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Deuteronomy 28:60

וְהֵשִׁ֣יב בְּךָ֗ אֵ֚ת כָּל־מַדְוֵ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָגֹ֖רְתָּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְדָבְק֖וּ בָּֽךְ׃ And He will bring back upon you all the diseases of Mitsrayim, which you feared, and they will cling to you.   Morphology וְהֵשִׁ֣יב (veheshiv) – Root: שׁוב (sh-v-b); Form: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:59

וְהִפְלָ֤א יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מַכֹּ֣תְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת מַכֹּ֣ות זַרְעֶ֑ךָ מַכֹּ֤ות גְּדֹלֹות֙ וְנֶ֣אֱמָנֹ֔ות וָחֳלָיִ֥ם רָעִ֖ים וְנֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ And YHWH will make your plagues extraordinary, and the plagues of your offspring, great and lasting plagues, and severe and lasting illnesses.   Morphology וְהִפְלָ֤א (vehifla) – Root: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:58

אִם־לֹ֨א תִשְׁמֹ֜ר לַעֲשֹׂ֗ות אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵי֙ הַתֹּורָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את הַכְּתוּבִ֖ים בַּסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה לְ֠יִרְאָה אֶת־הַשֵּׁ֞ם הַנִּכְבָּ֤ד וְהַנֹּורָא֙ הַזֶּ֔ה אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ If you do not guard to do all the words of this Torah that are written in this book, to fear this glorious … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:57

וּֽבְשִׁלְיָתָ֞הּ הַיֹּוצֵ֣ת מִבֵּ֣ין רַגְלֶ֗יהָ וּבְבָנֶ֨יהָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּלֵ֔ד כִּֽי־תֹאכְלֵ֥ם בְּחֹֽסֶר־כֹּ֖ל בַּסָּ֑תֶר בְּמָצֹור֙ וּבְמָצֹ֔וק אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָצִ֥יק לְךָ֛ אֹיִבְךָ֖ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ And with her afterbirth that comes out from between her legs, and with her children whom she bears, for she will eat them … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:56

הָרַכָּ֨ה בְךָ֜ וְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־נִסְּתָ֤ה כַף־רַגְלָהּ֙ הַצֵּ֣ג עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖ג וּמֵרֹ֑ךְ תֵּרַ֤ע עֵינָהּ֙ בְּאִ֣ישׁ חֵיקָ֔הּ וּבִבְנָ֖הּ וּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃ The delicate and pampered woman among you, who has not ventured to set the sole of her foot on the ground out of indulgence … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:55

וְאָכַלְתָּ֣ פְרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ֗ בְּשַׂ֤ר בָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּמָצֹור֙ וּבְמָצֹ֔וק אֲשֶׁר־יָצִ֥יק לְךָ֖ אֹיְבֶֽךָ׃ And you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your sons and your daughters, whom YHWH your God has given you, during the … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:54

וְהֵצַ֨ר לְךָ֜ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ עַ֣ד רֶ֤דֶת חֹמֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ הַגְּבֹהֹ֣ות וְהַבְּצֻרֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּטֵ֥חַ בָּהֵ֖ן בְּכָל־אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהֵצַ֤ר לְךָ֙ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ בְּכָ֨ל־אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לָֽךְ׃ And he will besiege you in all your gates until your high and fortified walls, in which you … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:53

וְהֵצַ֨ר לְךָ֜ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ עַ֣ד רֶ֤דֶת חֹמֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ הַגְּבֹהֹ֣ות וְהַבְּצֻרֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּטֵ֥חַ בָּהֵ֖ן בְּכָל־אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהֵצַ֤ר לְךָ֙ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ בְּכָ֨ל־אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לָֽךְ׃ And he will besiege you in all your gates until your high and fortified walls, in which you … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:52

וְהֵצַ֨ר לְךָ֜ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ עַ֣ד רֶ֤דֶת חֹמֹתֶ֨יךָ֙ הַגְּבֹהֹ֣ות וְהַבְּצֻרֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּטֵ֥חַ בָּהֵ֖ן בְּכָל־אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהֵצַ֤ר לְךָ֙ בְּכָל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ בְּכָ֨ל־אַרְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לָֽךְ׃ And he will besiege you in all your gates until your high and fortified walls, in which you … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:51

