Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 26:24-33

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.

29And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121,and the fleshוּבְשַׂ֥רu.ve.SarH1320of your daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323shall ye eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

30And I will destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045your high placesבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116,and cut downוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772your imagesחַמָּ֣נֵיכֶ֔םcha.Ma.nei.KhemH2553,and castוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414your carcasesפִּגְרֵיכֶ֔םpig.rei.KhemH6297upon the carcasesפִּגְרֵ֖יpig.ReiH6297of your idolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,and my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall abhorוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602you.

31And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414your citiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892wasteחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723,and bringH8074your sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720unto desolationH8074,and I will not smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the savourבְּרֵ֖יחַbe.Rei.achH7381of your sweet odoursנִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ni.Cho.cha.KhemH5207.

32And I will bringH8074the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776into desolationH8074:and your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341which dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427therein shall be astonishedH8074at it.

33And I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219you among the heathenבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471,and will draw outוַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥יva.ha.ri.ko.TiH7324a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you: and your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall be desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077,and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.

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