And as for those who are leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםof you,בָּכֶםI will bringוְהֵבֵאתִיfaintnessמֹרֶךְinto their heartבִּלְבָבָםin the landsבְּאַרְצֹתof their enemies;אֹיְבֵיהֶםand the soundקוֹלof a drivenנִדָּףleafעָלֶהwill pursueוְרָדַףthem,אֹתָםand they will fleeוְנָסוּas one fleesמְנֻסַתfrom the sword,חֶרֶבand fallוְנָפְלוּwhen no oneוְאֵיןis pursuing.רֹדֵף
Leviticus 26:36
Study it in the app“And as for those who are left of you, I will bring faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a driven leaf will pursue them, and they will flee as one flees from the sword, and fall when no one is pursuing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 26:36, word by word
- And as for those who are leftנִּשְׁאָרִיםnisharim
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharim” appears- I will bringהֵבֵאתִיheveti
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heveti” appears- faintnessמֹרֶךְmorech
faintness (of heart)
Cowardice, the heart losing courage. It appears only in Leviticus 26:36.
Where else “morech” appears- into their heartלְבָבָlevava
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levava” appears- in the landsאַרְצֹתartsot
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsot” appears- of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- and the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of a drivenנִדָּףnidaf
driven (by the wind)
Be driven by the wind, blown away.
Where else “nidaf” appears- leafעָלֶהale
leaf
Leaf; foliage.
Where else “ale” appears- will pursueרָדַףradaf
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “radaf” appears- and they will fleeנָסוּnasu
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “nasu” appears- as one fleesמְנֻסַתmenusat
flight
Flight, fleeing.
Where else “menusat” appears- from the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- and fallנָפְלוּnaflu
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “naflu” appears
The context
35All the days it lies desolate it will cease, what it did not cease on your Sabbaths when you lived on it.
36 · This verse (above)
37And they will stumble, one over another, as before the sword, when no one is pursuing; and you will have no power to stand before your enemies.