Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:39
39You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You will plant | תִּטַּ֖ע | tiṭ·ṭa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| and cultivate | וְעָבָ֑דְתָּ | wə·‘ā·ḇā·ḏə·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| vineyards | כְּרָמִ֥ים | kə·rā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3754 vineyard |
| but will neither | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| drink | תִשְׁתֶּה֙ | ṯiš·teh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8354 drink |
| the wine | וְיַ֤יִן | wə·ya·yin | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| nor | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| gather | תֶאֱגֹ֔ר | ṯe·’ĕ·ḡōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H103 gather |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| worms | הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ | hat·tō·lā·‘aṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8438 worm, scarlet stuff |
| will eat them | תֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּ | ṯō·ḵə·len·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.