Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:31
31Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your ox | שׁוֹרְךָ֞ | šō·wr·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| will be slaughtered | טָב֣וּחַ | ṭā·ḇū·aḥ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H2873 slaughter, butcher, slay |
| before your eyes | לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ | lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| but you will not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכַל֮ | ṯō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| any of it | מִמֶּנּוּ֒ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Your donkey | חֲמֹֽרְךָ֙ | ḥă·mō·rə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| will be taken away | גָּז֣וּל | gā·zūl | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1497 tear away, seize, rob |
| and not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| returned | יָשׁ֖וּב | yā·šūḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to you | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| Your flock | צֹֽאנְךָ֙ | ṣō·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| will be given | נְתֻנ֣וֹת | nə·ṯu·nō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| to your enemies | לְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ | lə·’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| and no one | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| will save | מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ | mō·wō·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
| you | לְךָ֖ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.