King James Version
Deuteronomy 32
2My doctrineלִקְחִ֔יlik.ChiH3948shall dropיַעֲרֹ֤ףya.'a.RofH6201as the rainכַּמָּטָר֙ka.ma.TarH4306,my speechאִמְרָתִ֑י'im.ra.TiH565shall distilתִּזַּ֥לti.ZalH5140as the dewכַּטַּ֖לka.TalH2919,as the small rainכִּשְׂעִירִ֣םkis.'i.RimH8164upon the tender herbדֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,and as the showersוְכִרְבִיבִ֖יםve.khir.vi.VimH7241upon the grassעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212:
4He isthe Rockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,his workפָּעֳל֔וֹpo.'o.LoH6467isperfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549:for all his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870arejudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941:a Godאֵ֤ל'elH410of truthאֱמוּנָה֙'e.mu.NahH530and without iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,justצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and rightוְיָשָׁ֖רve.ya.SharH3477is he.
6Do ye thus requiteתִּגְמְלוּ־tig.me.lu-H1580the Lordלַיְהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,O foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971and unwiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450? isnot he thy fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1thathath boughtקָּנֶ֔ךָka.Ne.chaH7069thee? hath he not madeעָֽשְׂךָ֖'a.se.KhaH6213thee, and establishedוַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ׃Vay.kho.ne.Ne.khaH3559thee?
7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142the daysיְמ֣וֹתye.MotH3117of oldעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769,considerבִּ֖ינוּBi.nuH995the yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of manyדּוֹר־dor-H1755generationsוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755:askשְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlH7592thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,and he will shewוְיַגֵּ֔דְךָve.ya.Ge.de.khaH5046thee; thy eldersזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205,and they will tellוְיֹ֥אמְרוּve.Yo.me.ruH559thee.
8When the most Highעֶלְיוֹן֙'el.yOnH5945dividedH5157to the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471their inheritanceH5157,when he separatedבְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹbe.haf.ri.DoH6504the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Adamאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,he setיַצֵּב֙ya.TzevH5324the boundsגְּבֻלֹ֣תge.vu.LotH1367of the peopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
10He foundיִמְצָאֵ֙הוּ֙yim.tza.'E.huH4672him in a desertמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,and in the wasteוּבְתֹ֖הוּu.ve.To.huH8414howlingיְלֵ֣לye.LelH3214wildernessיְשִׁמֹ֑ןye.shi.MonH3452;he led him aboutיְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ye.soe.Ven.huH5437,he instructedיְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּye.Vo.Ne.huH995him, he keptיִצְּרֶ֖נְהוּyi.tze.Ren.huH5341him as the appleכְּאִישׁ֥וֹןke.'i.ShonH380of his eyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869.
11As an eagleכְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.Ne.sherH5404stirreth upיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782her nestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064,flutterethיְרַחֵ֑ףye.ra.ChefH7363over her youngגּוֹזָלָ֖יוgo.za.LavH1469,spreadeth abroadיִפְרֹ֤שׂyif.RosH6566her wingsכְּנָפָיו֙ke.na.FavH3671,takethיִקָּחֵ֔הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947them, bearethיִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375them on her wingsאֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃'ev.ra.ToH84:
13He made him rideיַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙yar.ki.Ve.huH7392on the high placesבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,that he might eatוַיֹּאכַ֖לvai.yo.KhalH398the increaseתְּנוּבֹ֣תte.nu.VotH8570of the fieldsשָׂדָ֑יsa.DaiH7704;and he made him to suckוַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּvai.ye.ni.Ke.huH3243honeyדְבַשׁ֙de.VashH1706out of the rockמִסֶּ֔לַעmi.Se.la'H5553,and oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081out of the flintyמֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁme.chal.MishH2496rockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697;
14Butterחֶמְאַ֨תchem.'AtH2529of kineבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241,and milkוַחֲלֵ֣בva.cha.LevH2461of sheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629,with fatחֵ֨לֶבChe.levH2459of lambsכָּרִ֜יםka.RimH3733,and ramsוְאֵילִ֤יםve.'ei.LimH352of the breedבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Bashanבָשָׁן֙va.ShanH1316,and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260,with the fatחֵ֖לֶבChe.levH2459of kidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629of wheatחִטָּ֑הchi.TahH2406;and thou didst drinkתִּשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354the pureחָֽמֶר׃Cha.merH2561bloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of the grapeעֵנָ֖ב'e.NavH6025.
