Deuteronomy 28:66

“And your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be in dread night and day, and you will not be sure of your life.”

Deuteronomy 28:66 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:66, word by word

And your lifeהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
And your lifeחַיֶּיchaye

life

The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.

Where else “chaye” appears
will hang in doubtתְּלֻאִיםteluim

hang

Hang, be suspended; also to be in doubt.

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before youנֶּגֶדneged

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “neged” appears
and you will be in dreadפָחַדְתָּfachadta

dread

To tremble with fear before something that threatens.

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nightלַיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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and dayיוֹמָםyomam

by day

By day, in the daytime.

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be sureתַאֲמִיןtaamin

believe

To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.

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The context

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.

66 · This verse (above)

67In the morning you will say, “If only it were evening!” and in the evening you will say, “If only it were morning!” because of the dread of your heart with which you will dread, and because of the sight of your eyes that you will see.

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