Leviticus 26:17

And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
Leviticus 26:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְנָתַתִּ֤י פָנַי֙ בָּכֶ֔ם וְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם וְרָד֤וּ בָכֶם֙ שֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔ם וְנַסְתֶּ֖ם וְאֵין־רֹדֵ֥ף אֶתְכֶֽם׃ ס

  1. וְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.Ti“and I will set”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  2. פָנַי֙fa.Nai“face my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  3. בָּכֶ֔םba.Khem“on <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  4. וְנִגַּפְתֶּ֖םve.ni.gaf.Tem“and you will be defeated”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַף · “to strike” · Strong's H5062
  5. לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  6. אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם'o.ye.vei.Khem“enemies your”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  7. וְרָד֤וּve.ra.Du“and they will rule”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רָדָה · “to rule” · Strong's H7287A
  8. בָכֶם֙va.Khem“over <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  9. שֹֽׂנְאֵיכֶ֔םso.ne.'ei.Khem“[those who] hate you”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  10. וְנַסְתֶּ֖םve.nas.Tem“and you will flee”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  11. וְאֵין־ve.'ein-“and there not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  12. רֹדֵ֥ףro.Def“[is one who] pursues”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  13. אֶתְכֶֽם׃ ס'et.Khem“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)