39
You will plantתִּטַּעvineyardsכְּרָמִיםand work them,וְעָבָדְתָּbut wineוְיַיִןyou will notלֹאdrinkתִשְׁתֶּהnorוְלֹאgather,תֶאֱגֹרforכִּיthe wormהַתֹּלָעַתwill eat them.תֹאכְלֶנּוּ
Deuteronomy 28:39
Study it in the app“You will plant vineyards and work them, but wine you will not drink nor gather, for the worm will eat them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 28:39, word by word
- You will plantתִּטַּעtita
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “tita” appears- vineyardsכְּרָמִיםkeramim
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “keramim” appears- and work themעָבָדְתָּavadta
work
To toil, till the land.
Where else “avadta” appears- but wineיַיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- drinkתִשְׁתֶּהtishte
drink
Drink.
Where else “tishte” appears- gatherתֶאֱגֹרteegor
gather
Gather in and store the harvest.
Where else “teegor” appears- the wormתֹּלָעַתtolaat
worm
A small worm, a symbol of what is weak and of what destroys.
Where else “tolaat” appears- will eat themתֹאכְלֶtochle
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochle” appears
The context
38Much seed you will carry out to the field, and little you will gather, for the locust will consume it.
39 · This verse (above)
40You will have olive trees throughout your territory, but with oil you will not anoint yourself, for your olives will drop off.