Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 26:2-33

2Ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֔רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֣יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, and reverence mysanctuaryוּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mik.da.ShiH4720: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3Ifאִם־'im-H518ye walk in mystatutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, andkeepתִּשְׁמְר֔וּtish.me.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, anddoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213them;

4then I willgiveH5414yourrainsגִשְׁמֵיכֶ֖םgish.mei.KhemH1653in theirseasonבְּעִתָּ֑םbe.'i.TamH6256, and thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776shallyieldH5414herH5414increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981, and thetreesוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shallyieldH5414theirfruitפִּרְיֽוֹ׃pir.YoH6529.

5And yourthreshingדַּ֙יִשׁ֙da.yishH1786shallreachוְהִשִּׂ֨יגve.hi.SigH5381unto thevintageבָּצִ֔ירba.TzirH1210, and thevintageוּבָצִ֖ירu.va.TzirH1210shallreachיַשִּׂ֣יגya.SigH5381unto thesowingזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233time: and ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤םva.'a.khal.TemH398yourbreadלַחְמְכֶם֙lach.me.KhemH3899to thefullלָשֹׂ֔בַעla.Soa'H7648, anddwellוִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥םvi.shav.TemH3427in yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983.

6And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and ye shalllieוּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖םu.she.khav.TemH7901downH7901, andnoneH369shallmakeH5414youH5414afraidמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729: and I willcauseH5414evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּ֤הchai.YahH2416toceaseH369outH4480of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808shall theswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719goתַעֲבֹ֥רta.'a.VorH5674throughH4480yourlandבְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃be.'ar.tze.KhemH776.

7And ye shallchaseוּרְדַפְתֶּ֖םu.re.daf.TemH7291yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341, and they shallfallוְנָפְל֥וּve.na.fe.LuH5307beforeH6440youH6440by theswordלֶחָֽרֶבle.Cha.revH2719.

8Andfiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568ofyouH6440shallchaseוְרָדְפ֨וּve.rad.FuH7291anhundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967ofyouH6440shallchaseיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291tenרְבָבָ֣הre.va.VahH7233thousandH7233: and yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.KhemH341shallfallוְנָפְל֧וּve.naf.LuH5307beforeH6440youH6440by theswordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719.

9And I will haverespectוּפָנִ֣יתִיu.fa.Ni.tiH6437untoyouH853, andmakeוְהִפְרֵיתִ֣יve.hif.rei.TiH6509youH853fruitfulH6509, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֖יve.hir.bei.TiH7235youH853; and willestablishוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285withyouH853.

10And ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398oldיָשָׁ֖ןya.ShanH3465storelongH6440keptH398, and ye shallbringתּוֹצִֽיאוּ׃to.Tzi.'uH3318forthH3318theoldוְיָשָׁ֕ןve.ya.ShanH3465becauseH6440of thenewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319.

11And I willsetH5414mytabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִ֖יmish.ka.NiH4908amongyouH5414: and mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808abhorתִגְעַ֥לtig.'AlH1602youH5414.

12And I willwalkוְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֙ve.hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980amongyouוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859, and will be yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430, and ye shall be mypeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

13I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whichH834broughtH3318youH834forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, that ye shouldnotH1961be their bondmen; and I havebrokenוָאֶשְׁבֹּר֙va.'esh.BorH7665thebarsמֹטֹ֣תmo.TotH4133of youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923, andmadeH1961youH834goH3318uprightקֽוֹמְמִיּֽוּת׃ פKo.mi.YutH6968.

14Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518ye willnotH3808hearken untomeH3808, and willnotH3808doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֖תha.mitz.VotH4687;

15andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518ye shallrejectתִּמְאָ֔סוּtim.'A.suH3988mystatutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708, andifוְאִ֥םve.'ImH518yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315abhorתִּגְעַ֣לtig.'AlH1602myjudgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,soH6213that ye willnotלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115doH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֔יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, butbreakלְהַפְרְכֶ֖םle.haf.re.KhemH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִֽי׃be.ri.TiH1285;

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.

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