Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 26:4-17

4Then I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you rainגִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םgish.mei.KhemH1653in due seasonבְּעִתָּ֑םbe.'i.TamH6256,and the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shall yieldוְנָתְנָ֤הve.nat.NahH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and the treesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shall yieldיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414their fruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

5And your threshingדַּ֙יִשׁ֙da.yishH1786shall reachוְהִשִּׂ֨יגve.hi.SigH5381unto the vintageבָּצִ֔ירba.TzirH1210,and the vintageוּבָצִ֖ירu.va.TzirH1210shall reachיַשִּׂ֣יגya.SigH5381unto the sowing timeזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233:and ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398your breadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899to the fullלָשֹׂ֔בַעla.Soa'H7648,and dwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427in your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

6And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and ye shall lie downוּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םu.she.khav.TemH7901, and none shall make youafraidמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729:and I will ridוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞יve.hish.ba.TiH7673evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּ֤הchai.YahH2416out of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,neither shall the swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719goתַעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674through your landבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

7And ye shall chaseוּרְדַפְתֶּ֖םu.re.daf.TemH7291your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341,and they shall fallוְנָפְל֥וּve.na.fe.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you by the swordלֶחָֽרֶבle.Cha.revH2719.

8And fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568of you shall chaseוְרָדְפ֨וּve.rad.FuH7291an hundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967,and an hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967of you shall put ten thousandרְבָבָ֣הre.va.VahH7233to flightיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291:and your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall fallוְנָפְל֧וּve.naf.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.KhemH6440you by the swordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719.

9For I will have respectוּפָנִ֣יתִיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437unto you, and make you fruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֣יve.hif.rei.TiH6509,and multiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖יve.hir.bei.TiH7235you, and establishוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with you.

10And ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398old storeנוֹשָׁ֑ןno.ShanH3462,and bring forthתּוֹצִֽיאוּ׃to.Tzi.'uH3318the oldH3465becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319.

11And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414my tabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יmish.ka.NiH4908amongבְּתוֹכְכֶ֑םbe.tokh.KhemH8432you: and my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shall not abhorתִגְעַ֥לtig.'AlH1602you.

12And I will walkוְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ve.hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980amongבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432you, and will beוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961your Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,and ye shall beתִּהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961my peopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

13I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,which brought you forthהוֹצֵ֤אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,that ye should not be their bondmenעֲבָדִ֑ים'a.va.DimH5650;and I have brokenוָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙va.'esh.BorH7665the bandsמֹטֹ֣תmo.TotH4133of your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923,and made you goH3212uprightקֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ פKo.mi.YutH6968.

14But if ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me, and will not doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213all these commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687;

15And if ye shall despiseתִּמְאָ֔סוּtim.'A.suH3988my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,or if your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315abhorתִּגְעַ֣לtig.'AlH1602my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,so that ye will not doעֲשׂוֹת֙'a.sOtH6213all my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, butthat ye breakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285:

16I also will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213this unto you; I will even appointוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485over you terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928,consumptionהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829,and the burning agueהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920,that shall consumeמְכַלּ֥וֹתme.kha.LotH3615the eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and cause sorrowוּמְדִיבֹ֣תu.me.di.VotH1727of heartנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315:and ye shall sowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232your seedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233in vainלָרִיק֙la.RikH7385,for your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shall eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it.

17And I will setוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440against you, and ye shall be slainוְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖םve.ni.gaf.TemH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341:they that hateשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you shall reignוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287over you; and ye shall fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127when none pursuethרֹדֵ֥ףro.DefH7291you.

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