Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 28:38-48

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.

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