Revised Version 1895
Deuteronomy 32
2My doctrine shalldropיַעֲרֹ֤ףya.'a.RofH6201as therainכַּמָּטָר֙ka.ma.TarH4306, My speech shall distil as thedewכַּטַּ֖לka.TalH2919; As the smallrainH4306uponעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921thetenderH1877grassדֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877, And as theshowersוְכִרְבִיבִ֖יםve.khir.vi.VimH7241uponעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921theherbעֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sevH6212:
4TheRockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697, hisworkפָּעֳל֔וֹpo.'o.LoH6467isperfectתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549; Forallכָל־khol-H3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870arejudgmentH4941: AGodאֵ֤ל'elH410offaithfulnessאֱמוּנָה֙'e.mu.NahH530andwithoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,JustH4941andrightוְיָשָׁ֖רve.ya.SharH3477is he.
6DoH6213yethusוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808requite theLORDלַיְהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, Ofoolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971andunwiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450? Isnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808he thyfatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1that hathboughtקָּנֶ֔ךָka.Ne.chaH7069thee? He hathmadeH6213thee, andestablishedוַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ׃Vay.kho.ne.Ne.khaH3559thee.
7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142thedaysיְמ֣וֹתye.MotH3117ofoldזְקֵנֶ֖יךָze.ke.Nei.chaH2205,Considerבִּ֖ינוּBi.nuH995theyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141ofmanyדּוֹר־dor-H1755generationsוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755:Askשְׁאַ֤לshe.'AlH7592thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, and he will shew thee; ThineeldersH2205, and they willtellוְיַגֵּ֔דְךָve.ya.Ge.de.khaH5046thee.
8When the MostHighH1471gaveH5157to thenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471theirinheritanceH5157, When heseparatedבְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹbe.haf.ri.DoH6504thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, Hesetיַצֵּב֙ya.TzevH5324the bounds of thepeoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971According to thenumberלְמִסְפַּ֖רle.mis.ParH4557of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
10Hefoundיִמְצָאֵ֙הוּ֙yim.tza.'E.huH4672him in adesertיְשִׁמֹ֑ןye.shi.MonH3452landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776, And in thewasteוּבְתֹ֖הוּu.ve.To.huH8414howlingיְלֵ֣לye.LelH3214wildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057; He compassed himaboutיְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ye.soe.Ven.huH5437, hecaredיְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּye.Vo.Ne.huH995for him, Hekeptיִצְּרֶ֖נְהוּyi.tze.Ren.huH5341him as theappleכְּאִישׁ֥וֹןke.'i.ShonH380of hiseyeעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869:
11As aneagleכְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ke.Ne.sherH5404that stirrethupיִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375herH3947nestקִנּ֔וֹki.NoH7064, That fluttereth overherH3947youngגּוֹזָלָ֖יוgo.za.LavH1469, Hespreadיִפְרֹ֤שׂyif.RosH6566abroad hiswingsכְּנָפָיו֙ke.na.FavH3671, hetookH3947them, He bare them on hispinionsאֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃'ev.ra.ToH84:
13He made himrideיַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙yar.ki.Ve.huH7392on thehighבָּ֣מֳתֵיba.mo.teiH1116placesH1116of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776, And he dideatוַיֹּאכַ֖לvai.yo.KhalH398the increase of thefieldשָׂדָ֑יsa.DaiH7704; And he made him tosuckוַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּvai.ye.ni.Ke.huH3243honeyדְבַשׁ֙de.VashH1706outH5921of therockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697, Andoilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081outH5921of theflintyמֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁme.chal.MishH2496rockH6697;
14Butterחֶמְאַ֨תchem.'AtH2529of kine, andmilkוַחֲלֵ֣בva.cha.LevH2461ofsheepצֹ֗אןTzonH6629, Withfatחֵ֨לֶבChe.levH2459oflambsכָּרִ֜יםka.RimH3733, Andramsוְאֵילִ֤יםve.'ei.LimH352of thebreedבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofBashanבָשָׁן֙va.ShanH1316, andgoatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260, With thefatחֵ֖לֶבChe.levH2459ofkidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629ofwheatחִטָּ֑הchi.TahH2406; And of thebloodוְדַם־ve.dam-H1818of thegrapeעֵנָ֖ב'e.NavH6025thou drankestwineחָֽמֶר׃Cha.merH2561.
15ButJeshurunיְשֻׁרוּן֙ye.shu.RunH3484waxedfatוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ןvai.yish.ManH8080, andkickedוַיִּבְעָ֔טvai.yiv.'AtH1163: Thou art waxenfatשָׁמַ֖נְתָּsha.Man.taH8080, thou artgrownH8080thickעָבִ֣יתָ'a.Vi.taH5666, thou art becomesleekכָּשִׂ֑יתָka.Si.taH3780: Then heforsookוַיִּטֹּשׁ֙vai.yi.ToshH5203Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433whichmadeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213him, And lightly esteemed theRockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of hissalvationיְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444.
17Theysacrificedיִזְבְּח֗וּyiz.be.ChuH2076untodemonsלַשֵּׁדִים֙la.she.DimH7700, which werenoלֹ֣אlo'H3808Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, TogodsH430whom theyknewיְדָע֑וּםye.da.'UmH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808, Tonewחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319godsH430thatcameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935upH935of late, Whom yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1dreadednotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.
20And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willhideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641myfaceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them, I willseeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200whatמָ֣הmahH4100theirendאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319shall be: For they are a very frowardgenerationד֤וֹרDorH1755,Childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom isnoלֹא־lo'-H3808faith.
