Revised Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 28:5-17

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.

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall makeוּנְתָֽנְךָ֨u.ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee the headלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218,and not the tailלְזָנָ֔בle.za.NavH2180;and thou shalt be above onlyלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,and thou shalt not be beneathלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295;if that thou hearkenתִשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085unto the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣ת׀mitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,to observeלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104and to doוְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ve.la.'a.SotH6213them:

14And thou shalt not go asideתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493from any of the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697which I commandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, tothe right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225, or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040,to goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430to serveלְעָבְדָֽם׃ סle.'a.ve.DamH5647them.

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.

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