Deuteronomy 29:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And it hath been, in his hearing the words of this oath, and he hath blessed himself in his heart, saying, I have peace, though in the stubbornness of my heart I go on, in order to end the fulness with the thirst.

King James Bible
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

Hebrew
because when such a person hears
בְּשָׁמְעוֹ֩ (bə·šā·mə·‘ōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the words
דִּבְרֵ֨י (diḇ·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of this
הַזֹּ֗את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

oath,
הָֽאָלָ֜ה (hā·’ā·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 423: An imprecation

he may invoke a blessing
וְהִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְ (wə·hiṯ·bā·rêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

on himself,
בִּלְבָב֤וֹ (bil·ḇā·ḇōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

saying,
לֵאמֹר֙ (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘I will have
וְהָיָ֡ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

peace,
שָׁל֣וֹם (šā·lō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

even though
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I walk
אֵלֵ֑ךְ (’ê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in the stubbornness
בִּשְׁרִר֥וּת (biš·ri·rūṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8307: Firmness, stubbornness

of my own heart.’
לִבִּ֖י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

This will bring disaster
סְפ֥וֹת (sə·p̄ō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5595: To sweep or snatch away, catch up

on the watered [land]
הָרָוָ֖ה (hā·rā·wāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7302: Watered

as well as
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

the dry.
הַצְּמֵאָֽה׃ (haṣ·ṣə·mê·’āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 6771: Thirsty

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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