Deuteronomy 28:40
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
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ASV
Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast its fruit.
KJV
Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| זֵיתִ֛ים | zei.Tim | olive trees | H2132 → |
| יִהְי֥וּ | yih.Yu | they will belong | H1961 → |
| לְךָ֖ | le.Kha | to <the> you | |
| בְּכָל־ | be.khol | in all | H3605 → |
| גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ | ge.vu.Le.kha | territory your | H1366 → |
| וְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ | ve.She.men | and oil | H8081 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| תָס֔וּךְ | ta.Sukh | you will anoint yourself | H5480 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| יִשַּׁ֖ל | yi.Shal | it will drop off | H5394 → |
| זֵיתֶֽךָ׃ | zei.Te.kha | olive[s] your | H2132 → |
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