Deuteronomy 28
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beאִם־ifשָׁמ֤וֹעַcertainly if to listenתִּשְׁמַע֙you will listenבְּקוֹל֙to the voice ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourלִשְׁמֹ֤רto take careלַעֲשׂוֹת֙to observeאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמִצְוֹתָ֔יוcommandments hisאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichאָנֹכִ֥יIמְצַוְּךָ֖am commanding youהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayוּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜and he will set youיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourעֶלְי֔וֹןmost highעַ֖לaboveכָּל־allגּוֹיֵ֥יthe nations ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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יִתֵּ֨ןhe will makeיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶת־obj.אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙enemies yourהַקָּמִ֣יםwho will ariseעָלֶ֔יךָon youנִגָּפִ֖יםdefeatedלְפָנֶ֑יךָto before youבְּדֶ֤רֶךְin a directionאֶחָד֙oneיֵצְא֣וּthey will come outאֵלֶ֔יךָagainst youוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הand in sevenדְרָכִ֖יםdirectionsיָנ֥וּסוּthey will fleeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃to before you
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יְצַ֨וhe will commandיְהוָ֤הYahwehאִתְּךָ֙with youאֶת־obj.הַבְּרָכָ֔הthe blessingבַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָin barns yourוּבְכֹ֖לand in everyמִשְׁלַ֣חthe undertaking ofיָדֶ֑ךָhand yourוּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔and he will bless youבָּאָ֕רֶץin the landאֲשֶׁר־whichיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourנֹתֵ֥ןis about to giveלָֽךְ׃to the you
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וְהוֹתִֽרְךָ֤and he will make abound youיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְטוֹבָ֔הto goodבִּפְרִ֧יin the fruit ofבִטְנְךָ֛womb yourוּבִפְרִ֥יand in the fruit ofבְהַמְתְּךָ֖livestock yourוּבִפְרִ֣יand in the fruit ofאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָground yourעַ֚לonהָאֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנִשְׁבַּ֧עhe sworeיְהוָ֛הYahwehלַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָto ancestors yourלָ֥תֶתto giveלָֽךְ׃to the you
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יִפְתַּ֣חhe will openיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehלְ֠ךָfor the youאֶת־obj.אוֹצָר֨וֹstorehouse hisהַטּ֜וֹבthe goodאֶת־obj.הַשָּׁמַ֗יִםthe heavensלָתֵ֤תto giveמְטַֽר־the rain ofאַרְצְךָ֙land yourבְּעִתּ֔וֹat appropriate time itsוּלְבָרֵ֕ךְand to blessאֵ֖תobj.כָּל־allמַעֲשֵׂ֣הthe work ofיָדֶ֑ךָhand yourוְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙and you will lend toגּוֹיִ֣םnationsרַבִּ֔יםmanyוְאַתָּ֖הand youלֹ֥אnotתִלְוֶֽה׃you will borrow
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וּנְתָֽנְךָ֨and he will make youיְהוָ֤הYahwehלְרֹאשׁ֙into the headוְלֹ֣אand notלְזָנָ֔בinto the tailוְהָיִ֙יתָ֙and you will beרַ֣קonlyלְמַ֔עְלָהto upwards towardsוְלֹ֥אand notתִהְיֶ֖הyou will beלְמָ֑טָּהto downwardsכִּֽי־ifתִשְׁמַ֞עyou will listenאֶל־toמִצְוֹ֣ת׀the commandments ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָGod yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאָנֹכִ֧יIמְצַוְּךָ֛am commanding youהַיּ֖וֹםthis dayלִשְׁמֹ֥רto take careוְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃and to do
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beאִם־ifלֹ֤אnotתִשְׁמַע֙you will listenבְּקוֹל֙to the voice ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourלִשְׁמֹ֤רto take careלַעֲשׂוֹת֙to observeאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמִצְוֹתָ֣יוcommandments hisוְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוand statutes hisאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichאָנֹכִ֥יIמְצַוְּךָ֖am commanding youהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayוּבָ֧אוּand they will comeעָלֶ֛יךָon youכָּל־allהַקְּלָל֥וֹתthe cursesהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseוְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃and they will overtake you
