Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 26:25-46

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.

40And they shallconfessוְהִתְוַדּ֤וּve.hit.va.DuH3034theiriniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771, and theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1, in theirtrespassבְּמַעֲלָ֖םbe.ma.'a.LamH4604whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they trespassedagainstH5973meH5973, and also thatbecauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they havewalkedהָֽלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980contrary untomeH5973,

41I also walked contrary unto them, andbroughtוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יve.he.ve.TiH935themintoH935thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341:ifאוֹ־'ov-H176then theiruncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵ֔לhe.'a.RelH6189heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824behumbledיִכָּנַ֗עyi.ka.Na'H3665, and they thenacceptיִרְצ֥וּyir.TzuH7521of thepunishmentH5771of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771;

42then will Irememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֖יve.za.khar.TiH2142mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285withJacobיַעֲק֑וֹבya.'a.KovH3290; and also mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֨יbe.ri.TiH1285withIsaacיִצְחָ֜קyitz.ChakH3327, and also mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֧יbe.ri.TiH1285withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85will Irememberאֶזְכֹּ֖ר'ez.KorH2142; and I willrememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142thelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776.

43Thelandוְהָאָרֶץ֩ve.ha.'a.RetzH776also shall beleftH5800of them, and shallenjoyוְתִ֣רֶץve.Ti.retzH7521herH1602sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676,whileH5315she liethdesolateבָּהְשַׁמָּה֙bah.sha.MahH8074without them; and they shallacceptיִרְצ֣וּyir.TzuH7521of thepunishmentH5771of theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771:becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282,evenH853becauseוּבְיַ֔עַןu.ve.Ya.'anH3282theyrejectedH5800myjudgmentsבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941, and theirsoulH5315abhorredH1602mystatutesחֻקֹּתַ֖יchu.ko.TaiH2708.

44And yet forallH3615that, when they be in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, I willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rejectמְאַסְתִּ֤יםme.'as.TimH3988them,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will Iabhorגְעַלְתִּים֙ge.'al.TimH1602them, todestroyH3615them utterly, and tobreakלְהָפֵ֥רle.ha.FerH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with them: for I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430:

45but I will for their sakesrememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֥יve.za.khar.TiH2142thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theirancestorsרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםri.sho.NimH7223,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834IbroughtH3318forthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֨רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471, that I might be theirGodלֵאלֹהִ֖יםle.lo.HimH430: I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

46Theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428are thestatutesהַֽחֻקִּ֣יםha.chu.KimH2706andjudgmentsוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים֮ve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941andlawsוְהַתּוֹרֹת֒ve.ha.to.RotH8451,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068madeנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414betweenH996him and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינַ֖יsi.NaiH5514by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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