Deuteronomy 28:62

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ בִּמְתֵ֣י מְעָ֔ט תַּ֚חַת אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱיִיתֶ֔ם כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לָרֹ֑ב כִּי־לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

And-nišʾartem in-mĕtê mĕʿāṭ, taḥat which hĕyîtem like-kôkĕbê the-šāmayim for-rōb; for-not šāmaʿtā in-qôl YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā.

Grammar Details

*nišʾartem*: Niphal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you will be left/remain
*mĕtê*: noun masculine plural construct - men of
*mĕʿāṭ*: adjective masculine singular - few/small
*taḥat*: preposition - instead of/beneath
*hĕyîtem*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you were
*kôkĕbê*: noun masculine plural construct - stars of
*šāmayim*: noun masculine plural - heavens/sky
*rōb*: noun masculine singular - abundance/multitude
*šāmaʿtā*: Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you listened to/obeyed
*qôl*: noun masculine singular construct - voice of
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʾĕlōhêkā*: noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God

Word Meanings

*nišʾartem*: you will be left/remain/be spared
*mĕtê* *mĕʿāṭ*: few men/small number/just a few
*taḥat*: instead of/beneath/under/in place of
*kôkĕbê* *šāmayim*: stars of heaven/celestial stars
*rōb*: abundance/multitude/great number
*šāmaʿtā*: you listened to/obeyed/heeded/complied with
*qôl*: voice/sound/utterance

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Referenced Verses

Deut 4:27 : 27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
Deut 10:22 : 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Neh 9:23 : 23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
2 Kgs 24:14 : 14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
Neh 7:4 : 4 Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Jer 42:2 : 2 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant;(for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
Jer 52:28-30 : 28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: 29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: 30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
Mark 13:20 : 20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Rom 9:27-29 : 27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: 28 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. 29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
2 Kgs 13:7 : 7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
Isa 1:9 : 9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
Isa 24:6 : 6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Lev 26:22 : 22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

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