Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 26:16-39

16I also willdoH6213this untoyouH5921; I willappointוְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨יve.hif.kad.TiH6485terrorבֶּֽהָלָה֙be.ha.LahH928overyouH5921,evenאַף־'af-H637consumptionהַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתha.sha.Che.fetH7829andfeverהַקַּדַּ֔חַתha.ka.Da.chatH6920, that shallconsumeH398theeyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, andmakeH6213thesoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315topineוּמְדִיבֹ֣תu.me.di.VotH1727awayמְכַלּ֥וֹתme.kha.LotH3615: and ye shallsowוּזְרַעְתֶּ֤םu.ze.ra'.TemH2232yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233in vain, for yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shalleatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it.

17And I willsetוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414myfaceH6440againstH6440youH5414, and ye shall be smittenbeforeH6440yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341: they thathateשֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130youH5414shallruleוְרָד֤וּve.ra.DuH7287overyouH5414; and ye shallfleeוְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.TemH5127whennoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369pursuethyouH5414.

18AndifH518ye willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808yet fortheseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428things hearken untomeעַל־'al-H5921, then I willchastiseלְיַסְּרָ֣הle.ya.se.RahH3256youH518sevenH7651timesH7651moreוְיָסַפְתִּי֙ve.ya.saf.TiH3254for yoursinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

19And I willbreakוְשָׁבַרְתִּ֖יve.sha.var.TiH7665theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of yourpowerעֻזְּכֶ֑ם'u.ze.KhemH5797; and I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414yourheavenשְׁמֵיכֶם֙she.mei.KhemH8064asironכַּבַּרְזֶ֔לka.bar.ZelH1270, and yourearthאַרְצְכֶ֖ם'ar.tze.KhemH776as brass:

20and yourstrengthכֹּחֲכֶ֑םko.cha.KhemH3581shall bespentוְתַ֥םve.TamH8552in vain: for yourlandאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808yieldH5414herH5414increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall thetreesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldH5414theirfruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

21AndifH518ye walkcontraryH5921untomeH5921, and willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearken untomeH5921; I will bringsevenH7651timesH7651moreוְיָסַפְתִּ֤יve.ya.saf.TiH3254plaguesמַכָּ֔הma.KahH4347uponH5921youH518accordingH5921to yoursinsכְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃ke.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

22And I willsendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֨יve.hish.lach.TiH7971thebeastH929of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704amongyouH7971,whichH929shall robyouH7971of yourchildrenוְשִׁכְּלָ֣הve.shi.ke.LahH7921, anddestroyH3772yourcattleH929, andmakeH3772youH7971fewוְהִמְעִ֖יטָהve.him.'I.tahH4591in number; and yourwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870shallbecomeH8074desolateוְנָשַׁ֖מּוּve.na.Sha.muH8074.

23Andifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518bytheseבְּאֵ֔לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428things ye willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808be reformed untomeH5973, but willwalkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980contrary untomeH5973;

24then will I alsowalkוְהָלַכְתִּ֧יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980contraryH5921untoyouH5921; and I willsmiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֤יve.hi.kei.TiH5221youH5921,evenגַּם־gam-H1571I,sevenH7651timesH7651for yoursinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם׃cha.to.tei.KhemH2403.

25And I willbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935aswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719uponעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youH5414, that shallexecuteנֹקֶ֙מֶת֙no.Ke.metH5358thevengeanceנְקַם־ne.kam-H5359of thecovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285; and ye shall begatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתֶּ֖םve.ne.'e.saf.TemH622togetherH622withinבְּת֣וֹכְכֶ֔םbe.Tokh.KhemH8432yourcitiesעָרֵיכֶ֑ם'a.rei.KhemH5892: and I willsendוְשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיve.shi.Lach.tiH7971thepestilenceדֶ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698amongyouH5414; and ye shall bedeliveredH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.

26When Ibreakבְּשִׁבְרִ֣יbe.shiv.RiH7665yourstaffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294ofbreadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802shallbakeוְ֠אָפוּVe.'a.fuH644yourbreadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899in oneovenבְּתַנּ֣וּרbe.ta.NurH8574, and they shall deliver yourbreadלַחְמְכֶ֖םlach.me.KhemH3899againוְהֵשִׁ֥יבוּve.he.Shi.vuH7725byweightבַּמִּשְׁקָ֑לba.mish.KalH4948: and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808besatisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ סtis.Ba.'uH7646.

27Andifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518ye willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808for all this hearken untomeH5973, butwalkוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֥םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980contrary untomeH5973;

28then I willwalkוְהָלַכְתִּ֥יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980contraryH5921untoyouH5921infuryבַּחֲמַת־ba.cha.mat-H2534; and I also willchastiseוְיִסַּרְתִּ֤יve.yi.sar.TiH3256youH5921sevenH7651timesH7651for yoursinsחַטֹּאתֵיכֶם׃cha.to.tei.khemH2403.

29And ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖םva.'a.khal.TemH398thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֑םbe.nei.KhemH1121, and thefleshוּבְשַׂ֥רu.ve.SarH1320of yourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323shall yeeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

30And I willdestroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞יve.hish.mad.TiH8045yourhighבָּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םba.mo.tei.KhemH1116placesH1116, andcutוְהִכְרַתִּי֙ve.hikh.ra.TiH3772downH3772your sun-images, andcastH5414your carcasesuponעַל־'al-H5921the carcases of youridolsגִּלּוּלֵיכֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.KhemH1544; and mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shallabhorוְגָעֲלָ֥הve.ga.'a.LahH1602youH5414.

31And I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414yourcitiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892awasteחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723, and willbringH5414yoursanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720untodesolationוַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074, and I willnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808smellאָרִ֔יחַ'a.Ri.achH7306the savour of your sweet odours.

32And I will bring thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921desolationוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074: and yourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341whichdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427therein shall beastonishedוְשָֽׁמְמ֤וּve.sha.MuH8074at it.

33AndyouH853will Iscatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219among thenationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471, and I will drawoutH1471theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310youH853: and yourlandאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776shall be adesolationשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077, and yourcitiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892shall be awasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.

34Then shall thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776enjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521herH3605sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676, aslongיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117as it liethdesolateהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074, and ye be in your enemies’landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;evenH853then shall thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776rest, andenjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521herH3605sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.

35Aslongיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117as it liethdesolateהָשַּׁמָּ֖הha.sha.MahH8074it shall have rest;evenH3808the restwhichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834it hadnotH3808in yoursabbathsבְּשַׁבְּתֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.sha.be.to.tei.KhemH7676, when yedweltבְּשִׁבְתְּכֶ֥םbe.shiv.te.KhemH3427uponעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921it.

36And as for them that areleftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604ofyouH935, I will send a faintnessintoH935theirheartבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in thelandsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341: and thesoundק֚וֹלKolH6963of adrivenנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929shallchaseH7291them; and they shallfleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127, as one fleeth from theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719; and they shallfallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307whennoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369pursueth.

37And they shallstumbleוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782oneuponתִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961anotherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251, as it werebeforeכְּמִפְּנֵי־ke.mi.pe.nei-H6440theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719, whennoneאָ֑יִן'A.yinH369pursueth: and ye shall havenoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808power tostandתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440yourenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'O.ye.vei.KhemH341.

38And ye shallperishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH6among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471, and thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shalleatוְאָכְלָ֣הve.'a.khe.LahH398youH853upH853.

39And they that areleftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604ofyouH776shall pineawayיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743in theiriniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771in your enemies’landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776; and also in theiniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1shall they pineawayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743with them.

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