King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:34

So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

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וְהָיִ֖יתָvehayitaand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מְשֻׁגָּ֑עmeshugamadשָׁגַעverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “mad”, a verb used as a describing wordH7696to rave through insanity(be, play the) mad (man).מִמַּרְאֵ֥הmimarehfrom visionמַרְאֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from vision”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision[idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.עֵינֶ֖יךָeyneykhaeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…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,…תִּרְאֶֽהtirehseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

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American Standard Version (1901)

so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast been mad, because of the sight of thine eyes which thou dost see.

World English Bible

so that the sights that you see with your eyes will drive you mad.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt be mad through the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

Douay-Rheims

And be astonished at the terror of those things which thy eyes shall see:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt be distracted, because of the sights of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσῃ παράπληκτος διὰ τὰ ὁράματα τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου, ἃ βλέψῃ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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