וְ֠אָכַל פְּרִ֨י בְהֶמְתְּךָ֥ וּפְרִֽי־אַדְמָתְךָ֮ עַ֣ד הִשָּֽׁמְדָךְ֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יַשְׁאִ֜יר לְךָ֗ דָּגָן֙ תִּירֹ֣ושׁ וְיִצְהָ֔ר שְׁגַ֥ר אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ וְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת צֹאנֶ֑ךָ עַ֥ד הַאֲבִידֹ֖ו אֹתָֽךְ׃ And it will consume the fruit of your cattle and the fruit of your land until you are destroyed; it will … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:50

גֹּ֖וי עַ֣ז פָּנִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־יִשָּׂ֤א פָנִים֙ לְזָקֵ֔ן וְנַ֖עַר לֹ֥א יָחֹֽן׃ A nation fierce of face, that will not show favor to the old, nor show mercy to the young.   Morphology גֹּ֖וי (goy) – Root: גוי (g-w-y); Form: Noun masculine … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:49

יִשָּׂ֣א יְהוָה֩ עָלֶ֨יךָ גֹּ֤וי מֵרָחֹוק֙ מִקְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יִדְאֶ֖ה הַנָּ֑שֶׁר גֹּ֕וי אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תִשְׁמַ֖ע לְשֹׁנֹֽו׃ YHWH will bring against you a nation from afar, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops down, a nation whose language you will … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:48

וְעָבַדְתָּ֣ אֶת־אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּ יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ בְּרָעָ֧ב וּבְצָמָ֛א וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם וּבְחֹ֣סֶר כֹּ֑ל וְנָתַ֞ן עֹ֤ל בַּרְזֶל֙ עַל־צַוָּארֶ֔ךָ עַ֥ד הִשְׁמִידֹ֖ו אֹתָֽךְ׃ And you will serve your enemies whom YHWH will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in lack of … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:47

תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹא־עָבַ֨דְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְט֣וּב לֵבָ֑ב מֵרֹ֖ב כֹּֽל׃ Because you did not serve YHWH your God with joy and with gladness of heart, out of the abundance of everything.   Morphology תַּ֗חַת (taḥat) – Root: תחת (t-ḥ-t); Form: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:46

וְהָי֣וּ בְךָ֔ לְאֹ֖ות וּלְמֹופֵ֑ת וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖ עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ And they will be upon you for a sign and for a wonder, and upon your offspring forever.   Morphology וְהָי֣וּ (vehayu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal waw-consecutive perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:45

וּבָ֨אוּ עָלֶ֜יךָ כָּל־הַקְּלָלֹ֣ות הָאֵ֗לֶּה וּרְדָפ֨וּךָ֙ וְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָ עַ֖ד הִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְ כִּי־לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ בְּקֹול֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֛ר מִצְוֹתָ֥יו וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽךְ׃ And all these curses will come upon you and pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:44

ה֣וּא יַלְוְךָ֔ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֣א תַלְוֶ֑נּוּ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה לְרֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה לְזָנָֽב׃ He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him; he will be the head, and you will be the tail.   Morphology ה֣וּא (hu) – Root: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:43

הַגֵּר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּךָ֔ יַעֲלֶ֥ה עָלֶ֖יךָ מַ֣עְלָה מָּ֑עְלָה וְאַתָּ֥ה תֵרֵ֖ד מַ֥טָּה מָּֽטָּה׃ The stranger who is among you will rise higher and higher above you, and you will go down lower and lower.   Morphology הַגֵּר֙ (hager) – Root: גור (g-w-r); … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:42

כָּל־עֵצְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ יְיָרֵ֖שׁ הַצְּלָצַֽל׃ All your trees and the fruit of your land the cricket will consume.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol-) – Root: כלל (k-l-l); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “all of”; Notes: Indicates totality or completeness. עֵצְךָ֖ … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:41

בָּנִ֥ים וּבָנֹ֖ות תֹּולִ֑יד וְלֹא־יִהְי֣וּ לָ֔ךְ כִּ֥י יֵלְכ֖וּ בַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ Sons and daughters you will beget, but they will not be yours, for they will go into captivity.   Morphology בָּנִ֥ים (banim) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “sons”; … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:40

