Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 29:19

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

d 29:19 Or curse

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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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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.