Deuteronomy 28:25

“YHWH will make you defeated before your enemies; you will go out against them by one way and flee before them by seven ways; and you will be a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.”

Deuteronomy 28:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:25, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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will make youיִתֶּנְyiten

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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defeatedנִגָּףnigaf

be defeated

To lose a battle and flee before the enemy.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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you will go outתֵּצֵאtetse

set out

To set out somewhere, or go out to war.

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by oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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wayדֶרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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and fleeתָּנוּסtanus

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

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by sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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and you will beהָיִיתָhayita

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a horrorזַעֲוָהzaava

horror, object of terror

Something that makes those who see it tremble; also maltreatment.

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the kingdomsמַמְלְכוֹתmamlchot

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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The context

24YHWH will make the rain of your land powder and dust; from the heavens it will come down on you until you are destroyed.

25 · This verse (above)

26And your carcass will be food for all the birds of the heavens and for the animals of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

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