Deuteronomy 28:64

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ בְּכָל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ וְעָבַ֨דְתָּ שָּׁ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹא־יָדַ֛עְתָּ אַתָּ֥ה וַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃

Transliteration

And-hēpîṣĕkā YHWH in-all-the-ʿammîm from-qĕṣēh the-ʾāreṣ and-until-qĕṣēh the-ʾāreṣ; and-ʿābadtā there ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm which not-yādaʿtā you and-ʾăbōtêkā, ʿēṣ and-ʾāben.

Grammar Details

• *hēpîṣĕkā*: Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he will scatter you
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʿammîm*: noun masculine plural - peoples/nations
• *qĕṣēh*: noun masculine singular construct - end of
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun feminine singular - earth/land
• *ʿābadtā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you will serve
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun masculine plural - gods
• *ʾăḥērîm*: adjective masculine plural - other/foreign
• *yādaʿtā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you knew
• *ʾăbōtêkā*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fathers
• *ʿēṣ*: noun masculine singular - wood/tree
• *ʾāben*: noun feminine singular - stone

Word Meanings

• *hēpîṣĕkā*: he will scatter you/disperse you/spread you abroad
• *ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/tribes
• *qĕṣēh*: end/extremity/border
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground/world
• *ʿābadtā*: you will serve/worship/be subject to
• *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*: other gods/foreign deities
• *yādaʿtā*: you knew/were acquainted with/experienced
• *ʿēṣ*: wood/tree/timber
• *ʾāben*: stone/rock

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} will scatter{H6327} thee among all peoples,{H5971} from the one end{H7097} of the earth{H776} even unto the other{H7097} end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve{H5647} other{H312} gods,{H430} which thou hast not known,{H3045} thou nor thy fathers,{H1} even wood{H6086} and stone.{H68}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} shall scatter{H6327}{(H8689)} thee among all people{H5971}, from the one end{H7097} of the earth{H776} even unto the other{H7097}; and there thou shalt serve{H5647}{(H8804)} other{H312} gods{H430}, which neither thou nor thy fathers{H1} have known{H3045}{(H8804)}, even wood{H6086} and stone{H68}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde shall scater the amonge all nacyons from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other, and there thou shalt serue straunge goddes, which nether thou nor thy fathers haue knowne: euen wod and stone.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the LORDE shal scater the amonge all nacions, from the one ende of the worlde vnto another, and there shalt thou serue other goddes, whom thou knowest not, ner yet thy fathers, euen wodd and stone.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde shall scatter thee among all people, from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other, and there thou shalt serue other gods, which thou hast not knowen nor thy fathers, euen wood and stone.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lord shal scatter thee among all nations, from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other: and there thou shalt serue straunge gods, whiche thou nor thy fathers haue knowen, euen wood and stone.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, [even] wood and stone.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah hath scattered thee among all the peoples, from the end of the earth even unto the end of the earth; and thou hast served there other gods which thou hast not known, thou and thy fathers -- wood and stone.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord will send you wandering among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other: there you will be servants to other gods, of wood and stone, gods of which you and your fathers had no knowledge.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:33 : 33 And I will scatter you among the nations, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
• Deut 4:27-28 : 27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and you shall be left few in number among the heathen, where the LORD shall lead you. 28 And there you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
• Neh 1:8 : 8 Remember, I beg You, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, If you transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
• Jer 16:13 : 13 Therefore I will cast you out of this land into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers, and there you shall serve other gods day and night, where I will not show you favor.
• Deut 28:36 : 36 The LORD shall bring you, and your king whom you shall set over you, unto a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone.
• Luke 21:24 : 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• Jer 50:17 : 17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven them away: first the king of Assyria has devoured him; and last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.
• Ezek 11:16-17 : 16 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the nations, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. 17 Therefore say, Thus says the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.