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Deuteronomy 32:41-43

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.

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