Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 29:18–19

¹⁸Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,^c ¹⁹because when such a person hears the words of this oath,^d he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’

This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

Footnotes

c 29:18 See Hebrews 12:15|HEB 12:15
d 29:19 Or curse

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Deuteronomy 29:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make sure there is	יֵ֣שׁ	yêš	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
no	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
or woman	אִשָּׁ֞ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
clan	מִשְׁפָּחָ֣ה	miš·pā·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4940 clan
or	אוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
tribe	שֵׁ֗בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
among you	בָּ֠כֶם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
today	הַיּוֹם֙	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
whose	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
heart	לְבָב֨וֹ	lə·ḇā·ḇōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
turns away	פֹנֶ֤ה	p̄ō·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6437 turn
from	מֵעִם֙	mê·‘im	Preposition-m	H5973 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
to go	לָלֶ֣כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
and worship	לַעֲבֹ֔ד	la·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5647 work, serve
the gods	אֱלֹהֵ֖י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of those	הָהֵ֑ם	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
nations	הַגּוֹיִ֣ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
Make sure there is	יֵ֣שׁ	yêš	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
no	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
root	שֹׁ֛רֶשׁ	šō·reš	Noun - masculine singular	H8328 root
among you	בָּכֶ֗ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
that bears	פֹּרֶ֥ה	pō·reh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
such poisonous	רֹ֖אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7219 head
and bitter fruit	וְלַעֲנָֽה׃	wə·la·‘ă·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3939 wormwood

Deuteronomy 29:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because when such a person hears	בְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩	bə·šā·mə·‘ōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
the words	דִּבְרֵ֨י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of this	הַזֹּ֗את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
oath	הָֽאָלָ֜ה	hā·’ā·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H423 oath
he invokes a blessing	וְהִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְ	wə·hiṯ·bā·rêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
on himself	בִּלְבָב֤וֹ	bil·ḇā·ḇōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
saying	לֵאמֹר֙	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I	לִּ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
will have	יִֽהְיֶה־	yih·yeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
peace	שָׁל֣וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
even though	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I walk	אֵלֵ֑ךְ	’ê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in the stubbornness	בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת	biš·ri·rūṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8307 firmness
of my own heart	לִבִּ֖י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
This will bring disaster	סְפ֥וֹת	sə·p̄ō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up
on the watered	הָרָוָ֖ה	hā·rā·wāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7302 watered
as well as	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H854 with
the dry	הַצְּמֵאָֽה׃	haṣ·ṣə·mê·’āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6771 thirsty

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 29:18 Hebrews 12:15 · Deuteronomy 11:16–17 · Acts 8:23 · Jeremiah 9:15 · Deuteronomy 13:1–15 · Hosea 10:4 · Hebrews 3:12 · Amos 6:12 · Deuteronomy 17:2–7

Deuteronomy 29:19 Jeremiah 7:24 · Numbers 15:39 · Numbers 15:30 · Ecclesiastes 11:9 · Jeremiah 7:3–11 · Psalm 49:18 · Ephesians 4:17 · Jeremiah 3:17 · Deuteronomy 17:2 · Romans 1:21 · 2 Corinthians 10:5 · Deuteronomy 29:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.