Deuteronomy 28:36

“YHWH will bring you and your king, whom you set up over you, to a nation that you have not known, you nor your fathers; and there you will serve other gods, wood and stone.”

Deuteronomy 28:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:36, 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 bringיוֹלֵךְyolech

lead

To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.

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and your kingמַלְכְּmalk

king

A king who rules a people.

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you set upתָּקִיםtakim

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

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a nationגּוֹיgoy

nation

A people with their land; also Israel.

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knownיָדַעְתָּyadata

know

To know something, realize.

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nor your fathersאֲבֹתֶיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

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you will serveעָבַדְתָּavadta

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

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otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

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godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

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woodעֵץets

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

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and stoneאָבֶןaven

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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The context

35YHWH will strike you with severe boils on the knees and on the legs, from which you will not be able to be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.

36 · This verse (above)

37And you will become a horror, a byword, and a taunt among all the peoples where YHWH will drive you.

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