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Deuteronomy 28:27

The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

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יַכְּכָ֨הyakkhahstrikeנָכָהverb, 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.יְהוָ֜הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בִּשְׁחִ֤יןbishchinin boilשְׁחִיןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in boil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7822inflammation, i.e. an ulcerboil, botch.מִצְרַ֨יִם֙mitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.ובעפליםvvflymand in emerodעֹפֶלconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and in emerod”, the ordinary formH6076a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortressemerod, fort, strong hold, tower.וּבַטְּחֹרִ֔יםuvatchorimand in emerodטְחֹרconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and in emerod”, the ordinary formH2914a boil or ulcer (from the inflammation), especially a tumorin the anus or pudenda (the piles)emerod.וּבַגָּרָ֖בuvagaravand in scabגָּרָבconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in scab”, the ordinary formH1618scurf (from itching)scab, scurvy.וּבֶחָ֑רֶסuvecharesand in itchחֶרֶסconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in itch”, the ordinary formH2775the itch; the sunitch, sun.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תוּכַ֖לtukhalbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.לְהֵרָפֵֽאleherafeto cureרָפָאpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct — “to cure”, the to-form of the verbH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Jehovah doth smite thee with the ulcer of Egypt, and with emerods, and with scurvy, and with itch, of which thou art not able to be healed.

World English Bible

Yahweh will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with the tumors, with the scurvy, and with the itch, of which you can not be healed.

Darby Translation

Jehovah will smite thee with the ulcers of Egypt, and with boils, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord strike thee with the ulcer of Egypt, and the part of thy body, by which the dung is cast out, with the scab and with the itch: so that thou canst not be healed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord smite thee with the botch of Egypt in the seat, and with a malignant scab, and itch, so that thou canst not be healed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πατάξαι σε Κύριος ἕλκει Αἰγυπτίῳ εἰς τὴν ἕδραν, καὶ ψώρᾳ ἀγρίᾳ, καὶ κνήφῃ, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαί σε ἰαθῆναι.