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Muchרַבseedזֶרַעyou will carry outתּוֹצִיאto the field,הַשָּׂדֶהand littleוּמְעַטyou will gather,תֶּאֱסֹףforכִּיthe locustהָאַרְבֶּהwill consume it.יַחְסְלֶנּוּ
Deuteronomy 28:38
Study it in the app“Much seed you will carry out to the field, and little you will gather, for the locust will consume it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 28:38, word by word
- Muchרַבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- seedזֶרַעzera
seed
What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.
Where else “zera” appears- you will carry outתּוֹצִיאtotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “totsi” appears- to the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- and littleמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- you will gatherתֶּאֱסֹףteesof
gather
To bring together what was scattered, like the harvest.
Where else “teesof” appears- the locustאַרְבֶּהarbe
locust
Locust: an insect that comes in huge swarms and devours everything green.
Where else “arbe” appears- will consume itיַחְסְלֶyachsle
devour, consume
Eat away completely, as the locust does with the crops.
Where else “yachsle” appears
The context
37And you will become a horror, a byword, and a taunt among all the peoples where YHWH will drive you.
38 · This verse (above)
39You will plant vineyards and work them, but wine you will not drink nor gather, for the worm will eat them.