Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 28

1And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518thou shalt hearkendiligentlyH8104unto thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, toobserveH8104todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, that theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willsetוּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜u.ne.Ta.ne.khaH5414thee onhighH1471aboveעַ֖ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thenationsגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

2andallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428blessingsהַבְּרָכ֥וֹתha.be.ra.KhotH1293shallcomeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935uponעָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיגֻ֑ךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588thou shalt hearken unto thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

3Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shalt thou be in thecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892, andblessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288shalt thou be in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

4Blessedבָּר֧וּךְba.RukhH1288shall be thefruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thybodyבִטְנְךָ֛vit.ne.KhaH990, and thefruitוּפְרִ֥יu.fe.RiH6529of thygroundאַדְמָתְךָ֖'ad.ma.te.KhaH127, and thefruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thycattleבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָve.hem.Te.khaH929, theincreaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kine, and theyoungוְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹתve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thyflockצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

5Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shall be thybasketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and thy kneadingtrough.

6Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288shalt thou be when thou comest in, andblessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288shalt thou be when thou goestoutבְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃be.tze.Te.khaH3318.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shallcauseיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341thatriseH6965upH6965againstH5921thee to be smittenbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: they shallcomeיֵצְא֣וּye.tze.'UH3318outH3318againstH5921thee onewayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870, and shallfleeיָנ֥וּסוּya.Nu.suH5127beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440theesevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870.

8TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shallcommandיְצַ֨וye.TzavH6680theblessingהַבְּרָכָ֔הha.be.ra.KhahH1293uponH3027thee in thybarnsבַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָba.'a.sa.Mei.khaH618, and inallוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605that thou puttest thinehandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027unto: and he shallblessוּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔u.Ve.rakh.khaH1288thee in thelandבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430giveth thee.

9TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shallestablishיְקִֽימְךָ֨ye.ki.me.ChaH6965thee for anholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971untohimselfH8104, as he hathswornנִֽשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650unto thee;ifכִּ֣יkiH3588thou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹ֗רtish.MorH8104thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, andwalkוְהָלַכְתָּ֖ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָֽיו׃bid.ra.KhavH1870.

10Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallseeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200that thou artcalledנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121by thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and they shall beafraidוְיָֽרְא֖וּve.ya.re.'UH3372of thee.

11And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallmakeH5414thee plenteous forgoodלְטוֹבָ֔הle.to.VahH2896, in thefruitבִּפְרִ֧יbif.RiH6529of thybodyבִטְנְךָ֛vit.ne.KhaH990, and in thefruitוּבִפְרִ֥יu.vif.RiH6529of thycattleבְהַמְתְּךָ֖ve.ham.te.KhaH929, and in thefruitוּבִפְרִ֣יu.vif.RiH6529of thygroundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127, in thelandהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sware unto thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָla.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee.

12TheLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068shallopenיִפְתַּ֣חyif.TachH6605unto thee hisgoodהַטּ֜וֹבha.TovH2896treasureאוֹצָר֨וֹ'o.tza.RoH214theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414therainמְטַֽר־me.tar-H4306of thylandאַרְצְךָ֙'ar.tze.KhaH776initsH3605seasonבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, and toblessוּלְבָרֵ֕ךְu.le.va.RekhH1288allH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thinehandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027: and thou shaltlendH5414untomanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471, and thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808borrowH3867.

13And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shallmakeוּנְתָֽנְךָ֨u.ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee theheadלְרֹאשׁ֙le.roShH7218, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808thetailלְזָנָ֔בle.za.NavH2180; and thou shalt beaboveלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605onlyרַ֣קrakH7535, and thou shaltnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bebeneathלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295;ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou shalt hearken unto thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֣ת׀mitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֛me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, toobserveלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104and todoוְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ve.la.'a.SotH6213them;

14and shaltnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808turnתָס֗וּרta.SurH5493asideH5493fromanyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of thewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834Icommandמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youH834thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, to therightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225, or to theleftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040, togoH5493afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430toserveלְעָבְדָֽם׃ סle.'a.ve.DamH5647them.

15But it shallcomeוּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uH935topassH935,ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808hearken unto thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, toobserveלִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.MorH8104todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117; thatallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהַקְּלָל֥וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shallcomeH935uponעָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃ve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee.

16Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shalt thou be in thecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892, andcursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shalt thou be in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

17Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall be thybasketטַנְאֲךָ֖tan.'a.KhaH2935and thy kneadingtrough.

18Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shall be thefruitפְּרִֽי־pe.ri-H6529of thybodyבִטְנְךָ֖vit.ne.KhaH990, and thefruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thygroundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127, theincreaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kine, and theyoungוְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹתve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thyflockצֹאנֶֽךָ׃tzo.Ne.khaH6629.

19Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779shalt thou be when thou comest in, andcursedוְאָר֥וּרve.'a.RurH779shalt thou be when thou goestoutבְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃be.tze.Te.khaH3318.

20TheLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068shallsendיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971uponH3027thee cursing, discomfiture, andrebukeהַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶתha.mig.'E.retH4045, inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605that thou puttest thinehandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027unto for todoתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הta.'a.SehH6213,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704thou bedestroyedהִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤hi.sha.med.KhaH8045, anduntilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704thouperishאֲבָדְךָ֙'a.va.de.KhaH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118;becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of theevilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of thydoingsמַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָma.'a.la.Lei.khaH4611,wherebyאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hast forsakenmeH7971.

21TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallmakeH3615thepestilenceהַדָּ֑בֶרha.Da.verH1698cleave unto thee,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704he haveconsumedH3615thee fromoffמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, whither thou goest in topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

22TheLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068shallsmiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221thee withconsumptionבַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתba.sha.Che.fetH7829, and withfeverוּבַקַּדַּ֜חַתu.vak.ka.Da.chatH6920, and withinflammationוּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶתu.vad.da.Le.ketH1816, and withfieryH2746heatH2746, and with theswordוּבַחֶ֔רֶבu.va.Che.revH2719, and with blasting, and withmildewוּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹןu.vai.ye.ra.KonH3420; and they shallpursueוּרְדָפ֖וּךָu.re.da.Fu.khaH7291theeuntilעַ֥ד'adH5704thouperishאָבְדֶֽךָ׃'a.ve.De.khaH6.

23And thyheavenשָׁמֶ֛יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064that is over thyheadרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218shall bebrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, and theearthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776that isunderתַּחְתֶּ֖יךָtach.Tei.khaH8478thee shall beironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

24TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallmakeיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414therainמְטַ֥רme.TarH4306of thylandאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776powderאָבָ֣ק'a.VakH80anddustוְעָפָ֑רve.'a.FarH6083: fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall itcomeיֵרֵ֣דye.RedH3381downH3381uponעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thou bedestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

25TheLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shallcauseיִתֶּנְךָ֨yi.ten.KhaH5414thee to be smittenbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thineenemiesאֹיְבֶיךָ֒'o.ye.vei.KhaH341: thou shaltgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318outH3318onewayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870againstאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413them, and shaltfleeתָּנ֣וּסta.NusH5127sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440them: and thou shalt be tossed to and fro amongallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26And thy carcase shall be meat untoallH3605fowls of the air, and unto thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and there shall benoneוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369to fray themawayH3605.

27TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with theboilבִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.ChinH7822ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and with the emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canstnotלֹא־lo'-H3808behealedלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe'H7495.

28TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221thee withmadnessבְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹןbe.shi.ga.'onH7697, and withblindnessוּבְעִוָּר֑וֹןu.ve.'i.va.RonH5788, and with astonishment ofheartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824:

29and thou shaltgropeH4959at noonday, as theblindהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787gropeth indarknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653, and thou shaltnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808prosperתַצְלִ֖יחַtatz.Li.achH6743in thywaysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870: and thou shalt beonlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389oppressedעָשׁ֧וּק'a.ShukH6231and spoiled alway, and there shall benoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369tosaveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467thee.

30Thou shaltbetrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781awifeH802, andanotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376shall lie withherH802: thou shaltbuildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129anhouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004, and thou shaltnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dwellתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427therein: thou shaltplantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193avineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754, and shaltnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808use the fruit thereof.

31Thineoxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794shall be slainbeforeH6440thineeyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, and thou shaltnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808eatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398thereof: thine ass shall be violentlytakenגָּז֣וּלga.ZulH1497awayH7725frombeforeH6440thyfaceH6440, and shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808berestoredH7725to thee: thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629shall begivenנְתֻנ֣וֹתne.tu.NotH5414unto thineenemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and thou shalt havenoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369tosaveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467thee.

32Thysonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shall begivenנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414untoanotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312peopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971, and thineeyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shalllookרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200, and fail with longing for themallכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: and there shall be nought in thepowerH3027of thinehandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

33Thefruitפְּרִ֤יpe.RiH6529of thygroundאַדְמָֽתְךָ֙'ad.ma.te.KhaH127, andallH3605thy labours, shall anationעַ֖ם'amH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou knowestnotלֹא־lo'-H3808eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398upH398; and thou shalt beonlyרַ֛קrakH7535oppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231andcrushedוְרָצ֖וּץve.ra.TzutzH7533alway:

34soוְהָיִ֖יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961that thou shalt bemadמְשֻׁגָּ֑עme.shu.Ga'H7696for thesightH5869of thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

35TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221thee in thekneesהַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ha.bir.Ka.yimH1290, and in thelegsH7272, with a soreboilבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822, whereof thou canstnotלֹא־lo'-H3808behealedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495, from thesoleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of thyfootרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272unto thecrownH6936of thyheadH6936.

36TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallbringH3045thee, and thykingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou shaltsetתָּקִ֣יםta.KimH6965over thee, unto anationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastnotH3808knownH3045, thounorH3808thyfathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1; and there shalt thouserveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

37And thou shaltbecomeוְהָיִ֣יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961an astonishment, aproverbH4912, and abywordלְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.ShalH4912, amongallH3605thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whither theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall lead theeawayH3605.

38Thou shaltcarryH3318muchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233outH3318intoH3318thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, and shaltgatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592in; for thelocustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697shallconsumeיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628it.

39Thou shaltplantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and dress them, but thou shaltneitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of thewineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808gatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רte.'e.GorH103the grapes; for the worm shalleatתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them.

40Thou shalt haveoliveזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132treesH2132throughoutH3605allH3605thybordersגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366, but thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808anointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480thyself with theoilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081: for thineoliveזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132shall castitsH3605fruitH3605.

41Thou shaltbegetתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323, but they shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808be thine; for they shallgoH1961intoH1961captivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42Allכָּל־kol-H3605thytreesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086and thefruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thygroundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127shall the locustpossessיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423.

43Thestrangerהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616that is in themidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee shallmountH5927upH5927aboveעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921theehigherמַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahH4605andhigherמָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahH4605; and thou shaltcomeH5927downתֵרֵ֖דte.RedH3381lowerמַ֥טָּהMa.tahH4295andlowerמָּֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.

44He shalllendיַלְוְךָ֔yal.ve.KhaH3867to thee, and thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808lendתַלְוֶ֑נּוּtal.Ve.nuH3867to him: he shall be theheadלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218, and thou shalt be thetailלְזָנָֽב׃le.za.NavH2180.

45Andallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהַקְּלָל֣וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935uponעָלֶ֜יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, and shallpursueוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙u.re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee, andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee,tillעַ֖ד'adH5704thou bedestroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְhi.sha.me.DakhH8045;becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thou hearkenedstnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808unto thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֛רlish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֥יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hecommandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680thee:

46and they shall beuponH1961thee for asignלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226and for awonderוּלְמוֹפֵ֑תu.le.mo.FetH4159, anduponH1961thyseedוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

47becauseH834thou servedstnotלֹא־lo'-H3808theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with joyfulness, and withgladnessבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057ofheartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824, byreasonH834of theabundanceמֵרֹ֖בme.RoH7230ofallכֹּֽל׃KolH3605things:

48therefore shalt thouserveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.TaH5647thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallsendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971againstH5921thee, inhungerבְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'AvH7458, and inthirstוּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772, and innakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.RomH5903, and in want ofallכֹּ֑לKolH3605things: and he shallputוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414ayokeעֹ֤ל'olH5923ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270uponH5921thyneckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704he havedestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.DoH8045thee.

49TheLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068shallbringיִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'H5375anationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471againstעָלֶ֨יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee fromfarמֵרָחוֹק֙me.ra.chOkH7350, from theendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, as theeagleהַנָּ֑שֶׁרha.Na.sherH5404flieth; anationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471whoseH834tongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808understandתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085;

50anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471offierceעַ֣ז'azH5794countenanceפָּנִ֑יםpa.NimH6440,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808regardפָנִים֙fa.NimH6440the person of theoldלְזָקֵ֔ןle.za.KenH2205,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808shew favour to theyoungוְנַ֖עַרve.Na.'arH5288:

