Revised Webster's Bible

Deuteronomy 28:23-48

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

24TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallmakeיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414therainמְטַ֥רme.TarH4306of thylandאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776powderאָבָ֣ק'a.VakH80anddustוְעָפָ֑רve.'a.FarH6083: fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall it comedownיֵרֵ֣דye.RedH3381upon thee, until thou artdestroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

25TheLORDיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shallcauseיִתֶּנְךָ֨yi.ten.KhaH5414thee to besmittenנִגָּף֮ni.GafH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thyenemiesאֹיְבֶיךָ֒'o.ye.vei.KhaH341: thou shalt gooutתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870against them, andfleeתָּנ֣וּסta.NusH5127sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440them: and shalt beremovedלְזַעֲוָ֔הle.za.'a.VahH2189into all thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26And thy deadbodyנִבְלָֽתְךָ֙niv.la.te.KhaH5038shall befoodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978to allfowlsע֥וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and no man shall frighten themawayמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

27TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068willsmiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221thee with theboilבִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.ChinH7822ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and withtumoursוּבַטְּחֹרִ֔יםu.vo.'o.fa.limH2914 H6076, and with thescabוּבַגָּרָ֖בu.va.ga.RavH1618, and with theitchוּבֶחָ֑רֶסu.ve.Cha.resH2775, of which thoucanstתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201not behealedלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe'H7495.

28TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221thee withmadnessבְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹןbe.shi.ga.'onH7697, andblindnessוּבְעִוָּר֑וֹןu.ve.'i.va.RonH5788, andastonishmentוּבְתִמְה֖וֹןu.ve.tim.HonH8541ofheartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824:

29And thou shaltgropeמְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁme.ma.SheshH4959atnoonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, as theblindהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787gropethיְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁye.ma.SheshH4959indarknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653, and thou shalt notprosperתַצְלִ֖יחַtatz.Li.achH6743in thywaysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870: and thou shalt be onlyoppressedעָשׁ֧וּק'a.ShukH6231andspoiledוְגָז֛וּלve.ga.ZulH1497evermoreהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117, and no man shallsaveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467thee .

30Thou shaltbetrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781awifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802, andanotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376shalllieיִשְׁכָּבֶ֔נָּהyish.ka.be.nahH7901 H7693with her: thou shaltbuildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129anhouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004, and thou shalt notdwellתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427in it: thou shaltplantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193avineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754, and shalt not gather thegrapesתְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃te.chal.le.Le.nuH2490of it.

31Thyoxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794shall beslainטָב֣וּחַta.Vu.achH2873before thyeyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, and thou shalt noteatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398of it: thydonkeyחֲמֹֽרְךָ֙cha.mo.re.KhaH2543shall be violently takenawayגָּז֣וּלga.ZulH1497from before thyfaceמִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440, and shall not berestoredיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725to thee: thysheepצֹֽאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629shall begivenנְתֻנ֣וֹתne.tu.NotH5414to thyenemiesלְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and thou shalt have none torescueמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467them .

32Thysonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and thydaughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shall begivenנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414toanotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312peopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971, and thyeyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869shalllookרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200, andfailוְכָל֥וֹתve.kha.LotH3616with longing for them all thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117long: and there shall be nomightלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410in thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

33Thefruitפְּרִ֤יpe.RiH6529of thylandאַדְמָֽתְךָ֙'ad.ma.te.KhaH127, and all thylaboursיְגִ֣יעֲךָ֔ye.Gi.'a.khaH3018, shall be eatenbyיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398anationעַ֖ם'amH5971which thouknowestיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045not; and thou shalt be onlyoppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231andcrushedוְרָצ֖וּץve.ra.TzutzH7533alwaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117:

34So that thou shalt bemadמְשֻׁגָּ֑עme.shu.Ga'H7696for thesightמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758of thyeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869which thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

35TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221thee in thekneesהַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ha.bir.Ka.yimH1290, and in thelegsהַשֹּׁקַ֔יִםha.sho.Ka.yimH7785, withsevereרָ֗עRa'H7451boilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822thatcannotתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201behealedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495, from thesoleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of thyfootרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272to the top of thyheadקָדְקֳדֶֽךָ׃ka.de.ko.De.chaH6936.

36TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallbringH3212thee, and thykingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428which thou shaltsetתָּקִ֣יםta.KimH6965over thee, to anationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471which neither thou nor thyfathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1haveknownיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045; and there shalt thouserveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

37And thou shalt become anastonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, aproverbלְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.ShalH4912, and abywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הve.lish.ni.NahH8148, among allnationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971where theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallleadיְנַהֶגְךָ֥ye.na.heg.KhaH5090thee.

38Thou shaltcarryתּוֹצִ֣יאto.Tzi'H3318muchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, and shaltgatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622butlittleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592 H622; for thelocustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697shallconsumeיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628it.

39Thou shaltplantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754, anddressוְעָבָ֑דְתָּve.'a.Va.de.taH5647them, but shalt neitherdrinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of thewineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196, norgatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רte.'e.GorH103the grapes ; for thewormsהַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ha.to.La.'atH8438shalleatתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them.

40Thou shalt have olivetreesזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132throughout all thylandגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366, but thou shalt notanointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480thyself with theoilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081; for thyoliveזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132shallcastיִשַּׁ֖לyi.ShalH5394its fruit .

41Thou shaltbegetתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shallgoH3212intocaptivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42All thytreesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086andfruitוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of thylandאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127shall thelocustהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ha.tze.la.TzalH6767consumeיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423.

43Thestrangerהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616that iswithinבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130thee shallriseיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927above theeveryמַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahH4605highמָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahH4605; and thou shalt comedownתֵרֵ֖דte.RedH3381veryמַ֥טָּהMa.tahH4295lowמָּֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.

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

45Moreover all thesecursesהַקְּלָל֣וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935upon thee, and shallpursueוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙u.re.da.Fu.khaH7291thee, andovertakeוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381thee, till thou artdestroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְhi.sha.me.DakhH8045; because thou didsthearkenשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085not to thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֛רlish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֥יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and hisstatutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708which hecommandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680thee:

46And they shall be upon thee for asignלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226and for awonderוּלְמוֹפֵ֑תu.le.mo.FetH4159, and upon thyseedוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

47Because thou didst notserveעָבַ֙דְתָּ֙'a.Vad.taH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430withjoyfulnessבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057, and withgladnessוּבְט֣וּבu.ve.TuvH2898ofheartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824, for theabundanceמֵרֹ֖בme.RoH7230of all things ;

48Therefore shalt thouserveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.TaH5647thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallsendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971against thee, inhungerבְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'AvH7458, and inthirstוּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772, and innakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.RomH5903, and inlackוּבְחֹ֣סֶרu.ve.Cho.serH2640of all things : and he shallputוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414ayokeעֹ֤ל'olH5923ofironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270upon thyneckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677, until he hathdestroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.DoH8045thee.

Read all of Deuteronomy 28

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain