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Deuteronomy 28:13-44

13And the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068will makeוּנְתָֽנְךָ֨u.ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414you the headלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218and not the tailלְזָנָ֔בle.za.NavH2180,and you will onlyH7534be aboveלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,and not be underneathלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you listenתִשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085to the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣ת׀mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, tofollowוְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ve.la.'a.SotH6213themcarefullyלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104,

14anddo not turnתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493asideH5493from anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680you todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,to pursueלָלֶ֗כֶת אַחֲרֵ֛יla.Le.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָֽם׃ סle.'a.ve.DamH5647them.

15“But it shall comeH1961aboutH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518you do notobeyתִשְׁמַע֙ בְּקוֹל֙tish.Ma' be.kOlH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to beH8104carefulH8104tofollowלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖me.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.RurH779will you bein the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779will you be in thecountryבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

17“Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779will beyour basketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and your kneadingוּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃u.mish.'ar.Te.khaH4863bowlH4863.

18“Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779will be thechildrenפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of your wombבִטְנְךָ֖vit.ne.KhaH990, theproduceוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127,the newbornשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of your herdאֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khaH504,and the offspringוְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹתve.'ash.te.RotH6251of your flockצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

19“Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779will you bewhen you comeH935inH935,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779will you bewhen you goH3318outH3318.

20“The Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068will sendיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971against you cursesהַמְּאֵרָ֤הha.me.'e.RahH3994,panicהַמְּהוּמָה֙ha.me.hu.MahH4103, andrebukeהַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶתha.mig.'E.retH4045, ineverythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605you undertakeמִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדְךָ֖mish.Lach ya.de.KhaH3027 H4916to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤hi.sha.med.KhaH8045and untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704you perishאֲבָדְךָ֙'a.va.de.KhaH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,onH4480 H6440accountH4480 H6440ofH4480 H6440the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your deedsמַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָma.'a.la.Lei.khaH4611,becauseH834you have abandonedעֲזַבְתָּֽנִי׃'a.zav.Ta.niH5800Me.

21The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will make the plagueהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698clingיַדְבֵּ֧קyad.BekH1692to you untilעַ֚ד'adH5704He has eliminatedכַּלֹּת֣וֹka.lo.ToH3615you from the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖מָּה'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033you are enteringבָא־va'-H935to takeלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423possessionH3423of it.

22The Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068will strikeיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221you with consumptionבַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתba.sha.Che.fetH7829,inflammationוּבַקַּדַּ֜חַתu.vak.ka.Da.chatH6920,feverוּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶתu.vad.da.Le.ketH1816,feverishH2746heatH2746, and withthe swordוּבַחֶ֔רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,with blightוּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹןu.vash.shi.da.FonH7711,and with mildewוּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹןu.vai.ye.ra.KonH3420,and they will pursueוּרְדָפ֖וּךָu.re.da.Fu.khaH7291you untilעַ֥ד'adH5704you perishאָבְדֶֽךָ׃'a.ve.De.khaH6.

23The heavenשָׁמֶ֛יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is overעַל־'al-H5921your headרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218shall be bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and the earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is underתַּחְתֶּ֖יךָtach.Tei.khaH8478you, ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

24The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will makeיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414the rainמְטַ֥רme.TarH4306of your landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776powderאָבָ֣ק'a.VakH80and dustוְעָפָ֑רve.'a.FarH6083;from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064it shall comeיֵרֵ֣דye.RedH3381downH3381on you untilעַ֖ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

25“The Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068will causeיִתֶּנְךָ֨yi.ten.KhaH5414you to be defeatedנִגָּף֮ni.GafH5062byלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesH340;you will goתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318outH3318oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870againstאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413them, but you will fleeתָּנ֣וּסta.NusH5127sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870from their presenceלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440, and you will be an example ofterrorH2113to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26Your deadH5038bodiesH5038willserve as foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and for the animalsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and thereH369willH369beH369noH369oneH369to frightenמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729them away.

27“The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will strikeיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221you with the boilsבִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.ChinH7822of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714and withtumorsH6076,the festeringH1618rashH1618,and with scabiesוּבֶחָ֑רֶסu.ve.Cha.resH2775,from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֖לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808be healedלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe'H7495.

