Leviticus 26:39

“And those who are left of you will waste away in their iniquity in the lands of your enemies; and also in the iniquities of their fathers with them they will waste away.”

Leviticus 26:39 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 26:39, word by word

And those who are leftנִּשְׁאָרִיםnisharim

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “nisharim” appears
will waste awayיִמַּקּוּyimaku

waste away, rot

Waste away, melt away little by little, rot.

Where else “yimaku” appears
in their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avona” appears
in the landsאַרְצֹתartsot

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “artsot” appears
of your enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyve” appears
of their fathersאֲבֹתָavota

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avota” appears

The context

38And you will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will eat you up.

39 · This verse (above)

40But they will confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, in their unfaithfulness that they committed against me, and also that they walked with me in opposition,

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