Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:54–56

⁵⁴The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces,^c and the rest of his children who have survived, ⁵⁵refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates.^d

⁵⁶The most gentle and refined woman among you, so gentle and refined she would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground, will begrudge the husband she embraces^e and her son and daughter

Footnotes

c 28:54 Hebrew the wife of his bosom
d 28:55 Or within all your cities; similarly in verse 57
e 28:56 Hebrew the husband of her bosom

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Deuteronomy 28:54

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The most	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
gentle	הָרַ֣ךְ	hā·raḵ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7390 tender, delicate, soft
and refined	וְהֶעָנֹ֖ג	wə·he·‘ā·nōḡ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6028 dainty
man	הָאִישׁ֙	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
among you	בְּךָ֔	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
will begrudge	תֵּרַ֨ע	tê·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
his brother	בְאָחִיו֙	ḇə·’ā·ḥîw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
the wife	וּבְאֵ֣שֶׁת	ū·ḇə·’ê·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
he embraces	חֵיק֔וֹ	ḥê·qōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2436 bosom
and the rest	וּבְיֶ֥תֶר	ū·ḇə·ye·ṯer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of his children	בָּנָ֖יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
who have survived	יוֹתִֽיר׃	yō·w·ṯîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3498 remain over

Deuteronomy 28:55

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
refusing to share	מִתֵּ֣ת׀	mit·têṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
with any	לְאַחַ֣ד	lə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of them	מֵהֶ֗ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
the flesh	מִבְּשַׂ֤ר	mib·bə·śar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh
of his children	בָּנָיו֙	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
he will eat	יֹאכֵ֔ל	yō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
because he has nothing	מִבְּלִ֥י	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
left	הִשְׁאִֽיר־	hiš·’îr-	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over
in the siege	בְּמָצוֹר֙	bə·mā·ṣō·wr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
and distress	וּבְמָצ֔וֹק	ū·ḇə·mā·ṣō·wq	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4689 straitness, straits, stress
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
your enemy	אֹיִבְךָ֖	’ō·yiḇ·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
will inflict	יָצִ֥יק	yā·ṣîq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6693 constrain, bring into straits, press upon
on you	לְךָ֛	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
within all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your gates	שְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃	šə·‘ā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8179 gate

Deuteronomy 28:56

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The most gentle	הָרַכָּ֨ה	hā·rak·kāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7390 tender, delicate, soft
and refined woman	וְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗ה	wə·hā·‘ă·nug·gāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6028 dainty
among you	בְךָ֜	ḇə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
so gentle	וּמֵרֹ֑ךְ	ū·mê·rōḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H7391 tenderness, delicacy
and refined	מֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖ג	mê·hiṯ·‘an·nêḡ	Preposition-m; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H6026 be soft, delicate, dainty
she would not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
venture	נִסְּתָ֤ה	nis·sə·ṯāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5254 test, try
to set	הַצֵּ֣ג	haṣ·ṣêḡ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3322 set, place
the sole	כַף־	ḵap̄-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of her foot	רַגְלָהּ֙	raḡ·lāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7272 foot
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ground	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will begrudge	תֵּרַ֤ע	tê·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
the husband	בְּאִ֣ישׁ	bə·’îš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
she embraces	חֵיקָ֔הּ	ḥê·qāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2436 bosom
and her son	וּבִבְנָ֖הּ	ū·ḇiḇ·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
and daughter	וּבְבִתָּֽהּ׃	ū·ḇə·ḇit·tāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter

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