13{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.13",
"source": "וּנְתֽ͏ָנְךָ֨ יְהוָ֤ה לְרֹאשׁ֙ וְלֹ֣א לְזָנָ֔ב וְהָיִ֙יתָ֙ רַ֣ק לְמַ֔עְלָה וְלֹ֥א תִהְיֶ֖ה לְמָ֑טָּה כִּֽי־תִשְׁמַ֞ע אֶל־מִצְוֺ֣ת ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֧י מְצַוְּךָ֛ הַיּ֖וֹם לִשְׁמֹ֥ר וְלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃",
"text": "And he will *nĕtānĕkā* *YHWH* for *lĕrōʾš* and not for *lĕzānāb* and you will be *wĕhāyîtā* only for *lĕmaʿlāh* and not you will be *tihyeh* for *lĕmāṭṭāh* when *tišmaʿ* to *miṣwōt* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkā* which *ʾānōkî* *mĕṣawwĕkā* the *hayyôm* to *lišmōr* and to *laʿăśôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*nĕtānĕkā*": "perfect, consecutive, Qal, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will make you",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the LORD",
"*lĕrōʾš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for the head",
"*lĕzānāb*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for the tail",
"*wĕhāyîtā*": "perfect, consecutive, Qal, 2nd masculine singular - and you will be",
"*lĕmaʿlāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - for above",
"*tihyeh*": "imperfect, Qal, 2nd masculine singular - you will be",
"*lĕmāṭṭāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - for below",
"*tišmaʿ*": "imperfect, Qal, 2nd masculine singular - you will listen",
"*miṣwōt*": "feminine plural construct - commandments of",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhêkā*": "masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God",
"*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",
"*lišmōr*": "infinitive construct - to keep",
"*laʿăśôt*": "infinitive construct - to do"
},
"variants": {
"*lĕrōʾš wĕlōʾ lĕzānāb*": "for the head and not for the tail [idiom for leadership/superiority]",
"*lĕmaʿlāh wĕlōʾ lĕmāṭṭāh*": "for above and not for below [metaphor for high position/status]",
"*lišmōr wĕlaʿăśôt*": "to keep and to do/observe and perform"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.14",
"source": "וְלֹ֣א תָס֗וּר מִכָּל־הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֜י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֛ם הַיּ֖וֹם יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול לָלֶ֗כֶת אַחֲרֵ֛י אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִ֖ים לְעָבְדָֽם׃",
"text": "And not *tāsûr* from all-the *dĕbārîm* which *ʾānōkî* *mĕṣawweh* *ʾetkem* the *hayyôm* *yāmîn* and *śĕmōʾwl* to *lāleket* after *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm* to *lĕʿābdām*.",
"grammar": {
"*tāsûr*": "imperfect, Qal, 2nd masculine singular - you will turn aside",
"*dĕbārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the words/things",
"*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*mĕṣawweh*": "participle, Piel, masculine singular - commanding",
"*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you [plural]",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day/today",
"*yāmîn*": "masculine singular noun - right",
"*śĕmōʾwl*": "masculine singular noun - left",
"*lāleket*": "infinitive construct - to go/walk",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - gods",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "masculine plural adjective - other",
"*lĕʿābdām*": "infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to serve them"
},
"variants": {
"*tāsûr*": "turn aside/depart/deviate",
"*yāmîn uśĕmōʾwl*": "right or left [idiom for any deviation whatsoever]",
"*lāleket ʾaḥărê ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm*": "to go after other gods [idiom for idolatry]"
}
}
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"
}
}