Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 28:16-20

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.

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