Deuteronomy 29:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If such a man, hearing the words of this oath, takes comfort in the thought that he will have peace even if he goes on in the pride of his heart, taking whatever chance may give him:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹא־יֹאבֶ֣ה יְהוָה֮ סְלֹ֣חַֽ לוֹ֒ כִּ֣י אָ֠ז יֶעְשַׁ֨ן אַף־יְהוָ֤ה וְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא וְרָ֤בְצָה־‪[c]‬ בּוֹ֙ כָּל־הָ֣אָלָ֔ה הַכְּתוּבָ֖ה בַּסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה וּמָחָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־שְׁמ֔וֹ מִתַּ֖חַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

Not-yōʾbeh YHWH sᵉlōaḥ to-him, for then yeʿšan anger-YHWH and-qinʾātô against-the-ʾîš the-that, and-rābṣāh against-him all-the-ʾālāh the-kᵉtûbāh in-the-sēp̄er the-zeh, and-māḥāh YHWH ʾet-šᵉmô from-under the-šāmāyim.

Grammar Details

• *yōʾbeh*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will be willing
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
• *sᵉlōaḥ*: Qal infinitive construct - to forgive/pardon
• *yeʿšan*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will smoke
• *qinʾātô*: noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his jealousy
• *ʾîš*: noun masculine singular - man
• *rābṣāh*: Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it will lie down
• *ʾālāh*: noun feminine singular - oath/curse
• *kᵉtûbāh*: Qal passive participle feminine singular - written
• *sēp̄er*: noun masculine singular - book/scroll
• *zeh*: demonstrative adjective masculine singular - this
• *māḥāh*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - and he will wipe out
• *šᵉmô*: noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name
• *šāmāyim*: noun masculine plural - heavens

Word Meanings

• *yōʾbeh*: be willing/consent/agree
• *sᵉlōaḥ*: to forgive/pardon/spare
• *yeʿšan*: smoke/burn/be kindled
• *qinʾātô*: his jealousy/zeal/passion
• *rābṣāh*: settle upon/crouch/lie in wait
• *māḥāh*: wipe out/blot out/destroy

Referenced Verses

• Num 15:30 : 30 But the person who does wrong in the pride of his heart, if he is one of you or of another nation by birth, is acting without respect for the Lord, and will be cut off from his people.
• Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,
• Eph 5:6 : 6 Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.
• Gen 2:17 : 17 But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.
• Num 15:39 : 39 So that, looking on these ornaments, you may keep in mind the orders of the Lord and do them; and not be guided by the desires of your hearts and eyes, through which you have been untrue to me:
• Deut 17:2 : 2 If there is any man or woman among you, in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you, who does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, sinning against his agreement,
• Deut 29:12 : 12 With the purpose of taking part in the agreement of the Lord your God, and his oath which he makes with you today:
• Ps 10:4-6 : 4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God. 5 His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him. 6 He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.
• Ps 10:11 : 11 He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
• Ps 49:18 : 18 Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,
• Ps 94:6-7 : 6 They put to death the widow and the guest, they take the lives of children who have no father; 7 And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.
• Prov 29:1 : 1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.
• Eccl 11:9 : 9 Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.
• Jer 3:17 : 17 At that time Jerusalem will be named the seat of the Lord's kingdom; and all the nations will come together to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: and no longer will their steps be guided by the purposes of their evil hearts.
• Jer 5:12-13 : 12 They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food: 13 And the prophets will become wind, and the word is not in them; so it will be done to them.
• Jer 7:3-9 : 3 The Lord of armies, the God of Israel, says, Let your ways and your doings be changed for the better and I will let you go on living in this place. 4 Put no faith in false words, saying, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, are these. 5 For if your ways and your doings are truly changed for the better; if you truly give right decisions between a man and his neighbour; 6 If you are not cruel to the man from a strange country, and to the child without a father, and to the widow, and do not put the upright to death in this place, or go after other gods, causing damage to yourselves: 7 Then I will let you go on living in this place, in the land which I gave to your fathers in the past and for ever. 8 See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit. 9 Will you take the goods of others, put men to death, and be untrue to your wives, and take false oaths, and have perfumes burned to the Baal, and go after other gods which are strange to you; 10 And come and take your place before me in this house, which is named by my name, and say, We have been made safe; so that you may do all these disgusting things? 11 Has this house, which is named by my name, become a hole of thieves to you? Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord.
• Jer 7:24 : 24 But they took no note and did not give ear, but were guided by the thoughts and the pride of their evil hearts, going back and not forward.
• Jer 28:15-17 : 15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, Give ear, now, Hananiah; the Lord has not sent you; but you are making this people put their faith in what is false. 16 For this reason the Lord has said, See, I will send you away from off the face of the earth: this year death will overtake you, because you have said words against the Lord. 17 So death came to Hananiah the prophet the same year, in the seventh month.
• Jer 44:16-17 : 16 As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you. 17 But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.
• Jer 44:27 : 27 See, I am watching over them for evil and not for good: all the men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt will be wasted by the sword and by need of food till there is an end of them.
• Ezek 13:16 : 16 Even the prophets of Israel who say words to Jerusalem, who see visions of peace for her when there is no peace, says the Lord.
• Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because with your false words you have given pain to the heart of the upright man when I had not made him sad; in order to make strong the hands of the evil-doer so that he may not be turned from his evil way and get life:
• Rom 1:21 : 21 Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
• 2 Cor 10:5 : 5 Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;