Deuteronomy 28:54
The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,
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ASV
The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining;
KJV
So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הָאִישׁ֙ | ha.'Ish | the man | H376 → |
| הָרַ֣ךְ | ha.Rakh | <the> gentle | H7390 → |
| בְּךָ֔ | be.Kha | among <the> you | |
| וְהֶעָנֹ֖ג | ve.he.'a.Nog | and <the> delicate | H6028 → |
| מְאֹ֑ד | me.'Od | very | H3966 → |
| תֵּרַ֨ע | te.Ra' | it will be evil | H7489 → |
| עֵינ֤וֹ | ei.No | eye his | H5869 → |
| בְאָחִיו֙ | ve.'a.Chiv | on brother his | H251 → |
| וּבְאֵ֣שֶׁת | u.ve.'E.shet | and on [the] wife of | H802 → |
| חֵיק֔וֹ | chei.Ko | bosom his | H2436 → |
| וּבְיֶ֥תֶר | u.ve.Ye.ter | and on [the] remainder of | H3499 → |
| בָּנָ֖יו | ba.Nav | children his | H1121 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| יוֹתִֽיר׃ | yo.Tir | it will remain | H3498 → |
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