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Deuteronomy 28:53-57

53And thou shalt eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398the fruitפְרִֽי־fe.ri-H6529of thine own bodyבִטְנְךָ֗vit.ne.KhaH990,the fleshבְּשַׂ֤רbe.SarH1320of thy sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121and of thy daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee, in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692,and in the straitnessוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689,wherewith thine enemiesאֹיְבֶֽךָ׃'o.ye.Ve.khaH341shall distressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693thee:

54So thatthe manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that istenderהָרַ֣ךְha.RakhH7390among you, and veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966delicateוְהֶעָנֹ֖גve.he.'a.NogH6028,his eyeעֵינ֤וֹei.NoH5869shall be evilH3415toward his brotherבְאָחִיו֙ve.'a.ChivH251,and toward the wifeוּבְאֵ֣שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802of his bosomחֵיק֔וֹchei.KoH2436,and toward the remnantוּבְיֶ֥תֶרu.ve.Ye.terH3499of his childrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121which he shall leaveיוֹתִֽיר׃yo.TirH3498:

55So that he will not giveמִתֵּ֣ת׀mi.TetH5414to anyלְאַחַ֣דle.'a.ChadH259of them of the fleshמִבְּשַׂ֤רmi.be.SarH1320of his childrenבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121whom he shall eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398:because he hath nothing leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692,and in the straitnessוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689,wherewith thine enemiesאֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341shall distressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693thee in all thy gatesשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃she.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

56The tenderהָרַכָּ֨הha.ra.KahH7390and delicateוְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗הve.ha.'a.nu.GahH6028woman among you, which would not adventureנִסְּתָ֤הni.se.TahH5254to setהַצֵּ֣גha.TzegH3322the soleכַף־khaf-H3709of her footרַגְלָהּ֙rag.LahH7272upon the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776for delicatenessמֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖גme.hit.'a.NegH6026and tendernessוּמֵרֹ֑ךְu.me.RokhH7391,her eyeעֵינָהּ֙'ei.NahH5869shall be evilH3415toward the husbandבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376of her bosomחֵיקָ֔הּchei.KahH2436,and toward her sonוּבִבְנָ֖הּu.viv.NahH1121,and toward her daughterוּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃u.ve.vi.TahH1323,

57And toward her young oneוּֽבְשִׁלְיָתָ֞הּu.ve.shil.ya.TahH7988that cometh outהַיּוֹצֵ֣ת׀hai.yo.TzetH3318from between her feetרַגְלֶ֗יהָrag.Lei.haH7272,and toward her childrenוּבְבָנֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.va.Nei.haH1121which she shall bearתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205:for she shall eatתֹאכְלֵ֥םtokh.LemH398them for wantבְּחֹֽסֶר־be.cho.ser-H2640of all thingssecretlyבַּסָּ֑תֶרba.Sa.terH5643in the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and straitnessוּבְמָצ֔וֹקu.ve.ma.TzokH4689,wherewith thine enemyאֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341shall distressיָצִ֥יקya.TzikH6693thee in thy gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

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