15But Jeshurunיְשֻׁרוּן֙ye.shu.RunH3484waxed fatוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ןvai.yish.ManH8080,and kickedוַיִּבְעָ֔טvai.yiv.'AtH1163:thou art waxen fatשָׁמַ֖נְתָּsha.Man.taH8080,thou art grown thickעָבִ֣יתָ'a.Vi.taH5666,thou art coveredכָּשִׂ֑יתָka.Si.taH3780with fatness;then he forsookוַיִּטֹּשׁ֙vai.yi.ToshH5203Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433whichmadeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213him, and lightly esteemedוַיְנַבֵּ֖לvay.na.BelH5034the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of his salvationיְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444.
17They sacrificedיִזְבְּח֗וּyiz.be.ChuH2076unto devilsלַשֵּׁדִים֙la.she.DimH7700,not to Godאֱלֹ֔הַ'e.Lo.haH433;to godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430whom they knewיְדָע֑וּםye.da.'UmH3045not, to newחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319gods thatcameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935newlyמִקָּרֹ֣בmi.ka.RoH7138upH935,whom your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1fearedשְׂעָר֖וּםse.'a.RumH8175not.
20And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them, I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200what their endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319shall be: for they area very frowardתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah.pu.KhotH8419generationד֤וֹרDorH1755,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom isno faithאֵמֻ֥ן'e.MunH529.
21They have moved me to jealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with that which isnotH3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;they have provoked me to angerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with their vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892:and I will move them to jealousyאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065with those which arenot a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will provoke them to angerאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707with a foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471.
22For a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784is kindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in mine angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,and shall burnוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344unto the lowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,and shall consumeוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with her increaseוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,and set on fireוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.
24They shall beburntמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198with hungerרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458,and devouredוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898with burning heatרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565,and with bitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815destructionוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986:I will also sendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971the teethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127of beastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929upon them, with the poisonחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of serpentsזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119of the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.
25The swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719withoutמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351,and terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367withinוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH2315,shall destroyתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921both the young manבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970and the virginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330,the sucklingיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243alsowith the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of gray hairsשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.
27Were it notלוּלֵ֗יlu.LeiH3884that I fearedאָג֔וּר'a.GurH1481the wrathכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708of the enemyאוֹיֵב֙'o.YevH341,lest their adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862should behave themselves strangelyיְנַכְּר֖וּye.na.ke.RuH5234, andlest they should sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559,Our handיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027ishighרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath not doneפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466all this.
30How should oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147put tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH505to flightיָנִ֣יסוּya.Ni.suH5127,exceptלֹא֙lo'H3808their Rockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had soldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376themכִּי־ki-H3588,and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had shut them upהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462?
32For their vineמִגֶּ֤פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612isof the vineגַּפְנָ֔םgaf.NamH1612of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,and of the fieldsוּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖תu.mi.shad.MotH7709of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017:their grapesעֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙'a.na.Ve.movH6025aregrapesעִנְּבֵי־'i.ne.vei-H6025of gallר֔וֹשׁRo.oshH7219,their clustersאַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת'ash.ke.LotH811arebitterמְרֹרֹ֖תme.ro.RotH4846:
35To me belongethvengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359,and recompenceוְשִׁלֵּ֔םve.shi.LemH8005;their footרַגְלָ֑םrag.LamH7272shall slideתָּמ֣וּטta.MutH4131in duetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256:for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of their calamityאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343isat handקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,and the things that shall comeעֲתִדֹ֥ת'a.ti.DotH6264upon them make hasteוְחָ֖שׁve.ChashH2363.
36For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall judgeיָדִ֤יןya.DinH1777his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and repentיִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.ChamH5162himself for his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,when he seethיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200that theirpowerיָ֔דYadH3027is goneאָ֣זְלַת'A.ze.latH235, and there isnoneוְאֶ֖פֶסve.'E.fesH657shut upעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113,or leftוְעָזֽוּב׃ve.'a.ZuvH5800.