28The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will strikeיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221you with insanityבְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹןbe.shi.ga.'onH7697,blindnessוּבְעִוָּר֑וֹןu.ve.'i.va.RonH5788,and with confusionוּבְתִמְה֖וֹןu.ve.tim.HonH8541ofmindלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824;

29and you will begropingH4959aboutH4959at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,justH3512asH3512a personהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787who is blindH5787gropesH4959in the darknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653,and you will not beH6743successfulתַצְלִ֖יחַtatz.Li.achH6743in your waysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870;but you will onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389beoppressedעָשׁ֧וּק'a.ShukH6231and robbedוְגָז֛וּלve.ga.ZulH1497allכָּל־kol-H3605the timeהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117,with noH369oneH369to saveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467you.

30You willbetrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781a womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,but anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376willviolateH7693her;you will buildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129a houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004,but you will not liveתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427in it; you will plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193a vineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754,but you will not makeH2490useתְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃te.chal.le.Le.nuH2490ofH2490its fruit.

31Your oxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794will beslaughteredטָב֣וּחַta.Vu.achH2873before your eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will not eatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398of it; your donkeyחֲמֹֽרְךָ֙cha.mo.re.KhaH2543will besnatchedH1497awayH1497from you, and will notbe restoredיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725to you; yoursheepצֹֽאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629will begivenנְתֻנ֣וֹתne.tu.NotH5414to your enemiesH340,and you will haveH369noH369oneH369to saveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467you.

32Your sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323will begivenנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414to anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312peopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971,while your eyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869lookרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200on and longוְכָל֥וֹתve.kha.LotH3616for them constantlyכָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605 H3117;but thereH369willH369beH369nothingH369you can doיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

33A peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you do not knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045will eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398the produceפְּרִ֤יpe.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָֽתְךָ֙'ad.ma.te.KhaH127and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605productH3018ofH3018your laborH3018,and you will neverH7534be anythingH7534butH7534oppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231and mistreatedוְרָצ֖וּץve.ra.TzutzH7533continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

34You will also be drivenH7696insaneH7696by the sightמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758ofwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

35The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will strikeיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221you on the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ha.bir.Ka.yimH1290and thighsהַשֹּׁקַ֔יִםha.sho.Ka.yimH7785with severeרָ֗עRa'H7451boilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֖לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808be healedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495, and strike youfrom the soleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of your footרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272to the topH6936ofH6936your headH6936.

36The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will bringיוֹלֵ֨ךְyo.LekhH1980you and your kingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428,whomH834you appointתָּקִ֣יםta.KimH6965overעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, to a nationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471that neitherH3808you norH3808your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,and thereשָּׁ֛םshamH8033you shall serveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, made ofwoodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

37Andyou will becomeוְהָיִ֣יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961an object ofhorrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,a songH4912ofH4912mockeryH4912,and an objectH8148ofH8148tauntingוְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁמָּה׃'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068drivesיְנַהֶגְךָ֥ye.na.heg.KhaH5090you.

38“You will bringH3318outH3318a greatH7227amountH7227of seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,but you will gatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622inH622littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the locustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697will devourיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628it.

39You will plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193and cultivateוְעָבָ֑דְתָּve.'a.Va.de.taH5647vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754,but you will neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of the wineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808bringH103inH103the harvest,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the wormH8439will eatתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398it.

40You will haveיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961oliveזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132treesH2132throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your territoryגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366but you will not anointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480yourself with the oilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588your olivesזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132will dropH5394offH5394prematurely.

41You will fatherתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323but they will not remainיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961yours, becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they will goיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42The cricketהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ha.tze.la.TzalH6767will takeיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423possessionH3423of allכָּל־kol-H3605your treesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086and the produceוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

43The strangerהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is amongבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130you will riseיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927aboveעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you higherמַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahH4605and higherמָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahH4605,and you will goתֵרֵ֖דte.RedH3381downH3381lowerמַ֥טָּהMa.tahH4295and lowerמָּֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.

44He will lendיַלְוְךָ֔yal.ve.KhaH3867to you, but you will not lendתַלְוֶ֑נּוּtal.Ve.nuH3867to him;he will be the headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218,and you will be the tailלְזָנָֽב׃le.za.NavH2180.

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