11{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.11",
"source": "וְהוֹתֽ͏ִרְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ לְטוֹבָ֔ה בִּפְרִ֧י בִטְנְךָ֛ וּבִפְרִ֥י בְ[t]הַמְתְּךָ֖ וּבִפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהוָ֛ה לַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ לָ֥תֶת לָֽךְ׃",
"text": "And he will *hôtîrĕkā* *YHWH* for *ṭôbāh* in *pĕrî* *biṭnĕkā* and in *pĕrî* *bĕhamtĕkā* and in *pĕrî* *ʾadmātekā* upon the *hāʾădāmāh* which *nišbaʿ* *YHWH* to *laʾăbōtêkā* to *lātet* to *lāk*.",
"grammar": {
"*hôtîrĕkā*": "perfect, consecutive, Hiphil, 3rd masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will make you abound",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the LORD",
"*ṭôbāh*": "feminine singular noun - good/prosperity",
"*pĕrî*": "masculine singular construct - fruit of",
"*biṭnĕkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your womb/belly",
"*pĕrî*": "masculine singular construct - fruit of",
"*bĕhamtĕkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your cattle/livestock",
"*pĕrî*": "masculine singular construct - fruit of",
"*ʾadmātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your ground/land",
"*hāʾădāmāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the ground/land",
"*nišbaʿ*": "perfect, Niphal, 3rd masculine singular - he has sworn",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the LORD",
"*laʾăbōtêkā*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your fathers",
"*lātet*": "infinitive construct - to give",
"*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you"
},
"variants": {
"*hôtîrĕkā*": "make you abound/prosper/have plenty",
"*ṭôbāh*": "good/prosperity/welfare/abundance",
"*pĕrî biṭnĕkā*": "fruit of your womb [children]",
"*pĕrî bĕhamtĕkā*": "fruit of your livestock [offspring of animals]",
"*pĕrî ʾadmātekā*": "fruit of your ground [crops/produce]"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Deuteronomy.28.12",
"source": "יִפְתַּ֣ח יְהוָ֣ה ׀ לְ֠ךָ אֶת־אוֹצָר֨וֹ הַטּ֜וֹב אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם לָתֵ֤ת מְטַֽר־אַרְצְךָ֙ בְּעִתּ֔וֹ וּלְבָרֵ֕ךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א תִלְוֶֽה׃",
"text": "*Yiptaḥ* *YHWH* for *lĕkā* *ʾet*-*ʾôṣārô* the *haṭṭôb* *ʾet*-the *haššāmayim* to *lātēt* *mĕṭar*-*ʾarṣĕkā* in *ʿittô* and to *lĕbārēk* *ʾēt* all-*maʿăśēh* *yādekā* and you will have *hilwîtā* *gôyim* *rabbîm* and you *wĕʾattāh* not *tilweh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Yiptaḥ*": "imperfect, Qal, 3rd masculine singular - he will open",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the LORD",
"*lĕkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for you",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾôṣārô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his storehouse/treasury",
"*haṭṭôb*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the good",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*haššāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens",
"*lātēt*": "infinitive construct - to give",
"*mĕṭar*": "masculine singular construct - rain of",
"*ʾarṣĕkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your land",
"*ʿittô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its time/season",
"*lĕbārēk*": "infinitive construct - to bless",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*maʿăśēh*": "masculine singular construct - work of",
"*yādekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*hilwîtā*": "perfect, consecutive, Hiphil, 2nd masculine singular - and you will lend",
"*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - nations",
"*rabbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - many",
"*wĕʾattāh*": "conjunction + 2nd masculine singular pronoun - and you",
"*tilweh*": "imperfect, Qal, 2nd masculine singular - you will borrow"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾôṣārô haṭṭôb*": "his good treasury/his good storehouse [heaven as source of blessing]",
"*mĕṭar-ʾarṣĕkā bĕʿittô*": "rain of your land in its time/season [timely rainfall]",
"*maʿăśēh yādekā*": "work of your hand/all your undertakings",
"*hilwîtā gôyim rabbîm*": "lend to many nations [sign of prosperity]"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}