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יְשַׁלַּ֣חhe will sendיְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehבְּ֠ךָon the youאֶת־obj.הַמְּאֵרָ֤הthe curseאֶת־obj.הַמְּהוּמָה֙the confusionוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶתthe rebukeבְּכָל־in everyמִשְׁלַ֥חthe undertaking ofיָדְךָ֖hand yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichתַּעֲשֶׂ֑הyou will doעַ֣דuntilהִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤being destroyed youוְעַד־and untilאֲבָדְךָ֙perishing youמַהֵ֔רquicklyמִפְּנֵ֛יfrom because ofרֹ֥עַthe wickedness ofמַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָdeeds yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעֲזַבְתָּֽנִי׃you have forsaken me
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יַכְּכָ֣הhe will strike youיְ֠הוָהYahwehבַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתwith the consumptionוּבַקַּדַּ֜חַתand with the feverוּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶתand with the inflammationוּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙and with the feverish heatוּבַחֶ֔רֶבand with the swordוּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹןand with the blightוּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹןand with the mildewוּרְדָפ֖וּךָand they will pursue youעַ֥דuntilאָבְדֶֽךָ׃perishing you
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יִתֶּנְךָ֨he will make youיְהוָ֥ה׀Yahwehנִגָּף֮defeatedלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeאֹיְבֶיךָ֒enemies yourבְּדֶ֤רֶךְin a directionאֶחָד֙oneתֵּצֵ֣אyou will go outאֵלָ֔יוagainst himוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הand in sevenדְרָכִ֖יםdirectionsתָּנ֣וּסyou will fleeלְפָנָ֑יוto before himוְהָיִ֣יתָand you will becomeלְזַעֲוָ֔הinto a terrorלְכֹ֖לto allמַמְלְכ֥וֹתthe kingdoms ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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וְהָיִ֜יתָand you will beמְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁgropingבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִםin the noontidesכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asיְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁhe gropesהָעִוֵּר֙the blind personבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הin the darknessוְלֹ֥אand notתַצְלִ֖יחַyou will make successfulאֶת־obj.דְּרָכֶ֑יךָways yourוְהָיִ֜יתָand you will beאַ֣ךְonlyעָשׁ֧וּקoppressedוְגָז֛וּלand robbedכָּל־allהַיָּמִ֖יםthe daysוְאֵ֥יןand there notמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃will be a deliverer
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שׁוֹרְךָ֞ox yourטָב֣וּחַwill be slaughteredלְעֵינֶ֗יךָto eyes yourוְלֹ֣אand notתֹאכַל֮you will eatמִמֶּנּוּ֒any of itחֲמֹֽרְךָ֙donkey yourגָּז֣וּלwill be seizedמִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָfrom to before youוְלֹ֥אand notיָשׁ֖וּבanyone will return itלָ֑ךְto the youצֹֽאנְךָ֙flock yourנְתֻנ֣וֹתwill be givenלְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָto enemies yourוְאֵ֥יןand notלְךָ֖will belong to the youמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃a deliverer
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יוֹלֵ֨ךְhe will leadיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֹֽתְךָ֗obj. youוְאֶֽת־and obj.מַלְכְּךָ֙king yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomתָּקִ֣יםyou will raise upעָלֶ֔יךָover youאֶל־toגּ֕וֹיa nationאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלֹא־notיָדַ֖עְתָּyou have knownאַתָּ֣הyouוַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָand ancestors yourוְעָבַ֥דְתָּand you will serveשָּׁ֛םthereאֱלֹהִ֥יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֖יםotherעֵ֥ץwoodוָאָֽבֶן׃and stone
