Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:7–8
7The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.
8The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.
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Deuteronomy 28:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will cause | יִתֵּ֨ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the enemies | אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| who rise up | הַקָּמִ֣ים | haq·qā·mîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| against you | עָלֶ֔יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| to be defeated | נִגָּפִ֖ים | nig·gā·p̄îm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5062 strike, smite |
| before you | לְפָנֶ֑יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| They will march out | יֵצְא֣וּ | yê·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| against | אֵלֶ֔יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| you in one | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| direction | בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ | bə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| but flee | יָנ֥וּסוּ | yā·nū·sū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| from you | לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| in seven | וּבְשִׁבְעָ֥ה | ū·ḇə·šiḇ·‘āh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
Deuteronomy 28:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will decree | יְצַ֨ו | yə·ṣaw | Verb - Piel - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| a blessing | הַבְּרָכָ֔ה | hab·bə·rā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1293 blessing |
| on your barns | בַּאֲסָמֶ֕יךָ | ba·’ă·sā·me·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H618 storehouse |
| and on everything | וּבְכֹ֖ל | ū·ḇə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| to which you put | מִשְׁלַ֣ח | miš·laḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4916 outstretching |
| your hand | יָדֶ֑ךָ | yā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| will bless you | וּבֵ֣רַכְךָ֔ | ū·ḇê·raḵ·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| in the land | בָּאָ֕רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| He is giving | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 28:7 2 Samuel 22:38–41 · Leviticus 26:7–8 · Psalm 89:23 · 2 Chronicles 32:21–22 · 2 Chronicles 19:4 · Joshua 8:22 · Deuteronomy 28:25 · 2 Chronicles 31:20–21 · 1 Samuel 7:10–11 · 1 Samuel 7:3–4 · Joshua 10:42 · Deuteronomy 32:30
Deuteronomy 28:8 Deuteronomy 15:10 · Leviticus 26:10 · Proverbs 3:9–10 · Psalm 133:3 · Luke 12:18 · Leviticus 26:4–5 · Malachi 3:10–11 · Leviticus 25:21 · Matthew 6:26 · Luke 12:24–25 · Haggai 2:19 · Psalm 42:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.