The Meaning of Deuteronomy 28:35 Explained

Deuteronomy 28:35

KJV: The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

YLT: 'Jehovah doth smite thee with an evil ulcer, on the knees, and on the legs (of which thou art not able to be healed), from the sole of thy foot even unto thy crown.

Darby: Jehovah will smite thee in the knees and in the legs with evil ulcers, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

ASV: Jehovah will smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the crown of thy head.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The LORD  shall smite  thee in the knees,  and in the legs,  with a sore  botch  that cannot  be healed,  from the sole  of thy foot  unto the top of thy head. 

What does Deuteronomy 28:35 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 28:20-46 - The Fearful Results Of Disobedience
If we compare this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Leviticus 26:1-46, we shall see how Moses resumes and amplifies the promises and threatenings already set forth in the earlier editions of the Law. The blessings are declared in fourteen verses, while the curses require four times as much space. This is due to God's eagerness that men should be warned from courses that injure, and shut up to those that lead to blessedness. Note the language, which rises to the sublimest level, especially in the latter part. The forecasts of the dispersion and the degradation of the Hebrew people are especially remarkable.
It is not only that God goes out of His way to reward the obedient and to punish the ungodly, but these rewards and punishments are part of the nature of things, just as fire stings and burns, when we transgress its laws, but blesses when we obey. If we are at one with God, through Jesus Christ, we are at one with the universe. But if not, "the stars in their courses" fight against us. See Judges 5:20; 1 Corinthians 3:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 28

1  The blessings for obedience
15  The curses for disobedience

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:35 mean?

Will strike you Yahweh with boils severe in the knees and on the legs which cannot - be healed from the sole of your foot and to the top of your head
יַכְּכָ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה בִּשְׁחִ֣ין רָ֗ע עַל־ הַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ וְעַל־ הַשֹּׁקַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ תוּכַ֖ל לְהֵרָפֵ֑א מִכַּ֥ף רַגְלְךָ֖ וְעַ֥ד קָדְקֳדֶֽךָ

יַכְּכָ֨ה  Will  strike  you 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
יְהוָ֜ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בִּשְׁחִ֣ין  with  boils 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁחִין  
Sense: boil, inflamed spot, inflammation, eruption.
רָ֗ע  severe 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
הַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙  the  knees 
Parse: Article, Noun, fd
Root: בֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: knee.
וְעַל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַשֹּׁקַ֔יִם  the  legs 
Parse: Article, Noun, fd
Root: שֹׁוק  
Sense: leg, thigh.
לֹא־  cannot 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תוּכַ֖ל  - 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָכֹל  
Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able.
לְהֵרָפֵ֑א  be  healed 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct
Root: רָפָא  
Sense: to heal, make healthful.
מִכַּ֥ף  from  the  sole 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
רַגְלְךָ֖  of  your  foot 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
וְעַ֥ד  and  to 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
קָדְקֳדֶֽךָ  the  top  of  your  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קָדְקֹד  
Sense: head, crown of head, top of head, hairy crown, scalp.

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