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Deuteronomy 28:38 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.


Deuteronomy 28:38Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 28:389 words
זֶרַעzeraʿSeed
רַבravAbundant
תּוֹצִיאtwōṣîʾGo
הַשָּׂדֶהhaśādehThe field
וּמְעַטûməʿaṭAnd little
תֶּאֱסֹףteʾĕsōp̄Gather
כִּיRelative conjunction
יַחְסְלֶנּוּyaḥəsəlenûEat off
הָאַרְבֶּהhāʾarəbehThe locust
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

זֶרַעzeraʿSeed
רַבravAbundant
תּוֹצִיאtwōṣîʾGo
הַשָּׂדֶהhaśādehThe field
וּמְעַטûməʿaṭAnd little
תֶּאֱסֹףteʾĕsōp̄Gather
כִּיRelative conjunction
יַחְסְלֶנּוּyaḥəsəlenûEat off
הָאַרְבֶּהhāʾarəbehThe locust

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