Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:40
40You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You will have | יִהְי֥וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| olive trees | זֵיתִ֛ים | zê·ṯîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| throughout | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your territory | גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ | gə·ḇū·le·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| but will never | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| anoint | תָס֔וּךְ | ṯā·sūḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5480 pour in anointing, anoint |
| yourself with oil | וְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ | wə·še·men | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the olives | זֵיתֶֽךָ׃ | zê·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| will drop off | יִשַּׁ֖ל | yiš·šal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5394 slip or drop off |
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