15 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.15",
"source": "וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־לֹ֤א תִשְׁמַע֙ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֤ר לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתָ֣יו וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם וּבָ֧אוּ עָלֶ֛יךָ כָּל־הַקְּלָל֥וֹת הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃",
"text": "And *hāyāh* if-not *tišmaʿ* in *qôl* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* to *lišmōr* to *laʿăśôt* *ʾet*-all-*miṣwōtāyw* and *ḥuqqōtāyw* which *ʾānōkî* *mĕṣawwĕkā* the *hayyôm* and they will *bāʾû* upon *ʿālêkā* all-the *qĕlālôt* the *hāʾēlleh* and they will *hiśśîgûkā*.",
"grammar": {
"*hāyāh*": "perfect, consecutive, Qal, 3rd masculine singular - and it will happen",
"*tišmaʿ*": "imperfect, Qal, 2nd masculine singular - you will listen/obey",
"*qôl*": "masculine singular construct - voice of",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God",
"*lišmōr*": "infinitive construct - to keep",
"*laʿăśôt*": "infinitive construct - to do",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*miṣwōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his commandments",
"*ḥuqqōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his statutes",
"*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*mĕṣawwĕkā*": "participle, Piel, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - commanding you",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day/today",
"*bāʾû*": "perfect, consecutive, Qal, 3rd plural - and they will come",
"*ʿālêkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - upon you",
"*qĕlālôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the curses",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective - these",
"*hiśśîgûkā*": "perfect, consecutive, Hiphil, 3rd plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and they will overtake you"
},
"variants": {
"*lišmōr laʿăśôt*": "to observe to do/to carefully perform",
"*miṣwōtāyw wĕḥuqqōtāyw*": "his commandments and his statutes [complete legal corpus]",
"*qĕlālôt*": "curses/maledictions",
"*hiśśîgûkā*": "overtake you/reach you/catch up with you"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.16",
"source": "אָר֥וּר אַתָּ֖ה בָּעִ֑יר וְאָר֥וּר אַתָּ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃",
"text": "*ʾĀrûr* *ʾattāh* in the *ʿîr* and *ʾārûr* *ʾattāh* in the *śādeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĀrûr*": "passive participle, Qal, masculine singular - cursed",
"*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the city",
"*ʾārûr*": "passive participle, Qal, masculine singular - cursed",
"*śādeh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the field"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĀrûr*": "cursed/under curse",
"*ʿîr*": "city/town",
"*śādeh*": "field/open country/land"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.17",
"source": "אָר֥וּר טַנְאֲךָ֖ וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*ʾĀrûr* *ṭanʾăkā* and *mišʾartekā*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĀrûr*": "passive participle, Qal, masculine singular - cursed",
"*ṭanʾăkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your basket",
"*mišʾartekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your kneading trough"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭanʾăkā*": "your basket [for gathering produce]",
"*mišʾartekā*": "your kneading trough/bowl [for preparing bread]"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.18",
"source": "אָר֥וּר פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ שְׁגַ֥ר אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "*ʾārûr* *pərî*-*biṭnəkā* *ûpərî* *ʾadmātekā* *šəgar* *ʾălāpêkā* *wəʿaštərôt* *ṣōʾnekā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾārûr*": "passive participle, masculine singular - cursed",
"*pərî*": "construct noun, masculine singular - fruit/offspring of",
"*biṭnəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your womb/belly",
"*ûpərî*": "conjunction (wə-) + noun, construct masculine singular - and fruit/offspring of",
"*ʾadmātekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ground/land",
"*šəgar*": "construct noun, masculine singular - offspring/increase of",
"*ʾălāpêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your cattle/oxen",
"*wəʿaštərôt*": "conjunction (wə-) + noun, feminine plural construct - and young/increase of",
