za.NavH2180,and you onlyH7534will be aboveלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,and you will not be underneathלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you listenתִשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085to the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣ת׀mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I chargeמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, toobserveH6213themcarefullyH6213,

14anddo not turnתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493asideH5493from anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,to goלָלֶ֗כֶתla.Le.khetH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָֽם׃ סle.'a.ve.DamH5647them.

15“But it shall comeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about, ifאִם־'im-H518you do notobeyתִשְׁמַע֙ בְּקוֹל֙tish.Ma' be.kOlH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to observeלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213to doH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708with whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I chargeמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,that allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהַקְּלָל֥וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045will comeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935upon you and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃ve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381you:

16“Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall you bein the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shall you be in thecountryבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

17“Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall beyour basketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and your kneadingוּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃u.mish.'ar.Te.khaH4863bowlH4863.

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