Deuteronomy 28:54

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָאִישׁ֙ הָרַ֣ךְ בְּךָ֔ וְהֶעָנֹ֖ג מְאֹ֑ד תֵּרַ֨ע עֵינ֤וֹ בְאָחִיו֙ וּבְאֵ֣שֶׁת חֵיק֔וֹ וּבְיֶ֥תֶר בָּנָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹתִֽיר׃

Transliteration

The-ʾîš the-rak in-you and-the-ʿānōg mĕʾōd, tēraʿ ʿênô against-ʾāḥîw and-against-ʾēšet ḥêqô and-against-yeter bānāw which yôtîr.

Grammar Details

• *ʾîš*: noun masculine singular - man
• *rak*: adjective masculine singular - tender/soft/delicate
• *ʿānōg*: adjective masculine singular - dainty/delicate/luxurious
• *mĕʾōd*: adverb - very/exceedingly
• *tēraʿ*: Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will be evil
• *ʿênô*: noun feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eye
• *ʾāḥîw*: noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother
• *ʾēšet*: noun feminine singular construct - wife of
• *ḥêqô*: noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bosom
• *yeter*: noun masculine singular construct - remainder/rest of
• *bānāw*: noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons
• *yôtîr*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will leave remaining

Word Meanings

• *rak*: tender/soft/delicate/sensitive/pampered
• *ʿānōg*: dainty/delicate/luxurious/refined
• *tēraʿ* *ʿênô*: his eye will be evil/he will look with evil intent/he will be stingy toward
• *ḥêqô*: his bosom/his embrace/his lap
• *yeter*: remainder/rest/remnant

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:6 : 6 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, that is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
• Deut 15:9 : 9 Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
• 2 Sam 12:3 : 3 but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
• Ps 103:13 : 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
• Prov 23:6 : 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
• Prov 28:22 : 22 he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
• Isa 49:15 : 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.
• Mic 7:5 : 5 Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
• Matt 7:9-9 : 9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone; 10 or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
• Matt 20:15 : 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?
• Luke 11:11-13 : 11 And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or {G1487} a fish, and he for a fish give him a serpent? 12 Or {G2532} [if] he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?