Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:15
15If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| however | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you do not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obey | תִשְׁמַע֙ | ṯiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| by carefully | לִשְׁמֹ֤ר | liš·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| following | לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| His commandments | מִצְוֺתָ֣יו | miṣ·wō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
| and statutes | וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו | wə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| I | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am giving you today | מְצַוְּךָ֖ | mə·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| curses | הַקְּלָל֥וֹת | haq·qə·lā·lō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H7045 curse |
| will come | וּבָ֧אוּ | ū·ḇā·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| upon you | עָלֶ֛יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and overtake you | וְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃ | wə·hiś·śî·ḡū·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular | H5381 reach, overtake |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Malachi 2:2 · Deuteronomy 28:2 · Lamentations 2:17 · Romans 2:8–9 · Daniel 9:11–13 · Leviticus 26:14–46 · Deuteronomy 29:20 · Joshua 23:15 · Galatians 3:10 · Deuteronomy 27:15–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.