Deuteronomy 28:49 — King James Version← Study notes
“The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;”
Deuteronomy 28:49 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 28:4915 words
יִשָּׂאyiśāʾLift
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
עָלֶיךָʿāleyḵāAbove
גּוֹיgwōyNation
מֵרָחוֹקmērāḥwōqFrom remote
מִקְצֵהmiqəṣēhFrom extremity
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who
יִדְאֶהyidəʾehDart
הַנָּשֶׁרhanāšerThe eagle
גּוֹיgwōyNation
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לֹאlōʾNot
תִשְׁמַעtišəmaʿHear
לְשֹׁנוֹləšōnwōTongue
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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