The Meaning of Deuteronomy 28:2 Explained

Deuteronomy 28:2

KJV: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

YLT: and all these blessings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee, because thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God:

Darby: and all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.

ASV: and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all these blessings  shall come  on thee, and overtake  thee, if thou shalt hearken  unto the voice  of the LORD  thy God. 

What does Deuteronomy 28:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 28:1-19 - Blessings Upon The Obedient
A remarkable chapter! The epitome of what Israel might have been, contrasted with what she became! It is on account of the transgressions that the centuries have augmented her sum of misery. Oh, that we may never have to lament what we might have been!
These opening verses contain the Beatitudes of the Old Testament. They have their counterparts in the New. Remember that God bends over your life, rejoicing to do you good, and finding pleasure in whatever may enrich your life or flow through it to enrich others. Ask especially that in His great power and grace He shall smite your enemies before you, and establish you unto himself, and open to you His good treasure. If you are in Christ, all things are yours. Possess your possessions, 1 Corinthians 3:21-22; Obadiah 1:17; Obadiah 1:19-20. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 28

1  The blessings for obedience
15  The curses for disobedience

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:2 mean?

And shall come upon you all blessings these and overtake you because you obey the voice of Yahweh your God
וּבָ֧אוּ עָלֶ֛יךָ כָּל־ הַבְּרָכ֥וֹת הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְהִשִּׂיגֻ֑ךָ כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֔ע בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

וּבָ֧אוּ  And  shall  come 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
עָלֶ֛יךָ  upon  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
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.
הַבְּרָכ֥וֹת  blessings 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
הָאֵ֖לֶּה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
וְהִשִּׂיגֻ֑ךָ  and  overtake  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural, second person masculine singular
Root: מַשֶּׂגֶת 
Sense: to reach, overtake, take hold upon.
כִּ֣י  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
תִשְׁמַ֔ע  you  obey 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
בְּק֖וֹל  the  voice 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
יְהוָ֥ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).

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