Deuteronomy 28:48 Go deeper
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Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. (KJV)
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וְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.Taand you will serve
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to serve
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 2
אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaenemies your
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 4
יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuhe will send forth him
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 5
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 6
בְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'Avin hunger
Lemma: רָעָב (ra.av) · Strong's: H7458
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: famine
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7458; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 7
וּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'and in thirst
Lemma: צָמָא (tsa.ma) · Strong's: H6772
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thirst
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 17:3, Judges 15:18, 2 Chronicles 32:11, Nehemiah 9:15, Nehemiah 9:20, Psalms 69:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6772; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 8
וּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.Romand in nakedness
Lemma: עֵירֹם (e.rom) · Strong's: H5903
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: naked
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:11, Ezekiel 16:7, Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5903; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 9
וּבְחֹ֣סֶרu.ve.Cho.serand in lack of
Lemma: חֹ֫סֶר (cho.ser) · Strong's: H2640
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lack
Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:57, Amos 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2640; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 10
כֹּ֑לKoleverything
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 11
וְנָתַ֞ןve.na.Tanand he will put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 12
עֹ֤ל'ola yoke of
Lemma: עֹל (ol) · Strong's: H5923
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: yoke
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:40, Leviticus 26:13, Numbers 19:2, Deuteronomy 21:3, 1 Samuel 6:7, 1 Kings 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5923; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 13
בַּרְזֶל֙bar.Zeliron
Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: iron
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 14
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 15
צַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaneck your
Lemma: צַוָּאר (tsav.var) · Strong's: H6677A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neck
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:16, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 41:42, Genesis 45:14, Genesis 46:29, Joshua 10:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6677A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 16
עַ֥ד'aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 17
הִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.Dohas destroyed he
Lemma: שָׁמַד (sha.mad) · Strong's: H8045
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8045; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 18
אֹתָֽךְ\׃'o.Takh<obj.> you
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:48 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| you will serve | → | עָבַד H5647G to serve |
| your enemies | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will send | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| against you | → | |
| in famine | → | רָעָב H7458 famine |
| thirst | → | צָמָא H6772 thirst |
| nakedness | → | עֵירֹם H5903 naked |
| and destitution | → | חֹ֫סֶר H2640 lack |
| . . . | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| He will place | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| an iron | → | בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron |
| yoke | → | עֹל H5923 yoke |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your neck | → | צַוָּאר H6677A neck |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| He has destroyed | → | שָׁמַד H8045 to destroy |
| you | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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