Deuteronomy 28:68

“And YHWH will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, “You shall never see it again.” And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male slaves and female slaves, and there will be no buyer.”

Deuteronomy 28:68 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:68, 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.

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will bring you backהֱשִׁיבְheshiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

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to Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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in shipsאֳנִיּוֹתoniyot

ship

Ship.

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by the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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I saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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see itרְאֹתָreota

see

To see with one's eyes.

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againתֹסִיףtosif

do again

To do again what had already been done.

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you will offer yourselves for saleהִתְמַכַּרְתֶּםhitmakartem

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

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to your enemiesאֹיְבֶיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

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as male slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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and female slavesשְׁפָחוֹתshefachot

female slave, servant

Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.

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buyerקֹנֶהkone

buy

To give silver in order to become the owner of something.

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Translation note

The warning not to return to Egypt is in Deuteronomy 17:16.

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

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.

68 · This verse (above)

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