Deuteronomy 28:32

“Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people, and your eyes will see it and fail for them all the day, and there will be no power in your hand.”

Deuteronomy 28:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:32, word by word

Your sonsבָּנֶיbane

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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and your daughtersבְנֹתֶיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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will be givenנְתֻנִיםnetunim

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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to anotherאַחֵרacher

other

Other, another; next.

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peopleעַםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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and your eyesעֵינֶיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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will see itרֹאוֹתroot

see

To see with one's eyes.

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and failכָלוֹתchalot

failing, longing

Failing, wasting away from so much waiting.

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the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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powerאֵלel

El, God, god

"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".

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in your handיָדֶyade

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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The context

31Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, and you will not eat of it; your donkey will be robbed from before you, and it will not return to you; your sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have no one to save you.

32 · This verse (above)

33The fruit of your ground and all your labor a people that you have not known will eat; and you will be only oppressed and crushed all the days.

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