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וּבָ֨אוּand they will comeעָלֶ֜יךָon youכָּל־allהַקְּלָל֣וֹתthe cursesהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙and they will pursue youוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָand they will overtake youעַ֖דuntilהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְbeing destroyed youכִּי־forלֹ֣אnotשָׁמַ֗עְתָּyou listenedבְּקוֹל֙to the voice ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourלִשְׁמֹ֛רto keepמִצְוֹתָ֥יוcommandments hisוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוand statutes hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוָּֽךְ׃he has commanded you
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וְעָבַדְתָּ֣and you will serveאֶת־obj.אֹיְבֶ֗יךָenemies yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhomיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּhe will send forth himיְהוָה֙Yahwehבָּ֔ךְon the youבְּרָעָ֧בin hungerוּבְצָמָ֛אand in thirstוּבְעֵירֹ֖םand in nakednessוּבְחֹ֣סֶרand in lack ofכֹּ֑לeverythingוְנָתַ֞ןand he will putעֹ֤לa yoke ofבַּרְזֶל֙ironעַל־onצַוָּארֶ֔ךָneck yourעַ֥דuntilהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhas destroyed heאֹתָֽךְ׃obj. you
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וְ֠אָכַלand it will devourפְּרִ֨יthe fruit ofבְהֶמְתְּךָ֥livestock yourוּפְרִֽי־and the fruit ofאַדְמָתְךָ֮ground yourעַ֣דuntilהִשָּֽׁמְדָךְ֒being destroyed youאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichלֹֽא־notיַשְׁאִ֜ירit will leaveלְךָ֗to the youדָּגָן֙grainתִּיר֣וֹשׁnew wineוְיִצְהָ֔רand fresh oilשְׁגַ֥רthe young ofאֲלָפֶ֖יךָcattles yourוְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תand the young ones ofצֹאנֶ֑ךָsheep yourעַ֥דuntilהַאֲבִיד֖וֹdestroys itאֹתָֽךְ׃obj. you
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וְהֵצַ֨רand it will lay siegeלְךָ֜to the youבְּכָל־in allשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָgates yourעַ֣דuntilרֶ֤דֶתcome downחֹמֹתֶ֙יךָ֙walls yourהַגְּבֹה֣וֹתthe highוְהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתand the fortifiedאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאַתָּ֛הyouבֹּטֵ֥חַare trustingבָּהֵ֖ןin the themבְּכָל־in allאַרְצֶ֑ךָland yourוְהֵצַ֤רand it will lay siegeלְךָ֙to the youבְּכָל־in allשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָgates yourבְּכָ֨ל־in allאַרְצְךָ֔land yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֛ןhe has givenיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourלָֽךְ׃to the you
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וְאָכַלְתָּ֣and you will eatפְרִֽי־the fruit ofבִטְנְךָ֗womb yourבְּשַׂ֤רthe flesh ofבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙sons yourוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָand daughters yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomנָֽתַן־he has givenלְךָ֖to the youיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָGod yourבְּמָצוֹר֙in the siegeוּבְמָצ֔וֹקand in the distressאֲשֶׁר־whichיָצִ֥יקhe will bring distressלְךָ֖to the youאֹיְבֶֽךָ׃enemy your
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מִתֵּ֣ת׀from givingלְאַחַ֣דto oneמֵהֶ֗םfrom the themמִבְּשַׂ֤רany of the flesh ofבָּנָיו֙children hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomיֹאכֵ֔לhe will eatמִבְּלִ֥יbecause notהִשְׁאִֽיר־he has leftל֖וֹto the himכֹּ֑לanythingבְּמָצוֹר֙in the siegeוּבְמָצ֔וֹקand in the distressאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיָצִ֥יקhe will bring distressלְךָ֛to the youאֹיִבְךָ֖enemy yourבְּכָל־in allשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃gates your
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הָרַכָּ֨הthe gentle womanבְךָ֜among the youוְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗הand the delicate womanאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoלֹא־notנִסְּתָ֤הshe has attemptedכַף־the sole ofרַגְלָהּ֙foot herהַצֵּ֣גto placeעַל־onהָאָ֔רֶץthe groundמֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖גbecause was delicateוּמֵרֹ֑ךְand from gentlenessתֵּרַ֤עit will be evilעֵינָהּ֙eye herבְּאִ֣ישׁon the husband ofחֵיקָ֔הּbosom herוּבִבְנָ֖הּand on son herוּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃and on daughter her
