Deuteronomy 28:56
The most gentle and refined woman among you, so gentle and refined she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she embraces and her son and daughter
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ASV
The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
KJV
The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הָרַכָּ֨ה | ha.ra.Kah | the gentle [woman] | H7390 → |
| בְךָ֜ | ve.Kha | among <the> you | |
| וְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗ה | ve.ha.'a.nu.Gah | and the delicate [woman] | H6028 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| נִסְּתָ֤ה | ni.se.Tah | she has attempted | H5254 → |
| כַף־ | khaf- | [the] sole of | H3709 → |
| רַגְלָהּ֙ | rag.Lah | foot her | H7272 → |
| הַצֵּ֣ג | ha.Tzeg | to place | H3322 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the ground | H776 → |
| מֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖ג | me.hit.'a.Neg | because was delicate | H6026 → |
| וּמֵרֹ֑ךְ | u.me.Rokh | and from gentleness | H7391 → |
| תֵּרַ֤ע | te.Ra' | it will be evil | H7489 → |
| עֵינָהּ֙ | 'ei.Nah | eye her | H5869 → |
| בְּאִ֣ישׁ | be.'Ish | on [the] husband of | H376 → |
| חֵיקָ֔הּ | chei.Kah | bosom her | H2436 → |
| וּבִבְנָ֖הּ | u.viv.Nah | and on son her | H1121 → |
| וּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃ | u.ve.vi.Tah | and on daughter her | H1323 → |
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