Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 26:31-39

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.

34Then shall the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776enjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521her sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676,as longיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117as it lieth desolateהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074, and ye bein your enemies’אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776; eventhen shall the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776restתִּשְׁבַּ֣תtish.BatH7673,and enjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521her sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.

35As long asיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117it lieth desolateהָשַּׁמָּ֖הha.sha.MahH8074it shall restתִּשְׁבֹּ֑תtish.BotH7673;because it did not restשָׁבְתָ֛הshav.TahH7673in your sabbathsבְּשַׁבְּתֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.sha.be.to.tei.KhemH7676,when ye dweltבְּשִׁבְתְּכֶ֥םbe.shiv.te.KhemH3427upon it.

36And upon them that are leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604aliveof you I will sendוְהֵבֵ֤אתִיve.he.Ve.tiH935a faintnessמֹ֙רֶךְ֙mo.rekhH4816into their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341;and the soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of a shakenנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929shall chaseוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291them; and they shall fleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127,as fleeingמְנֻֽסַת־me.nu.sat-H4499from a swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719;and they shall fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307when none pursuethרֹדֵֽף׃ro.DefH7291.

37And they shall fallוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376upon anotherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251,as it were beforeכְּמִפְּנֵי־ke.mi.pe.nei-H6440a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,when none pursuethוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291:and ye shall have no power to standתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'O.ye.vei.KhemH341.

38And ye shall perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH6among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,and the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall eat you upוְאָכְלָ֣הve.'a.khe.LahH398.

39And they that are leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604of you shall pine awayיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743in their iniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771in your enemies’אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776;and also in the iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1shall they pine awayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743with them.

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