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unto thee and unto thy seed after thee thou shalt nations and none shall thee." And judge many judge " his father blessed him and said unto The again him, blessing of heaven and earth shall be thy blessing," and all the congregation of Israel said, " Amen." And " his father also said unto Zadok the priest, Make him to know and tell him concerning the judgment and de" cree of God which he shall observe there [in Ethiopia]. ; 40. How ZADOK THE PRIEST GAVE COMMANDS TO DAVID THE KING And Zadok the priest answered and said unto the young man, " Hearken unto what I shall say unto thee. And if thou wilt perform it thou shalt live to God, and if thou dost not God will punish thee, and thou shalt become the least of all the nations, and thou shalt be vanquished by thy foes. And God shall turn away His face from thee, and thou shalt be dismayed, and sad, and sorrowful in thy heart, and thy sleep shall be without refreshing and health. And hearken unto the word of God, and perform it, and withdraw not thyself either to the right hand or the left, in respect of that which we command thee this day ; and thou shalt serve no other god. And if thou wilt not hear the word of God, then hearken to all the curses here mentioned which shall come upon thee. Cursed shalt thou be in the field, cursed shalt thou be in the city. Cursed shall be the fruit of thy land, cursed shall be the fruit of thy belly, and the herds of thy cattle, and the flocks of thy sheep. And God shall send upon thee famine and pestilence, and He shall destroy that whereto thou hast put thine hand, until at length He shall destroy thee, because thou hast not hearkened to His word. And the heavens which are above thee shall become brass, and the earth which is beneath thee shall become iron ; and God shall make the rain [which should fall upon] thy land to be darkness only, and dust shall descend from heaven upon 54