Leviticus 26:16
then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
BSB
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ASV
I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
KJV
I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
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Commentary
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַף־ | 'af- | also | H637 → |
| אֲנִ֞י | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ | 'e.'e.seh- | I will do | H6213 → |
| זֹּ֣את | zot | this | H2063 → |
| לָכֶ֗ם | la.Khem | to <the> you | |
| וְהִפְקַדְתִּ֨י | ve.hif.kad.Ti | and I will appoint | H6485 → |
| עֲלֵיכֶ֤ם | 'a.lei.Khem | on you | H5921 → |
| בֶּֽהָלָה֙ | be.ha.Lah | sudden terror | H928 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶת | ha.sha.Che.fet | <the> consumption | H7829 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַקַּדַּ֔חַת | ha.ka.Da.chat | <the> fever | H6920 → |
| מְכַלּ֥וֹת | me.kha.Lot | [which] cause to fail | H3615 → |
| עֵינַ֖יִם | 'ei.Na.yim | [the] eyes | H5869 → |
| וּמְדִיבֹ֣ת | u.me.di.Vot | and [which] make pine away | H1727 → |
| נָ֑פֶשׁ | Na.fesh | [the] life | H5315 → |
| וּזְרַעְתֶּ֤ם | u.ze.ra'.Tem | and you will sow | H2232 → |
| לָרִיק֙ | la.Rik | to <the> emptiness | H7385 → |
| זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם | zar.'a.Khem | seed your | H2233 → |
| וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ | va.'a.kha.Lu.hu | and they will eat it | H398 → |
| אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃ | 'o.ye.vei.Khem | enemies your | H341 → |
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