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Deuteronomy 28:35

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.

KJV

Percutiat te Dominus ulcere pessimo in genibus et in suris, sanarique non possis a planta pedis usque ad verticem tuum.

Vulgate

πατάξαι σε Κύριος ἐν ἕλκει πονηρῷ ἐπὶ τὰ γόνατα καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κνήμας, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαί σε ἰαθῆναι, ἀπὸ ἴχνους τῶν ποδῶν σου ἕως τῆς κορυφῆς σου.

LXX

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.

ASV

יַכְּ/כָ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה בִּ/שְׁחִ֣ין רָ֗ע עַל הַ/בִּרְכַּ֨יִם֙ וְ/עַל הַ/שֹּׁקַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא תוּכַ֖ל לְ/הֵרָפֵ֑א מִ/כַּ֥ף רַגְלְ/ךָ֖ וְ/עַ֥ד קָדְקֳדֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
ו
v
noun · 26×
ו
v
noun · 247×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
כַּ֥ף
kp
noun · 191×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 499×
ם
m
verb · 69×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
קָדְקֹ֖ד
qdqd
noun · 11×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שׁ֣וֹק
shvq
noun · 19×
שְּׁחִ֖ין
shchyn
noun · 13×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 14:25 — But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
  • Deut 28:27 — The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
  • Deut 28:27 — The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
  • Exod 9:9 — And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
  • Job 2:7 — So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.