Deuteronomy Chapter 28 verse 55 Holy Bible
so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him, in the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in all thy gates.
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And will not give to any of them the flesh of his children which will be his food because he has no other; in the cruel grip of your haters on all your towns.
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so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children that he eateth, because he hath nothing left him in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
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So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
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So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege and in the straitness with which thy enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
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so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he has nothing left him, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your gates.
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against giving to one of them of the flesh of his sons whom he eateth, because he hath nothing left to him, in the siege, and in the straitness with which thine enemy doth straiten thee in all thy gates.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(55) So that he will not give to any of them.-A complication of horrors is here described. They shall eat some of their children and refuse to share even this food with those that are left.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewrefusing to shareמִתֵּ֣ת ׀ (mit·têṯ)Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5414: To give, put, setwith anyלְאַחַ֣ד (lə·’a·ḥaḏ)Preposition-l | Number - masculine singularStrong's 259: United, one, firstof themמֵהֶ֗ם (mê·hem)Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1992: Theythe fleshמִבְּשַׂ֤ר (mib·bə·śar)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, manof his childrenבָּנָיו֙ (bā·nāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonthatאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thathe will eatיֹאכֵ֔ל (yō·ḵêl)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 398: To eatbecause he has nothingמִבְּלִ֥י (mib·bə·lî)Preposition-m | AdverbStrong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long asleftהִשְׁאִֽיר־ (hiš·’îr-)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundantin the siegeבְּמָצוֹר֙ (bə·mā·ṣō·wr)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4692: Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastnessand hardshipוּבְמָצ֔וֹק (ū·ḇə·mā·ṣō·wq)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4689: A narrow place, confinement, disabilityyour enemyאֹיִבְךָ֖ (’ō·yiḇ·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 341: Hating, an adversarywill imposeיָצִ֥יק (yā·ṣîq)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6693: To constrain, bring into straits, press uponon allבְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyyour cities.שְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ (šə·‘ā·re·ḵā)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 8179: An opening, door, gateJump to PreviousChildren Cities Cruel Distress Eat Eating Enemies Enemy Haters Inflict Oppress Siege Straiten Straitness Suffering Towns Wherewith