Deuteronomy 28:27

“YHWH will strike you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with scabs and with itch, from which you will not be able to be healed.”

Deuteronomy 28:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:27, 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 strike youיַכְּyak

punish

God punishes with a plague.

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with the boilsשְׁחִיןshechin

boil

Boil: a painful inflammation of the skin (Exodus 9:9; Job 2:7).

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and with tumorsטְּחֹרִיםtechorim

tumors

Tumors or painful swellings.

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and with scabsגָּרָבgarav

itch, scab

Scabies: a skin disease that itches badly.

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and with itchחָרֶסchares

itch

Skin irritation from disease.

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be ableתוּכַלtuchal

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

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to be healedהֵרָפֵאherafe

heal

To heal a sick person, a wound or a people.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

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.

27 · This verse (above)

28YHWH will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart.

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