"*ṣōʾnekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your flock/sheep"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾārûr*": "cursed/under a curse",
"*pərî*": "fruit/offspring/produce",
"*biṭnəkā*": "your womb/belly/body",
"*ʾadmātekā*": "your ground/land/soil",
"*šəgar*": "offspring/increase/young ones",
"*ʾălāpêkā*": "your cattle/oxen/herds",
"*ʿaštərôt*": "young ones/increase/newborn (possibly connected to fertility goddess Astarte)",
"*ṣōʾnekā*": "your flock/sheep/small livestock"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.19",
"source": "אָר֥וּר אַתָּ֖ה בְּבֹאֶ֑ךָ וְאָר֥וּר אַתָּ֖ה בְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "*ʾārûr* *ʾattâ* *bəbōʾekā* *wəʾārûr* *ʾattâ* *bəṣēʾtekā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾārûr*": "passive participle, masculine singular - cursed",
"*ʾattâ*": "personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you",
"*bəbōʾekā*": "preposition (bə-) + infinitive construct of בוא with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your coming in",
"*wəʾārûr*": "conjunction (wə-) + passive participle, masculine singular - and cursed",
"*bəṣēʾtekā*": "preposition (bə-) + infinitive construct of יצא with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your going out"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾārûr*": "cursed/under a curse",
"*bəbōʾekā*": "in your coming in/entering/arriving",
"*bəṣēʾtekā*": "in your going out/departing/leaving"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.20",
"source": "יְשַׁלַּ֣ח יְהוָ֣ה ׀ בְּ֠ךָ אֶת־הַמְּאֵרָ֤ה אֶת־הַמְּהוּמָה֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶת בְּכָל־מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה עַ֣ד הִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤ וְעַד־אֲבָדְךָ֙ מַהֵ֔ר מִפְּנֵ֛י רֹ֥עַ מֽ͏ַעֲלָלֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲזַבְתָּֽנִי׃",
"text": "*yəšallaḥ* *YHWH* *bəkā* *ʾet*-*hamməʾērâ* *ʾet*-*hamməhûmâ* *wəʾet*-*hammigʿeret* *bəkol*-*mišlaḥ* *yādəkā* *ʾăšer* *taʿăśeh* *ʿad* *hiššāmedəkā* *wəʿad*-*ʾăbādəkā* *mahēr* *mippənê* *rōaʿ* *maʿălālêkā* *ʾăšer* *ʿăzabtānî*",
"grammar": {
"*yəšallaḥ*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will send",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*bəkā*": "preposition (bə-) + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - against you",
"*ʾet*-*hamməʾērâ*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the curse",
"*ʾet*-*hamməhûmâ*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the confusion/panic",
"*wəʾet*-*hammigʿeret*": "conjunction (wə-) + direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the rebuke",
"*bəkol*-*mišlaḥ*": "preposition (bə-) + noun, masculine singular construct - in all undertaking/venture of",
"*yādəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*taʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will do",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*hiššāmedəkā*": "niphal infinitive construct of שמד with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your being destroyed",
"*wəʿad*-*ʾăbādəkā*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition + qal infinitive construct of אבד with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and until your perishing",
"*mahēr*": "adverb - quickly",
"*mippənê*": "preposition (min-) + construct noun, masculine plural - from before/because of",
"*rōaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - evil of",
"*maʿălālêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your deeds/actions",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - by which/because",
"*ʿăzabtānî*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you have forsaken me"
},
"variants": {
"*yəšallaḥ*": "send/let loose/dispatch",
"*hamməʾērâ*": "curse/execration",
"*hamməhûmâ*": "confusion/panic/discomfiture",
"*hammigʿeret*": "rebuke/reproof/threat",
"*mišlaḥ*": "undertaking/venture/putting forth",
"*hiššāmedəkā*": "your destruction/extinction/annihilation",
"*ʾăbādəkā*": "your perishing/being destroyed",
"*mahēr*": "quickly/speedily/hastily",
"*rōaʿ*": "evil/wickedness/badness",
"*maʿălālêkā*": "your deeds/actions/practices",
"*ʿăzabtānî*": "you have forsaken/abandoned/left me"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.21",
"source": "יַדְבֵּ֧ק יְהוָ֛ה בְּךָ֖ אֶת־הַדָּ֑בֶר עַ֚ד כַּלֹּת֣וֹ אֹֽתְךָ֔ מֵעַל֙ הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "*yadbēq* *YHWH* *bəkā* *ʾet*-*haddāber* *ʿad* *kallōtô* *ʾōtəkā* *mēʿal* *hāʾădāmâ* *ʾăšer*-*ʾattâ* *bāʾ*-*šāmmâ* *lərištāh*",
