Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 26:18-28

18And if ye will not yetעַד־'ad-H5704for all this hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, then I will punishלְיַסְּרָ֣הle.ya.se.RahH3256you seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651moreוְיָסַפְתִּי֙ve.ya.saf.TiH3254for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

19And I will breakוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖יve.sha.var.TiH7665the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of your powerעֻזְּכֶ֑ם'u.ze.KhemH5797;and I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your heavenשְׁמֵיכֶם֙she.mei.KhemH8064as ironכַּבַּרְזֶ֔לka.bar.ZelH1270,and your earthאַרְצְכֶ֖ם'ar.tze.KhemH776as brassכַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃ka.ne.chu.ShahH5154:

20And your strengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581shall be spentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552in vainלָרִ֖יקla.RikH7385:for your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall not yieldתִתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,neither shall the treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414their fruitsפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

21And if ye walkH3212contraryקֶ֔רִיKe.riH7147unto me, and willתֹאב֖וּto.VuH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085unto me; I will bringH3254seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651moreH3254plaguesמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347upon you according to your sinsכְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃ke.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

22I will also sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֨יve.hish.lach.TiH7971wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416among you, which shall rob you of your childrenוְשִׁכְּלָ֣הve.shi.ke.LahH7921,and destroyוְהִכְרִ֙יתָה֙ve.hikh.Ri.tahH3772your cattleבְּהֶמְתְּכֶ֔םbe.hem.te.KhemH929,and make you few in numberוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591; and your highwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870shall be desolateוְנָשַׁ֖מּוּve.na.Sha.muH8074.

23And if ye will not be reformedתִוָּסְר֖וּti.vas.RuH3256by me by these things, but will walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980contraryקֶֽרִי׃Ke.riH7147unto me;

24Then will I also walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֧יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980contraryבְּקֶ֑רִיbe.Ke.riH7147unto you, and will punishוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221you yetגַּם־gam-H1571seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

25And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935a swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719upon you, that shall avengeנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358the quarrelנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359of mycovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285:and when ye are gathered togetherוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622withinאֶל־'el-H413your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892,I will sendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971the pestilenceדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698amongבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432you; and ye shall be deliveredוְנִתַּתֶּ֖םve.nit.ta.TemH5414into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

26Andwhen I have brokenבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665the staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of your breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802shall bakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259ovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574,and they shall deliverH7725youyour breadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899againH7725by weightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948:and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398,and not be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.

27And if ye will not for all thisבְּזֹ֔אתbe.ZotH2063hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, but walkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980contraryבְּקֶֽרִי׃be.Ke.riH7147unto me;

28Then I will walkוְהָלַכְתִּ֥יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980contraryקֶ֑רִיKe.riH7147unto you also in furyבַּחֲמַת־ba.cha.mat-H2534;and I, evenאַף־'af-H637I, will chastiseוְיִסַּרְתִּ֤יve.yi.sar.TiH3256you seven timesשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651for your sinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶם׃cha.to.tei.khemH2403.

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