Deuteronomy 28:45

“And all these curses will come upon you and pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not listen to the voice of YHWH your Elohim, to keep his commandments and his statutes that he commanded you.”

Deuteronomy 28:45 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:45, word by word

cursesקְּלָלוֹתkelalot

curse

Curse: words calling down evil on someone; the opposite of a blessing.

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will comeבָאוּvau

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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and pursue youרְדָפוּredafu

pursue

To go after someone to catch them.

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and overtake youהִשִּׂיגוּhisigu

overtake

To reach someone who is ahead.

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you are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָhishamda

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

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listenשָׁמַעְתָּshamata

obey

To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.

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to the voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

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of 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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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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to keepשְׁמֹרshemor

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

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his commandmentsמִצְוֺתָיmitsvotay

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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and his statutesחֻקֹּתָיchukotay

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

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he commanded youצִוָּtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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The context

44He will lend to you, and you will not lend to him; he will be the head, and you will be the tail.

45 · This verse (above)

46And they will be on you for a sign and for a wonder, and on your offspring, forever.

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