The Meaning of Deuteronomy 28:44 Explained

Deuteronomy 28:44

KJV: He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

YLT: he doth lend to thee, and thou dost not lend to him; he is for head, and thou art for tail.

Darby: He shall lend to thee, but thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

ASV: He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Deuteronomy 28:44?

MEANING: What does Deuteronomy 28:44 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:44 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Deuteronomy 28:44?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He shall lend  to thee, and thou shalt not lend  to him: he shall be the head,  and thou shalt be the tail. 

What does Deuteronomy 28:44 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 28:44 mean?

He shall lend to you but you not shall lend to him shall be the head and you shall be the tail
ה֣וּא יַלְוְךָ֔ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֣א תַלְוֶ֑נּוּ יִהְיֶ֣ה לְרֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה לְזָנָֽב

יַלְוְךָ֔  shall  lend  to  you 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: לָוָה 
Sense: to join, be joined.
וְאַתָּ֖ה  but  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
תַלְוֶ֑נּוּ  shall  lend  to  him 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: לָוָה 
Sense: to join, be joined.
יִהְיֶ֣ה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְרֹ֔אשׁ  the  head 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
וְאַתָּ֖ה  and  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְזָנָֽב  the  tail 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָנָב  
Sense: tail, end, stump.

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