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וּֽבְשִׁלְיָתָ֞הּand on afterbirth herהַיּוֹצֵ֣ת׀which goes forthמִבֵּ֣יןfrom betweenרַגְלֶ֗יהָfeet herוּבְבָנֶ֙יהָ֙and on children herאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomתֵּלֵ֔דshe will bearכִּֽי־forתֹאכְלֵ֥םshe will eat themבְּחֹֽסֶר־in lack ofכֹּ֖לeverythingבַּסָּ֑תֶרin the secrecyבְּמָצוֹר֙in the siegeוּבְמָצ֔וֹקand in the distressאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיָצִ֥יקhe will bring distressלְךָ֛to the youאֹיִבְךָ֖enemy yourבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃in gates your
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אִם־ifלֹ֨אnotתִשְׁמֹ֜רyou will take careלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתto observeאֶת־obj.כָּל־allדִּבְרֵי֙the words ofהַתּוֹרָ֣הthe lawהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisהַכְּתוּבִ֖יםwhich are writtenבַּסֵּ֣פֶרin the bookהַזֶּ֑הthe thisלְ֠יִרְאָהto fearאֶת־obj.הַשֵּׁ֞םthe nameהַנִּכְבָּ֤דthe gloriousוְהַנּוֹרָא֙and the awesomeהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאֵ֖תobj.יְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃God your
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וְ֠הָיָהand it will beכַּאֲשֶׁר־just asשָׂ֨שׂhe rejoicedיְהוָ֜הYahwehעֲלֵיכֶ֗םon youלְהֵיטִ֣יבto do good toאֶתְכֶם֮obj. youוּלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתand to increaseאֶתְכֶם֒obj. youכֵּ֣ןsoיָשִׂ֤ישׂhe will rejoiceיְהוָה֙Yahwehעֲלֵיכֶ֔םon youלְהַאֲבִ֥ידto destroyאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youוּלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידand to destroyאֶתְכֶ֑םobj. youוְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙and you will be torn awayמֵעַ֣לfrom onהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁר־whereאַתָּ֥הyouבָא־are about to goשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
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וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤and he will scatter youיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּכָל־among allהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesמִקְצֵ֥הfrom the end ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthוְעַד־and toקְצֵ֣הthe end ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe earthוְעָבַ֨דְתָּand you will serveשָּׁ֜םthereאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֗יםotherאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichלֹא־notיָדַ֛עְתָּyou have knownאַתָּ֥הyouוַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָand ancestors yourעֵ֥ץwoodוָאָֽבֶן׃and stone
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וּבַגּוֹיִ֤םand among the nationsהָהֵם֙the thoseלֹ֣אnotתַרְגִּ֔יעַyou will restוְלֹא־and notיִהְיֶ֥הit will belongמָנ֖וֹחַa resting placeלְכַף־to the sole ofרַגְלֶ֑ךָfoot yourוְנָתַן֩and he will giveיְהוָ֨הYahwehלְךָ֥to the youשָׁם֙thereלֵ֣בa heartרַגָּ֔זtremblingוְכִלְי֥וֹןand failing ofעֵינַ֖יִםeyesוְדַֽאֲב֥וֹןand despair ofנָֽפֶשׁ׃being
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בַּבֹּ֤קֶרin the morningתֹּאמַר֙you will sayמִֽי־who?יִתֵּ֣ןwill he giveעֶ֔רֶבeveningוּבָעֶ֥רֶבand in the eveningתֹּאמַ֖רyou will sayמִֽי־who?יִתֵּ֣ןwill he giveבֹּ֑קֶרmorningמִפַּ֤חַדfrom the dread ofלְבָֽבְךָ֙heart yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichתִּפְחָ֔דyou will dreadוּמִמַּרְאֵ֥הand from the sights ofעֵינֶ֖יךָeyes yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichתִּרְאֶֽה׃you will see
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וֶֽהֱשִֽׁיבְךָ֨and he will make return youיְהוָ֥ה׀Yahwehמִצְרַיִם֮Egyptבָּאֳנִיּוֹת֒in shipsבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙by the wayאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאָמַ֣רְתִּֽיI saidלְךָ֔to the youלֹא־notתֹסִ֥יףyou will repeatע֖וֹדagainלִרְאֹתָ֑הּto see itוְהִתְמַכַּרְתֶּ֨םand you will sell yourselvesשָׁ֧םthereלְאֹיְבֶ֛יךָto enemies yourלַעֲבָדִ֥יםto male slavesוְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹתand to female slavesוְאֵ֥יןand there notקֹנֶֽה׃ סwill be a buyer
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