Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 28:38-42

38Thou shalt carryH3318muchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233outH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and shalt gatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622butlittleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592inH622;for the locustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697shall consumeיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628it.

39Thou shalt plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754,and dressוְעָבָ֑דְתָּve.'a.Va.de.taH5647them,but shalt neither drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354ofthe wineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,nor gatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רte.'e.GorH103the grapes;for the wormsהַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ha.to.La.'atH8438shall eatתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them.

40Thou shalt have olive treesזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132throughout all thy coastsגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366,but thou shalt not anointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480thyselfwith the oilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081;for thine oliveזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132shall castיִשַּׁ֖לyi.ShalH5394his fruit.

41Thou shalt begetתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323,but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall goH3212into captivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42All thy treesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086and fruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thy landאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127shall the locustהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ha.tze.la.TzalH6767consumeיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423.

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