51and he shalleatוְ֠אָכַלVe.'a.khalH398thefruitפְּרִ֨יpe.RiH6529of thycattleבְהֶמְתְּךָ֥ve.hem.te.KhaH929, and thefruitוּפְרִֽי־u.fe.ri-H6529of thygroundאַדְמָתְךָ֮'ad.ma.te.KhaH127,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704thou bedestroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָךְ֒hi.sha.me.doKhH8045:whichH834also shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808leaveיַשְׁאִ֜ירyash.'IrH7604thee corn,wineתִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492, oroilוְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.HarH3323, theincreaseשְׁגַ֥רshe.GarH7698of thy kine, or theyoungוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.RotH6251of thyflockצֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704he havecausedH834thee toperishהַאֲבִיד֖וֹha.'a.vi.DoH6.

52And he shall besiege thee inallH3605thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704thyhighהַגְּבֹה֣וֹתha.ge.vo.HotH1364and fencedwallsחֹמֹתֶ֙יךָ֙cho.mo.Tei.khaH2346comeרֶ֤דֶתRe.detH3381downH3381,whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou trustedst,throughoutH3605allH3605thylandאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776: and he shall besiege thee inallH3605thygatesשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָshe.'a.Rei.khaH8179throughoutH3605allH3605thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414thee.

53And thou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֣ve.'a.khal.TaH398thefruitפְרִֽי־fe.ri-H6529of thine ownbodyH1320, thefleshבְּשַׂ֤רbe.SarH1320of thysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121and of thydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414thee; in thesiegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and in the straitness, wherewith thineenemiesאֹיְבֶֽךָ׃'o.ye.Ve.khaH341shall straiten thee.

54Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376that istenderהָרַ֣ךְha.RakhH7390amongyouH834, andveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966delicateוְהֶעָנֹ֖גve.he.'a.NogH6028, hiseyeעֵינ֤וֹei.NoH5869shall beevilתֵּרַ֨עte.Ra'H7489toward hisbrotherבְאָחִיו֙ve.'a.ChivH251, and toward thewifeוּבְאֵ֣שֶׁתu.ve.'E.shetH802of hisbosomחֵיק֔וֹchei.KoH2436, and toward theremnantH3498of hischildrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121whichH834he hathremainingיוֹתִֽיר׃yo.TirH3498:

55soH5414that he willnotH398giveH5414toanyH3605of them of thefleshמִבְּשַׂ֤רmi.be.SarH1320of hischildrenבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he shalleatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398,becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he hathnothingH3605leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him; in thesiegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and in the straitness, wherewith thineenemyאֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341shall straiten thee inallH3605thygatesשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃she.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

56Thetenderהָרַכָּ֨הha.ra.KahH7390anddelicateוְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗הve.ha.'a.nu.GahH6028womanH1323amongyouH834,whichH834wouldnotלֹא־lo'-H3808adventure tosetהַצֵּ֣גha.TzegH3322thesoleכַף־khaf-H3709ofherH5921footרַגְלָהּ֙rag.LahH7272uponH5921thegroundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776fordelicatenessמֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖גme.hit.'a.NegH6026and tenderness,herH5921eyeעֵינָהּ֙'ei.NahH5869shall beevilתֵּרַ֤עte.Ra'H7489towardH5921thehusbandבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376ofherH5921bosomחֵיקָ֔הּchei.KahH2436, andtowardH5921herH5921sonוּבִבְנָ֖הּu.viv.NahH1121, andtowardH5921herH5921daughterוּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃u.ve.vi.TahH1323;

57and towardherH3605youngH1121one that comethoutהַיּוֹצֵ֣ת׀hai.yo.TzetH3318frombetweenמִבֵּ֣יןmi.BeinH996herH3605feetרַגְלֶ֗יהָrag.Lei.haH7272, and towardherH3605childrenH1121whichH834sheH834shallbearתֵּלֵ֔דte.LedH3205; forsheH834shalleatתֹאכְלֵ֥םtokh.LemH398them for want ofallH3605things secretly: in thesiegeבְּמָצוֹר֙be.ma.tzOrH4692and in the straitness, wherewith thineenemyאֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341shall straiten thee in thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

58Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltnotלֹ֨אlo'H3808observeתִשְׁמֹ֜רtish.MorH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451that arewrittenהַכְּתוּבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in thisbookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, that thou mayestfearלְ֠יִרְאָהLe.yir.'ahH3372thisgloriousהַנִּכְבָּ֤דha.nikh.BadH3513andfearfulוְהַנּוֹרָא֙ve.ha.no.Ra'H3372nameהַשֵּׁ֞םha.ShemH8034, THELORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068THYGODאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;

