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Deuteronomy 7:14

Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

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בָּר֥וּךְbarukheblessבָרַךְverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “bless”, a verb used as a describing wordH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.תִּֽהְיֶ֖הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to 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.מִכָּלmikalfrom allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעַמִּ֑יםhaamimthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.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…יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to 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.בְךָ֛vekhainבְךָ֛preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in”inעָקָ֥רaqarbarrenעָקָרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “barren”, the ordinary formH6135sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)([idiom] male or female) barren (woman).וַֽעֲקָרָ֖הvaaqarahand barrenעָקָרconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “and barren”, the ordinary formH6135sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)([idiom] male or female) barren (woman).וּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָuvivhemtekhaand in beastבְּהֵמָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and in beast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Blessed art thou above all the peoples, there is not in thee a barren man or a barren woman — nor among your cattle;

World English Bible

You will be blessed above all peoples. There won’t be male or female barren among you, or among your livestock.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt be blessed above all the peoples; there shall not be male or female barren with thee, or with thy cattle;

Douay-Rheims

Blessed shalt thou be among all people. No one shall be barren among you of either sex, neither of men nor cattle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt be blessed beyond all nations; there shall not be among you an impotent or barren one, or among thy cattle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐλογητὸς ἔσῃ παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη· οὐκ ἔσται ἐν ὑμῖν ἄγονος, οὐδὲ στεῖρα, καὶ ἐν τοῖς κτήνεσί σου.