New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 29:18-28

18soH6435thatH6435thereH3426will notH6435beH3426among you a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orאוֹ־'ov-H176womanאִשָּׁ֞ה'i.ShahH802,orא֧וֹ'oH176familyמִשְׁפָּחָ֣הmish.pa.ChahH4940orאוֹ־'ov-H176tribeשֵׁ֗בֶטShe.vetH7626,whoseאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834heartH3824turnsH6437awayפֹנֶ֤הfo.NehH6437todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to goH1980to serveלַעֲבֹ֔דla.'a.VodH5647the godsאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471;that thereH3426will not beH3426among youa rootשֹׁ֛רֶשׁSho.reshH8328bearingH6509poisonousרֹ֖אשׁroshH7219fruitפֹּרֶ֥הpo.RehH6509and wormwoodוְלַעֲנָֽה׃ve.la.'a.NahH3939.

19And it shall be when he hearsבְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩be.sha.me.'OH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088curseH423,that he will considerH1288himself fortunateH1288in his heartבִּלְבָב֤וֹbil.va.VoH3824,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, ‘I will doH1961wellשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965thoughH3588I walkאֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhH1980in the stubbornnessבִּשְׁרִר֥וּתbish.ri.RutH8307of my heartלִבִּ֖יli.BiH3820inH4616orderH4616toH4616destroyסְפ֥וֹתse.FotH5595the wateredהָרָוָ֖הha.ra.VahH7302landalongאֶת־'et-H854with the dryהַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ha.tze.me.'AhH6771.’

20The LordH3068will not beH14willingיֹאבֶ֣הyo.VehH14to forgiveסְלֹ֣חַֽse.Lo.achH5545him, but ratherכִּ֣י אָ֠זki 'azH3588 H227the angerאַף־'af-H639of the LordH3068andHis wrathוְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ve.kin.'a.ToH7068willburnיֶעְשַׁ֨ןye'.ShanH6225against that personבָּאִ֣ישׁba.'IshH376,and everyH3605curseH423that is writtenH3789in thisH2088bookH5612will lieוְרָ֤בְצָהve.Ra.ve.tzahH7257upon him, and the LordH3068willwipeוּמָחָ֤הu.ma.ChahH4229outH4229his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

21Then the LordH3068will singleH914him outH914for disasterH7463from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,in accordance with allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605the cursesאָל֣וֹת'a.LotH423of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which is writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֕הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Bookבְּסֵ֥פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֖הha.to.RahH8451.

22“Now the futureהָֽאַחֲר֗וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314generationהַדּ֣וֹרha.DorH1755,your sonsבְּנֵיכֶם֙be.nei.KhemH1121whoH834riseH6965upH6965afterמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיכֶ֔םme.'A.cha.rei.KhemH4480 H310you andthe foreignerוְהַ֨נָּכְרִ֔יve.Ha.na.khe.RiH5237whoH834comesיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935from a distantרְחוֹקָ֑הre.cho.KahH7350landH776,when they seeוְ֠רָאוּVe.ra.'uH7200the plaguesמַכּ֞וֹתma.KotH4347of that landH776and the diseasesתַּ֣חֲלֻאֶ֔יהָta.cha.lu.'Ei.haH8463with whichH834the LordH3068has afflictedחִלָּ֥הchi.LahH2470it, will sayוְאָמַ֞רve.'a.MarH559,

23‘AllH3605its landH776isbrimstoneגָּפְרִ֣יתga.fe.RitH1614and saltוָמֶלַח֮va.me.LachH4417,burnedשְׂרֵפָ֣הse.re.FahH8316debrisH8316,unsownלֹ֤א תִזָּרַע֙lo' ti.za.Ra'H3808 H2232and unproductiveוְלֹ֣א תַצְמִ֔חַve.Lo' tatz.Mi.achH6779 H3808,and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808 H3605grassעֵ֑שֶׂב'E.sevH6212growsיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927on it, like the overthrowכְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114ofSodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahוַעֲמֹרָה֙va.'a.mo.RahH6017,Admahאַדְמָ֣ה'ad.MahH126and Zeboiimוּצְבוֹיִ֔םu.tze.v.yimH6636,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LordH3068overthrewהָפַ֣ךְha.FakhH2015in His angerH639and in His wrathוּבַחֲמָתֽוֹ׃u.va.cha.ma.ToH2534.’

24Allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471will sayH559, ‘Whyמֶ֨הmehH5921 H4100has the LordH3068doneעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213allthisכָּ֖כָהKa.khahH3602to thisH2088landH776?Whyמֶ֥הmehH4100thisH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419outburstחֳרִ֛יcho.RiH2750of angerהָאַ֥ףha.'AfH639?’

25Then peoplewill sayוְאָ֣מְר֔וּve.'A.me.RuH559, ‘It isbecauseעַ֚ל'alH5921 H834they abandonedעָֽזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the GodH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1,whichH834He madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772with them when He broughtH3318them outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

26And they wentוַיֵּלְכ֗וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980and servedוַיַּֽעַבְדוּ֙vai.ya.'av.DuH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and worshipedH2331them, godsאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430that they have not knownיְדָע֔וּםye.da.'UmH3045and whom He had notassignedחָלַ֖קcha.LakH2505to them.

27Therefore, the angerH639of the LordH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against that landH776,to bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935upon it everyכָּל־kol-H3605curseהַקְּלָלָ֔הha.ke.la.LahH7045which is writtenהַכְּתוּבָ֖הha.ke.tu.VahH3789in thisH2088bookבַּסֵּ֥פֶרba.Se.ferH5612;

28andthe LordH3068uprootedוַיִּתְּשֵׁ֤םvai.yi.te.ShemH5428them from their landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127in angerבְּאַ֥ףbe.'AfH639,furyוּבְחֵמָ֖הu.ve.che.MahH2534,and in greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419wrathוּבְקֶ֣צֶףu.ve.Ke.tzefH7110,and hurledוַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֛םvai.yash.li.KhemH7993them into anotherאַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retH312landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.’

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