King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:22

The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

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יַכְּכָ֣הyakkhahstrikeנָכָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “strike”, an unfinished actionH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.יְ֠הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתbashachefetin consumptionשַׁחֶפֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in consumption”, the ordinary formH7829emaciationconsumption.וּבַקַּדַּ֜חַתuvaqadachatand in burning agueקַדַּחַתconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in burning ague”, the ordinary formH6920inflammation, i.e. febrile diseaseburning ague, fever.וּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶתuvadaleqetand in inflammationדַּלֶּקֶתconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in inflammation”, the ordinary formH1816a burning feverinflammation.וּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙uvacharchurand in extreme burningחַרְחֻרconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in extreme burning”, the ordinary formH2746fever (as hot)extreme burning.וּבַחֶ֔רֶבuvacherevand in knifeחֶרֶבconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹןuvashidafonand in blastedשְׁדֵפָהconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in blasted”, the ordinary formH7711blightblasted(-ing).וּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹןuvayeraqonand in greenishיֵרָקוֹןconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in greenish”, the ordinary formH3420paleness, whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought)greenish, yellow.וּרְדָפ֖וּךָuredafukhaand chaseרָדַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and chase”, a completed action in a sequenceH7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).עַ֥דadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אָבְדֶֽךָavedekhadestroyאָבַדverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, the to-form of the verbH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with drought, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Jehovah doth smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with extreme burning, and with sword, and with blasting, and with mildew, and they have pursued thee till thou perish

World English Bible

Yahweh will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with fiery heat, with the sword, with blight, and with mildew. They will pursue you until you perish.

Darby Translation

Jehovah will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with burning ague, and with drought, and with blight, and with mildew, and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

Douay-Rheims

May the Lord afflict thee with miserable want, with the fever and with cold, with burning and with heat, and with corrupted air and with blasting, and pursue thee till thou perish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord smite thee with distress, and fever, and cold, and inflammation, and blighting, and paleness, and they shall pursue thee until they have destroyed thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πατάξαι σε Κύριος ἐν ἀπορίᾳ, καὶ πυρετῷ, καὶ ῥίγει, καὶ ἐρεθισμῷ, καὶ ἀνεμοφθορίᾳ, καὶ τῇ ὤχρᾳ, καὶ καταδιώξονταί σε ἕως ἂν ἀπολέσωσί σε.