Deuteronomy 28:13 Hebrew Word Analysis

0shall makeוּנְתָֽנְךָ֙h5414
15And the LORDיְהוָ֣הh3068
2thee the headלְרֹאשׁ֙h7218
3וְלֹ֣אh3808
4and not the tailלְזָנָ֔בh2180
5וְהָיִ֙יתָ֙h1961
6רַ֣קh7535
7and thou shalt be above onlyלְמַ֔עְלָהh4605
8וְלֹ֥אh3808
9תִֽהְיֶ֖הh1961
10and thou shalt not be beneathלְמָ֑טָּהh4295
11כִּֽיh3588
12if that thou hearkenתִשְׁמַ֞עh8085
13אֶלh413
14unto the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֣ת׀h4687
15And the LORDיְהוָ֣הh3068
16thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָh430
17אֲשֶׁ֨רh834
18אָֽנֹכִ֧יh595
19which I commandמְצַוְּךָ֛h6680
20thee this dayהַיּ֖וֹםh3117
21to observeלִשְׁמֹ֥רh8104
22and to doוְלַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃h6213

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do `them',

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; and you will ever have the highest place, if you give ear to the orders of the Lord your God which I give you today, to keep and to do them;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Jehovah will make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah thy God, which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them,

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken to the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh will make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath; if you shall listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do [them],

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`And Jehovah hath given thee for head, and not for tail; and thou hast been only above, and art not beneath, for thou dost hearken unto the commands of Jehovah thy God, which I am commanding thee to-day, to keep and to do,