38Which did eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398the fatחֵ֤לֶבChe.levH2459of their sacrificesזְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙ze.va.Chei.movH2077, anddrankיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354the wineיֵ֣יןyeinH3196of their drink offeringsנְסִיכָ֑םne.si.KhamH5257?let them rise upיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965and helpוְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔םve.ya'.ze.ru.KhemH5826you, andbe your protectionסִתְרָֽה׃sit.RahH5643.
39Seeרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200now that I, even I, am he, and there isno godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430with me: I killאָמִ֣ית'a.MitH4191,and I make aliveוַאֲחַיֶּ֗הva.'a.chai.YehH2421;I woundמָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ma.Chatz.tiH4272,and I healאֶרְפָּ֔א'er.Pa'H7495: neither is there anythat can deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337out of my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027.
41If I whetשַׁנּוֹתִי֙sha.no.TiH8150my glitteringבְּרַ֣קbe.RakH1300swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719,and mine handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027take holdוְתֹאחֵ֥זve.to.ChezH270on judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941;I will renderאָשִׁ֤יב'a.ShivH7725vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359to mine enemiesלְצָרָ֔יle.tza.RaiH6862,and will rewardאֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃'a.sha.LemH7999them that hateוְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖יve.lim.san.'AiH8130me.
42I will make mine arrowsחִצַּי֙chi.TzaiH2671drunkאַשְׁכִּ֤יר'ash.KirH7937with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,and my swordוְחַרְבִּ֖יve.char.BiH2719shall devourתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; and thatwith the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of the slainחָלָל֙cha.LalH2491and of the captivesוְשִׁבְיָ֔הve.shiv.YahH7633,from the beginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218of revengesפַּרְע֥וֹתpar.'otH6546upon the enemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.
43Rejoiceהַרְנִ֤ינוּhar.Ni.nuH7442,O ye nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, withhis peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971:for he will avengeיִקּ֑וֹםyi.KomH5358the bloodדַם־dam-H1818of his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and will renderיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725vengeanceוְנָקָם֙ve.na.KamH5359to his adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,and will be mercifulוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722unto his landאַדְמָת֖וֹ'ad.ma.ToH127, andto his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ פa.MoH5971.
44And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֛רvay.da.BerH1696all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of this songהַשִּׁירָֽה־ha.shi.rah-H7892in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,he, and Hosheaוְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H1954the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנֽוּן׃NunH5126.
46And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Setשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7760your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824unto all the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697which I testifyמֵעִ֥ידme.'IdH5749among you this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,which ye shall commandתְּצַוֻּם֙te.tza.VumH6680your childrenבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbe.nei.KhemH1121to observeלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of this lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451.
47For it isnot a vainרֵ֥קrekH7386thingדָבָ֨רda.VarH1697for you; because it isyour lifeחַיֵּיכֶ֑םchai.yei.KhemH2416:and through this thingוּבַדָּבָ֣רu.va.da.VarH1697ye shall prolongתַּאֲרִ֤יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117in the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,whither ye go overעֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.RimH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ פle.rish.TahH3423it.
49Get thee upעֲלֵ֡ה'a.LehH5927into this mountainהַר֩harH2022Abarimהָעֲבָרִ֨יםha.'a.va.RimH5682, untomountהַר־har-H2022Neboנְב֗וֹne.VoH5015, which isin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, that isover againstפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405;and beholdוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,which I giveנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414unto the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478for a possessionלַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃la.'a.chu.ZahH272:
50And dieוּמֻ֗תu.MutH4191in the mountבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022whither thou goest upעֹלֶ֣ה'o.LehH5927,and be gatheredוְהֵאָסֵ֖ףve.he.'a.SefH622unto thy peopleעַמֶּ֑יךָ'a.Mei.khaH5971;as Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175thy brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251diedמֵ֞תmetH4191in mountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022Horבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023,and was gatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622unto his peopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971:
51Because ye trespassedמְעַלְתֶּ֜םme.'al.TemH4603against me amongבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478at the watersבְּמֵֽי־be.mei-H4325of Meribah–Kadeshקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6946H4808,in the wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Zinצִ֑ןTzinH6790;because ye sanctifiedקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ki.dash.TemH6942me not in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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