Deut 28:16-20 : 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"
}
}