זֵיתִ֛ים יִהְי֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּכָל־גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ וְשֶׁ֨מֶן֙ לֹ֣א תָס֔וּךְ כִּ֥י יִשַּׁ֖ל זֵיתֶֽךָ׃ Olive trees will be for you in all your borders, but you will not anoint yourself with oil, for your olives will drop off.   Morphology זֵיתִ֛ים (zeitim) – Root: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:39

כְּרָמִ֥ים תִּטַּ֖ע וְעָבָ֑דְתָּ וְיַ֤יִן לֹֽא־תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וְלֹ֣א תֶאֱגֹ֔ר כִּ֥י תֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּ הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ You will plant and work vineyards, but you will not drink the wine or gather it, for the worm will consume it.   Morphology כְּרָמִ֥ים (keramim) – Root: כרם (k-r-m); … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:38

זֶ֥רַע רַ֖ב תֹּוצִ֣יא הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּמְעַ֣ט תֶּאֱסֹ֔ף כִּ֥י יַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּ הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ The field will produce much seed, but you will gather little, because the locust will consume it.   Morphology זֶ֥רַע (zeraʿ) – Root: זרע (z-r-ʿ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “seed”; … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:37

וְהָיִ֣יתָ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה לְמָשָׁ֖ל וְלִשְׁנִינָ֑ה בְּכֹל֙ הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־יְנַהֶגְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה שָֽׁמָּה׃ And you will become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where YHWH will drive you.   Morphology וְהָיִ֣יתָ (ve-hayita) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:36

יֹולֵ֨ךְ יְהוָ֜ה אֹֽתְךָ֗ וְאֶֽת־מַלְכְּךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּקִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ אֶל־גֹּ֕וי אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָדַ֖עְתָּ אַתָּ֣ה וַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָ וְעָבַ֥דְתָּ שָּׁ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃ YHWH will lead you and your king whom you set over yourself to a nation that you and your fathers have not … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:35

יַכְּכָ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה בִּשְׁחִ֣ין רָ֗ע עַל־הַבִּרְכַּ֨יִם֙ וְעַל־הַשֹּׁקַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תוּכַ֖ל לְהֵרָפֵ֑א מִכַּ֥ף רַגְלְךָ֖ וְעַ֥ד קָדְקֳדֶֽךָ׃ YHWH will strike you with bad boils on the knees and on the legs, which cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the top … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:34

וְהָיִ֖יתָ מְשֻׁגָּ֑ע מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה עֵינֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּרְאֶֽה׃ And you will be driven mad by the sight of your eyes that you will see.   Morphology וְהָיִ֖יתָ (ve-hayita) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:33

פְּרִ֤י אַדְמָֽתְךָ֙ וְכָל־יְגִ֣יעֲךָ֔ יֹאכַ֥ל עַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יָדָ֑עְתָּ וְהָיִ֗יתָ רַ֛ק עָשׁ֥וּק וְרָצ֖וּץ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ The fruit of your land and all your labor a people you have not known will eat, and you will be only oppressed and crushed all your days. … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:32

בָּנֶ֨יךָ וּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָ נְתֻנִ֨ים לְעַ֤ם אַחֵר֙ וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ רֹאֹ֔ות וְכָלֹ֥ות אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם כָּל־הַיֹּ֑ום וְאֵ֥ין לְאֵ֖ל יָדֶֽךָ׃ Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people, and your eyes will see and long for them all day, but your hand will have … Continue reading

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Deuteronomy 28:31

שֹׁורְךָ֞ טָב֣וּחַ לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ וְלֹ֣א תֹאכַל֮ מִמֶּנּוּ֒ חֲמֹֽרְךָ֙ גָּז֣וּל מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָ וְלֹ֥א יָשׁ֖וּב לָ֑ךְ צֹֽאנְךָ֙ נְתֻנֹ֣ות לְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ וְאֵ֥ין לְךָ֖ מֹושִֽׁיעַ׃ Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat from it; your donkey will be stolen from before … Continue reading

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