"grammar": {
"*yadbēq*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will cause to cling",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*bəkā*": "preposition (bə-) + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*ʾet*-*haddāber*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the plague/pestilence",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*kallōtô*": "piel infinitive construct of כלה with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his consuming/finishing",
"*ʾōtəkā*": "direct object marker with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - you",
"*mēʿal*": "preposition (min-) + preposition (ʿal) - from upon",
"*hāʾădāmâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the ground/land",
"*ʾăšer*-*ʾattâ*": "relative pronoun + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - which you",
"*bāʾ*-*šāmmâ*": "qal participle, masculine singular + adverb - entering there",
"*lərištāh*": "preposition (lə-) + qal infinitive construct of ירשׁ with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to possess it"
},
"variants": {
"*yadbēq*": "cause to cling/stick/cleave to",
"*haddāber*": "plague/pestilence/disease",
"*kallōtô*": "his consuming/completing/annihilating",
"*hāʾădāmâ*": "ground/land/earth/soil",
"*bāʾ*": "entering/going/coming",
"*lərištāh*": "to possess/inherit/occupy it"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.22",
"source": "יַכְּכָ֣ה יְ֠הוָה בַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶת וּבַקַּדַּ֜חַת וּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶת וּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙ וּבַחֶ֔רֶב וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן וּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹן וּרְדָפ֖וּךָ עַ֥ד אָבְדֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "*yakkəkâ* *YHWH* *baššaḥepet* *ûbaqqaddaḥat* *ûbaddalleket* *ûbaḥarḥur* *ûbaḥereb* *ûbaššiddāpôn* *ûbayyērāqôn* *ûrədāpûkā* *ʿad* *ʾobdekā*",
"grammar": {
"*yakkəkâ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will strike you",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*baššaḥepet*": "preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, feminine singular - with consumption/wasting disease",
"*ûbaqqaddaḥat*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and with fever",
"*ûbaddalleket*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and with inflammation",
"*ûbaḥarḥur*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and with extreme burning",
"*ûbaḥereb*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and with sword",
"*ûbaššiddāpôn*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and with blight",
"*ûbayyērāqôn*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (bə-) + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and with mildew",
"*ûrədāpûkā*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and they will pursue you",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*ʾobdekā*": "qal infinitive construct of אבד with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your perishing"
},
"variants": {
"*yakkəkâ*": "strike/smite/hit you",
"*baššaḥepet*": "consumption/tuberculosis/wasting disease",
"*baqqaddaḥat*": "fever/burning ague",
"*baddalleket*": "inflammation/severe fever",
"*baḥarḥur*": "extreme burning/severe heat/fever",
"*baḥereb*": "sword/drought/war",
"*baššiddāpôn*": "blight/scorching of grain",
"*bayyērāqôn*": "mildew/paleness/jaundice",
"*ûrədāpûkā*": "they will pursue/follow/chase you",
"*ʾobdekā*": "your perishing/destruction"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.23",
"source": "וְהָי֥וּ שָׁמֶ֛יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ֖ נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְהָאָ֥רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּחְתֶּ֖יךָ בַּרְזֶֽל׃",
"text": "*wəhāyû* *šāmêkā* *ʾăšer* *ʿal*-*rōʾšəkā* *nəḥōšet* *wəhāʾāreṣ* *ʾăšer*-*taḥtêkā* *barzel*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyû*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 3rd person plural - and they will be",
"*šāmêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heavens/skies",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*ʿal*-*rōʾšəkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - over your head",
"*nəḥōšet*": "noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper",
"*wəhāʾāreṣ*": "conjunction (wə-) + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the earth/land",
