Deuteronomy 28:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and you will gropeמְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ
(me·ma·shesh)
4959: to feel, gropea prim. root
at noon,בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם
(ba·tza·ho·ra·yim)
6672a: midday, noonfrom an unused word
as the blind manהָעִוֵּר֙
(ha·'iv·ver)
5787: blindfrom avar
gropesיְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁ
(ye·ma·shesh)
4959: to feel, gropea prim. root
in darkness,בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה
(ba·'a·fe·lah,)
653: darkness, gloominess, calamityfrom the same as ophel
and you will not prosperתַצְלִ֖יחַ
(tatz·li·ach)
6743b: to advance, prospera prim. root
in your ways;דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ
(de·ra·chei·cha;)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
but you shall onlyאַ֣ךְ
(ach)
389: surely, howbeitof uncertain derivation, see aken
be oppressedעָשׁ֧וּק
(a·shuk)
6231: to oppress, wrong, extorta prim. root
and robbedוְגָז֛וּל
(ve·ga·zul)
1497: to tear away, seize, roba prim. root
continually,כָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
with noneוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
to saveמֹושִֽׁיעַ׃
(mo·v·shi·a'.)
3467: to delivera prim. root
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KJV Lexicon
And thou shalt grope
mashash  (maw-shash')
to feel of; by implication, to grope -- feel, grope, search.
at noonday
tsohar  (tso'-har)
a light (i.e. window): dual double light, i.e. noon -- midday, noon(-day, -tide), window.
as the blind
`ivver  (iv-vare')
blind -- blind (men, people).
gropeth
mashash  (maw-shash')
to feel of; by implication, to grope -- feel, grope, search.
in darkness
'aphelah  (af-ay-law')
duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment -- dark, darkness, gloominess, thick.
and thou shalt not prosper
tsalach  (tsaw-lakh')
to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
in thy ways
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
and thou shalt be only oppressed
`ashaq  (aw-shak')
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow -- get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).
and spoiled
gazal  (gaw-zal')
to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob -- catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
evermore
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and no man shall save
yasha`  (yaw-shah')
to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and you will grope at noon, as the blind man gropes in darkness, and you will not prosper in your ways; but you shall only be oppressed and robbed continually, with none to save you.

King James Bible
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that at noon you will grope as a blind man gropes in the dark. You will not be successful in anything you do. You will only be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will help you.

International Standard Version
As a result, you'll wander aimlessly in broad daylight just as a blind person wanders in darkness. You won't prosper in life. Instead you'll be oppressed and plundered all day long, with no deliverer.

NET Bible
You will feel your way along at noon like the blind person does in darkness and you will not succeed in anything you do; you will be constantly oppressed and continually robbed, with no one to save you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will grope in broad daylight as blind people grope in their blindness. You won't be successful in anything you do. As long as you live, you will be oppressed and robbed with no one to rescue you.

King James 2000 Bible
And you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no man shall save you.
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