Deuteronomy 28:64

“And YHWH will scatter you among all the peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you will serve other gods that you have not known, you nor your fathers, wood and stone.”

Deuteronomy 28:64 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:64, word by word

And 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.

Where else “yehva” appears
will scatter youהֱפִיצְhefits

scatter

To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.

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the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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from one endקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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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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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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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

63And it shall be that as YHWH rejoiced over you to do you good and to multiply you, so YHWH will rejoice over you to make you perish and to destroy you; and you will be torn from off the land that you are entering there to possess it.

64 · This verse (above)

65And among those nations you will find no repose, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; and YHWH will give you there a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.

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