Deuteronomy 28:64

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ בְּכָל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ וְעָבַ֨דְתָּ שָּׁ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹא־יָדַ֛עְתָּ אַתָּ֥ה וַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃

Transliteration

And-hēpîṣĕkā YHWH in-all-the-ʿammîm from-qĕṣēh the-ʾāreṣ and-until-qĕṣēh the-ʾāreṣ; and-ʿābadtā there ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm which not-yādaʿtā you and-ʾăbōtêkā, ʿēṣ and-ʾāben.

Grammar Details

• *hēpîṣĕkā*: Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will scatter you
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʿammîm*: noun masculine plural - peoples/nations
• *qĕṣēh*: noun masculine singular construct - end of
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun feminine singular - earth/land
• *ʿābadtā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you will serve
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun masculine plural - gods
• *ʾăḥērîm*: adjective masculine plural - other/foreign
• *yādaʿtā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you knew
• *ʾăbōtêkā*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers
• *ʿēṣ*: noun masculine singular - wood/tree
• *ʾāben*: noun feminine singular - stone

Word Meanings

• *hēpîṣĕkā*: he will scatter you/disperse you/spread you abroad
• *ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/tribes
• *qĕṣēh*: end/extremity/border
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground/world
• *ʿābadtā*: you will serve/worship/be subject to
• *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*: other gods/foreign deities
• *yādaʿtā*: you knew/were acquainted with/experienced
• *ʿēṣ*: wood/tree/timber
• *ʾāben*: stone/rock

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} will scatter{H6327} thee among all peoples,{H5971} from the one end{H7097} of the earth{H776} even unto the other{H7097} end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve{H5647} other{H312} gods,{H430} which thou hast not known,{H3045} thou nor thy fathers,{H1} even wood{H6086} and stone.{H68}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} shall scatter{H6327}{(H8689)} thee among all people{H5971}, from the one end{H7097} of the earth{H776} even unto the other{H7097}; and there thou shalt serve{H5647}{(H8804)} other{H312} gods{H430}, which neither thou nor thy fathers{H1} have known{H3045}{(H8804)}, even wood{H6086} and stone{H68}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde shall scater the amonge all nacyons from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other, and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes, which nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne: euen wod and stone.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the LORDE shal scater the amonge all nacions, from the one ende of the worlde vnto another, and there shalt thou serue other goddes, whom thou knowest not, ner yet thy fathers, euen wodd and stone.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde shall scatter thee among all people, from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other, and there thou shalt serue other gods, which thou hast not knowen nor thy fathers, euen wood and stone.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lord shal scatter thee among all nations, from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other: and there thou shalt serue straunge gods, whiche thou nor thy fathers haue knowen, euen wood and stone.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, [even] wood and stone.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah hath scattered thee among all the peoples, from the end of the earth even unto the end of the earth; and thou hast served there other gods which thou hast not known, thou and thy fathers -- wood and stone.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord will send you wandering among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other: there you will be servants to other gods, of wood and stone, gods of which you and your fathers had no knowledge.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:33 : 33 I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you. Your land will be desolate and your cities will lie in ruins.
• Deut 4:27-28 : 27 The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will lead you. 28 There you will serve gods made by human hands—objects of wood and stone that cannot see, hear, eat, or smell.
• Neh 1:8 : 8 Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,
• Jer 16:13 : 13 Therefore, I will hurl you out of this land into a land you and your ancestors have not known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.'
• Deut 28:36 : 36 The LORD will drive you and the king you set over yourself to a nation that neither you nor your ancestors have known, and there you will serve other gods made of wood and stone.
• Luke 21:24 : 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken as captives to all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• Jer 50:17 : 17 Israel is a scattered sheep chased by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to gnaw at his bones was Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
• Ezek 11:16-17 : 16 Therefore say: This is what the Lord God says: Although I have sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary for them for a little while in the lands to which they have gone. 17 Therefore say: This is what the Lord God says: I will gather you from the nations, collect you from the lands where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.