59then theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will make thyplaguesמַכֹּ֣תְךָ֔ma.Ko.te.khaH4347wonderfulוְהִפְלָ֤אve.hif.La'H6381, and theplaguesמַכּ֣וֹתma.KotH4347of thyseedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233,evenH853greatגְּדֹלוֹת֙ge.do.lOtH1419plaguesמַכּ֤וֹתma.KotH4347, and of long continuance, and soresicknessesוָחֳלָיִ֥םvo.cho.la.YimH2483, and of long continuance.

60And he willbringוְהֵשִׁ֣יבve.he.ShivH7725upon theeagainH7725allכָּל־kol-H3605thediseasesמַדְוֵ֣הmad.VehH4064ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou wastafraidיָגֹ֖רְתָּya.Go.re.taH3025of; and they shall cleave unto thee.

61Alsoeveryכָּל־kol-H3605sicknessחֳלִי֙cho.LiH2483, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605plagueמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808writtenכָת֔וּבkha.TuvH3789in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֣הha.to.RahH8451, them will theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bringיַעְלֵ֤םya'.LemH5927uponעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thou bedestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

62And ye shall beleftוְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.TemH7604fewמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592innumberH7230,whereasתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478ye were as thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064formultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thou didstnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearken unto thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

63And it shallcomeH935topassH935, that as theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rejoicedשָׂ֨שׂsasH7797overyouH859todoH3190youH859goodלְהֵיטִ֣יבle.hei.TivH3190, and tomultiplyוּלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתu.le.har.BotH7235youH859;soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willrejoiceיָשִׂ֤ישׂya.SisH7797overyouH859tocauseוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961youH859toperishלְהַאֲבִ֥ידle.ha.'a.VidH6, and todestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידu.le.hash.MidH8045youH859; and ye shall be plucked fromoffH5921thelandהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whither thou goest in topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.

64And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallscatterוֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ve.he.fi.tze.KhaH6327thee amongallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971, from the oneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776evenH5704unto theotherאֲחֵרִ֗ים'a.che.RimH312endקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and there thou shaltserveוְעָבַ֨דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834thou hastnotH3808knownיָדַ֛עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045, thounorH3808thyfathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,evenH5704woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

65And amongtheseהָהֵם֙ha.HemH1992nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֤םu.va.go.YimH1471shalt thoufindH5414noלֹ֣אlo'H3808ease, and there shall benoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808restמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for thesoleלְכַף־le.khaf-H3709of thyfootרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272: but theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shallgiveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414thee there atremblingרַגָּ֔זra.GazH7268heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, andfailingוְכִלְי֥וֹןve.khil.YonH3631ofeyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, and pining ofsoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315:

66and thylifeחַיֶּ֔יךָchai.Yei.khaH2416shallhangתְּלֻאִ֥יםte.lu.'ImH8511in doubtbeforeמִנֶּ֑גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048thee; and thou shaltfearוּפָֽחַדְתָּ֙u.fa.chad.TaH6342nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayוְיוֹמָ֔םve.yo.MamH3119, and shalt havenoneוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808assuranceתַאֲמִ֖יןta.'a.MinH539of thylifeבְּחַיֶּֽיךָ׃be.chai.Yei.khaH2416:

67in themorningבַּבֹּ֤קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242thou shaltsayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, WouldGodH559it were even! and at even thou shaltsayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, WouldGodH559it weremorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242! for thefearH6343of thineheartלְבָֽבְךָ֙le.va.ve.KhaH3824whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou shaltfearH6343, and for thesightH5869of thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

68And theLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shallbringוֶֽהֱשִֽׁיבְךָ֨ve.he.shi.ve.KhaH7725theeintoH4714Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714againע֖וֹדodH5750withshipsבָּאֳנִיּוֹת֒bo.'o.ni.yOtH591, by thewayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870whereof Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559unto thee, Thou shaltseeלִרְאֹתָ֑הּlir.'o.TahH7200itnoH3808moreH5750againH5750: and there ye shallsellוְהִתְמַכַּרְתֶּ֨םve.hit.ma.kar.TemH4376yourselves unto yourenemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֛יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341for bondmen and for bondwomen, andnoH3808manוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369shallbuyקֹנֶֽה׃ סko.NehH7069youאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28

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