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Deuteronomy 32:26-30

26I saidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,I would scatter them into cornersאַפְאֵיהֶ֑ם'af.'ei.HemH6284,I would make the remembranceזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them to ceaseאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673from among menמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582:

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 Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath not doneפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466all this.

28For they area nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471voidאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6of counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098, neither is there anyunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29O thatל֥וּluH3863they were wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449, thatthey understoodיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919this, thatthey would considerיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995their latter endלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

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 Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had shut them upהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462?

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