The Meaning of Deuteronomy 28:56 Explained

Deuteronomy 28:56

KJV: The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

YLT: The tender woman in thee, and the delicate, who hath not tried the sole of her foot to place on the ground because of delicateness and because of tenderness -- her eye is evil against the husband of her bosom, and against her son, and against her daughter,

Darby: The eye of the tender and luxurious woman in thy midst who would not attempt to set the sole of her foot upon the ground from luxuriousness and from tenderness, shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and her son, and her daughter,

ASV: The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The tender  and delicate  woman among you, which would not adventure  to set  the sole  of her foot  upon the ground  for delicateness  and tenderness,  her eye  shall be evil  toward the husband  of her bosom,  and toward her son,  and toward her daughter, 

What does Deuteronomy 28:56 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 28:47-68 - The Bitter Fruits Of Disobeying God
These predictions against the Hebrew people were partially fulfilled in earlier invasions, as for instance, those of Nebuchadnezzar and his generals; but it is to the Roman conquest of Judea that we must look for complete fulfillment. One only needs to compare these words with the narrative of Josephus to see the exact accomplishment which took place during the wars of Vespasian and Titus. The Jews themselves admit this. Deuteronomy 28:68 was literally fulfilled when Titus transported myriads of Jews to Egypt to be employed in the public works or to fight in the amphitheater.
But if the punishments have been so heavily suffered during these weary centuries, what shall not be the joy when the Lord shall bring back His people to their own land, and all Israel shall be saved! What is this new Euphrates Valley railway but the preparing of the road for their return from the Eastern portions of the world! In the near future, our children, if not we, shall see a fulfillment of Isaiah 60:1-22; Isaiah 61:1-11. See Acts 3:19-20. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 28

1  The blessings for obedience
15  The curses for disobedience

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:56 mean?

The tender among you and delicate woman who not would venture the sole of her foot to set on the ground because of her delicateness and sensitivity will refuse eye to the husband of her bosom and to her son and her daughter
הָרַכָּ֨ה בְךָ֜ וְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־ נִסְּתָ֤ה כַף־ רַגְלָהּ֙ הַצֵּ֣ג עַל־ הָאָ֔רֶץ מֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖ג וּמֵרֹ֑ךְ תֵּרַ֤ע עֵינָהּ֙ בְּאִ֣ישׁ חֵיקָ֔הּ וּבִבְנָ֖הּ וּבְבִתָּֽהּ

הָרַכָּ֨ה  The  tender 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רַךְ  
Sense: tender, soft, delicate, weak.
בְךָ֜  among  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
וְהָעֲנֻגָּ֗ה  and  delicate  woman 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: עָנׄג  
Sense: dainty, delicate.
נִסְּתָ֤ה  would  venture 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: נָסָה  
Sense: to test, try, prove, tempt, assay, put to the proof or test.
כַף־  the  sole 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
רַגְלָהּ֙  of  her  foot 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
הַצֵּ֣ג  to  set 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: יָצַג  
Sense: to place, set, establish.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  the  ground 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מֵהִתְעַנֵּ֖ג  because  of  her  delicateness 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct
Root: עָנַג  
Sense: to be soft, be delicate, be dainty.
וּמֵרֹ֑ךְ  and  sensitivity 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹךְ  
Sense: tenderness, delicacy.
תֵּרַ֤ע  will  refuse 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מֵרֵעַ 
Sense: to be bad, be evil.
עֵינָהּ֙  eye 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
בְּאִ֣ישׁ  to  the  husband 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
חֵיקָ֔הּ  of  her  bosom 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: חֹוק 
Sense: bosom, hollow, bottom, midst.
וּבִבְנָ֖הּ  and  to  her  son 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וּבְבִתָּֽהּ  and  her  daughter 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.

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