Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 28:15-24

15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearkenתִשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213all his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and his statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;that all these cursesהַקְּלָל֥וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shall comeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935upon thee, and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃ve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee:

16Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shalt thou bein the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shalt thou bein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

17Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall bethy basketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and thy storeוּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃u.mish.'ar.Te.khaH4863.

18Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall bethe fruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thy bodyבִטְנְךָ֖vit.ne.KhaH990,and the fruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thy landאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127,the increaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kineאֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khaH504,and the flocksוְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹתve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thy sheepצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

19Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shalt thou bewhen thou comest inבְּבֹאֶ֑ךָbe.vo.'E.khaH935,and cursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shalt thou bewhen thou goest outבְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃be.tze.Te.khaH3318.

20Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall sendיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971upon thee cursingהַמְּאֵרָ֤הha.me.'e.RahH3994,vexationהַמְּהוּמָה֙ha.me.hu.MahH4103,and rebukeהַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶתha.mig.'E.retH4045,in all that thou settestמִשְׁלַ֥חmish.LachH4916thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027unto for to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213,until thou be destroyedהִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤hi.sha.med.KhaH8045,and until thou perishאֲבָדְךָ֙'a.va.de.KhaH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118;becauseמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the wickednessרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of thy doingsמַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָma.'a.la.Lei.khaH4611,whereby thou hast forsakenעֲזַבְתָּֽנִי׃'a.zav.Ta.niH5800me.

21Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall make the pestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698cleaveיַדְבֵּ֧קyad.BekH1692unto thee, until he have consumedכַּלֹּת֣וֹka.lo.ToH3615thee from off the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whither thou goestבָא־va'-H935to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

22Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068shall smiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with a consumptionבַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתba.sha.Che.fetH7829,and with a feverוּבַקַּדַּ֜חַתu.vak.ka.Da.chatH6920,and with an inflammationוּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶתu.vad.da.Le.ketH1816,and with an extreme burningוּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙u.va.char.ChurH2746,and with the swordוּבַחֶ֔רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719,and with blastingוּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹןu.vash.shi.da.FonH7711,and with mildewוּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹןu.vai.ye.ra.KonH3420;and they shall pursueוּרְדָפ֖וּךָu.re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee until thou perishאָבְדֶֽךָ׃'a.ve.De.khaH6.

23And thy heavenשָׁמֶ֛יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064that isover thy headרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218shall be brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and the earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that is under thee shall beironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

24Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall makeיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414the rainמְטַ֥רme.TarH4306of thy landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776powderאָבָ֣ק'a.VakH80and dustוְעָפָ֑רve.'a.FarH6083:from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall it come downיֵרֵ֣דye.RedH3381upon thee, until thou be destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

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