Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 28:1-12

1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearkenשָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085diligentlyתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104andto doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,that Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will setוּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜u.ne.Ta.ne.khaH5414thee on highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945above all nationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

2And all these blessingsהַבְּרָכ֥וֹתha.be.ra.KhotH1293shall comeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935on thee, and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיגֻ֑ךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee, if thou shalt hearkenתִשְׁמַ֔עtish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

3Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shalt thou bein the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,and blessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288shalt thou bein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

4Blessedבָּר֧וּךְba.RukhH1288shall bethe fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thy bodyבִטְנְךָ֛vit.ne.KhaH990,and the fruitוּפְרִ֥יu.fe.RiH6529of thy groundאַדְמָתְךָ֖'ad.ma.te.KhaH127,and the fruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thy cattleבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָve.hem.Te.khaH929,the increaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kineאֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khaH504,and the flocksוְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹתve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thy sheepצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

5Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shall bethy basketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and thy storeוּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃u.mish.'ar.Te.khaH4863.

6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shalt thou bewhen thou comest inבְּבֹאֶ֑ךָbe.vo.'E.khaH935,and blessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288shalt thou bewhen thou goest outבְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃be.tze.Te.khaH3318.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall causeיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341that rise upהַקָּמִ֣יםha.ka.MimH6965against thee to be smittenנִגָּפִ֖יםni.ga.FimH5062before thy faceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440:they shall come outיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318against thee oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,and fleeיָנ֥וּסוּya.Nu.suH5127beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870.

8Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall commandיְצַ֨וye.TzavH6680the blessingהַבְּרָכָ֔הha.be.ra.KhahH1293upon thee in thy storehousesבַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָba.'a.sa.Mei.khaH618,and in all that thou settestמִשְׁלַ֣חmish.LachH4916thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027unto; and he shall blessוּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔u.Ve.rakh.khaH1288thee in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

9Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shall establishיְקִֽימְךָ֨ye.ki.me.ChaH6965thee an holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971unto himself, as he hath swornנִֽשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650unto thee, if thou shalt keepתִשְׁמֹ֗רtish.MorH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and walkוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in his waysבִּדְרָכָֽיו׃bid.ra.KhavH1870.

10And all peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall seeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200that thou art calledנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121by the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and they shall be afraidוְיָֽרְא֖וּve.ya.re.'UH3372of thee.

11And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall make thee plenteousוְהוֹתִֽרְךָ֤ve.ho.tir.KhaH3498in goodsלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896,in the fruitבִּפְרִ֧יbif.RiH6529of thy bodyבִטְנְךָ֛vit.ne.KhaH990,and in the fruitוּבִפְרִ֥יu.vif.RiH6529of thy cattleבְהַמְתְּךָ֖ve.ham.te.KhaH929,and in the fruitוּבִפְרִ֣יu.vif.RiH6529of thy groundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127,in the landהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068swareנִשְׁבַּ֧עnish.Ba'H7650unto thy fathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee.

12Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall openיִפְתַּ֣חyif.TachH6605unto thee his goodהַטּ֜וֹבha.TovH2896treasureאוֹצָר֨וֹ'o.tza.RoH214,the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to giveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414the rainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306unto thy landאַרְצְךָ֙'ar.tze.KhaH776in his seasonבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,and to blessוּלְבָרֵ֕ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288all the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027:and thou shalt lendוְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ve.hil.Vi.taH3867unto manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471,and thou shalt not borrowתִלְוֶֽה׃til.VehH3867.

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