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Deuteronomy 28:39 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.


Deuteronomy 28:39Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 28:3911 words
כְּרָמִיםkərāmîmGarden
תִּטַּעtiṭaʿStrike
וְעָבָדְתָּwəʿāvādətāAnd work
וְיַיִןwəyayinAnd wine
לֹאlōʾNot
תִשְׁתֶּהtišətehImbibe
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
תֶאֱגֹרteʾĕgōrHarvest
כִּיRelative conjunction
תֹאכְלֶנּוּtōʾḵəlenûEat
הַתֹּלָעַתhatōlāʿatThe maggot
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

כְּרָמִיםkərāmîmGarden
תִּטַּעtiṭaʿStrike
וְעָבָדְתָּwəʿāvādətāAnd work
וְיַיִןwəyayinAnd wine
לֹאlōʾNot
תִשְׁתֶּהtišətehImbibe
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
תֶאֱגֹרteʾĕgōrHarvest
כִּיRelative conjunction
תֹאכְלֶנּוּtōʾḵəlenûEat
הַתֹּלָעַתhatōlāʿatThe maggot

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