"*ʾăšer*-*taḥtêkā*": "relative pronoun + preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - which is beneath you",
"*barzel*": "noun, masculine singular - iron"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmêkā*": "your heavens/skies",
"*rōʾšəkā*": "your head",
"*nəḥōšet*": "bronze/copper/brass",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*taḥtêkā*": "beneath/under you",
"*barzel*": "iron"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.24",
"source": "יִתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מְטַ֥ר אַרְצְךָ֖ אָבָ֣ק וְעָפָ֑ר מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יֵרֵ֣ד עָלֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד הִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃",
"text": "*yittēn* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*məṭar* *ʾarṣəkā* *ʾābāq* *wəʿāpār* *min*-*haššāmayim* *yērēd* *ʿālêkā* *ʿad* *hiššāmədāk*",
"grammar": {
"*yittēn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will give/make",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾet*-*məṭar*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the rain of",
"*ʾarṣəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your land",
"*ʾābāq*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/powder",
"*wəʿāpār*": "conjunction (wə-) + noun, masculine singular - and dirt/dust",
"*min*-*haššāmayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - from the heavens",
"*yērēd*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will come down",
"*ʿālêkā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - upon you",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*hiššāmədāk*": "niphal infinitive construct of שמד with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your being destroyed"
},
"variants": {
"*yittēn*": "give/make/transform",
"*məṭar*": "rain/rainfall",
"*ʾarṣəkā*": "your land/country/territory",
"*ʾābāq*": "dust/powder/fine particles",
"*ʿāpār*": "dirt/dust/soil/earth",
"*haššāmayim*": "the heavens/sky",
"*yērēd*": "come down/descend/fall",
"*hiššāmədāk*": "your destruction/annihilation"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.25",
"source": "יִתֶּנְךָ֨ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ נִגָּף֮ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹיְבֶיךָ֒ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אֶחָד֙ תֵּצֵ֣א אֵלָ֔יו וּבְשִׁבְעָ֥ה דְרָכִ֖ים תָּנ֣וּס לְפָנָ֑יו וְהָיִ֣יתָ לְזַעֲוָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*yittenəkā* *YHWH* *niggāp* *lipnê* *ʾōyəbêkā* *bəderek* *ʾeḥād* *tēṣēʾ* *ʾēlāyw* *ûbəšibʿâ* *dərākîm* *tānûs* *ləpānāyw* *wəhāyîtā* *ləzaʿăwâ* *ləkōl* *mamlēkôt* *hāʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*yittenəkā*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will give you",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*niggāp*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - defeated/smitten",
"*lipnê*": "preposition (lə-) + construct noun, masculine plural - before/in front of",
"*ʾōyəbêkā*": "qal participle, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your enemies",
"*bəderek*": "preposition (bə-) + noun, feminine singular construct - by way/road",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one",
"*tēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will go out",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him/it",
"*ûbəšibʿâ*": "conjunction (wə-) + preposition (bə-) + numeral, feminine singular - and by seven",
"*dərākîm*": "noun, feminine plural - ways/roads",
"*tānûs*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will flee",
"*ləpānāyw*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him/it",
"*wəhāyîtā*": "conjunction (wə-) + qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you will be",
"*ləzaʿăwâ*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, feminine singular - an object of horror",
"*ləkōl*": "preposition (lə-) + noun, masculine singular construct - to all",
"*mamlēkôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - kingdoms of",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*yittenəkā*": "give you/deliver you/make you",
"*niggāp*": "defeated/struck down/smitten",
"*ʾōyəbêkā*": "your enemies/foes/adversaries",
"*derek*": "way/road/path/journey",
"*tēṣēʾ*": "go out/march out/proceed",
"*tānûs*": "flee/run away/escape",
"*zaʿăwâ*": "horror/terror/object of trembling",
"*mamlēkôt*": "kingdoms/dominions/realms",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "the earth/land/world"
}
}