21They have movedmeH589tojealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with thatwhichH1471isnotבְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410; They haveprovokedH3707meH589toangerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with theirvanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892: And I will move them tojealousyאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065withthoseהֵ֚םhemH1992whichH1471arenotבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808apeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971; I willprovokeאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707them toangerH3707with afoolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471.
22For afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784iskindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in mineangerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639, And burneth unto thelowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482pit, And devoureth theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776withherוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398increaseוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981, And setteth onfireH784thefoundationsH4146of themountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.
24They shall bewastedמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198withhungerרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458, and devoured withburningH2534heatH2534Andbitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815destructionוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986; And theteethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127ofbeastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929will Isendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971upon them, With thepoisonH2534of crawling things of thedustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.
25Without shall theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719bereaveתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921, And in thechambersוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH2315terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367; It shalldestroyH2719bothH1571youngבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970manH376andvirginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330, The suckling with themanH376ofgrayשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872hairsH7872.
27Were itnotH3808that I feared the provocation of theenemyאוֹיֵב֙'o.YevH341,Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435their adversaries should misdeem,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435they shouldsayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559, Ourhandיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027isexaltedרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311, And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathnotH3808doneפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466allכָּל־kol-H3605this.
30Howאֵיכָ֞ה'ei.KhahH349should onechaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, Andtwoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147putH5127tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH505toflightH5127,Exceptאִם־'im-H518theirRockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697hadsoldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376them, And theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068haddeliveredהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462themupH5462?
32For theirvineמִגֶּ֤פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612is of thevineגַּפְנָ֔םgaf.NamH1612ofSodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467, And of thefieldsוּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖תu.mi.shad.MotH7709ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017: Theirgrapesעֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙'a.na.Ve.movH6025aregrapesעִנְּבֵי־'i.ne.vei-H6025ofgallר֔וֹשׁRo.oshH7219, Theirclustersאַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת'ash.ke.LotH811arebitterמְרֹרֹ֖תme.ro.RotH4846:
36For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shalljudgeיָדִ֤יןya.DinH1777hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, Andrepentיִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.ChamH5162himselfH3027for hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650; When he seeth that theirpowerH3027isgoneאָ֣זְלַת'A.ze.latH235, And there isnoneוְאֶ֖פֶסve.'E.fesH657remaining,shutעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113upיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200orleftוְעָזֽוּב׃ve.'a.ZuvH5800at large.
38WhichH834didH834eatיֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luH398thefatחֵ֤לֶבChe.levH2459of theirsacrificesזְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙ze.va.Chei.movH2077, Anddrankיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354thewineיֵ֣יןyeinH3196of theirdrinkH8354offering?LetH1961themriseH6965upH6965andhelpוְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔םve.ya'.ze.ru.KhemH5826youH834,LetH1961them be your protection.
39Seeרְא֣וּ׀re.'UH7200nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258that I,evenכִּ֣יkiH3588I, am he, And there isnoH369godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430withmeH7200: Ikillאָמִ֣ית'a.MitH4191, and ImakeH7200aliveוַאֲחַיֶּ֗הva.'a.chai.YehH2421; I havewoundedמָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ma.Chatz.tiH4272, and Ihealאֶרְפָּ֔א'er.Pa'H7495: And there isnoneH369thatcanH369deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337outH7200of myhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027.
41Ifאִם־'im-H518I whet myglitteringבְּרַ֣קbe.RakH1300swordחַרְבִּ֔יchar.BiH2719, And minehandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027takeH7725holdוְתֹאחֵ֥זve.to.ChezH270onjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941; I willrenderH7725vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359to mine adversaries, And willrecompenseH7725them thathateוְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖יve.lim.san.'AiH8130meH7725.
42I willmakeאַשְׁכִּ֤יר'ash.KirH7937minearrowsחִצַּי֙chi.TzaiH2671drunkH7937withbloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818, And myswordוְחַרְבִּ֖יve.char.BiH2719shalldevourתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320; With thebloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of theslainחָלָל֙cha.LalH2491and thecaptivesוְשִׁבְיָ֔הve.shiv.YahH7633, From theheadמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218of theleadersH7218of theenemyאוֹיֵֽב׃'o.YevH341.
43Rejoiceהַרְנִ֤ינוּhar.Ni.nuH7442, O yenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, with hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971: For he willavengeיִקּ֑וֹםyi.KomH5358thebloodדַם־dam-H1818of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650, And willrenderH7725vengeanceוְנָקָם֙ve.na.KamH5359to his adversaries, And willmakeH7725expiation for hislandאַדְמָת֖וֹ'ad.ma.ToH127, for hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ פa.MoH5971.
46And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Setשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7760yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834I testify untoyouH834thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;whichH834ye shallcommandתְּצַוֻּם֙te.tza.VumH6680yourchildrenבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbe.nei.KhemH1121, toobserveלִשְׁמֹ֣רlish.MorH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thislawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451.
47For it isnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808vainthingדָבָ֨רda.VarH1697foryouאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859;becauseH3588it is yourlifeH3117, andthroughH4480thisthingוּבַדָּבָ֣רu.va.da.VarH1697ye shallprolongתַּאֲרִ֤יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748yourdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117uponעַל־'al-H5921thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, whither yegoעֹבְרִ֧ים'oe.RimH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ פle.rish.TahH3423it.
49GetH5927theeupH5927intoאֶל־'el-H413thismountainהַר֩harH2022ofAbarimהָעֲבָרִ֨יםha.'a.va.RimH5682, untomountהַר־har-H2022Neboנְב֗וֹne.VoH5015,whichH834is in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, that is overagainstעַל־'al-H5921Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405; andbeholdוּרְאֵה֙u.re.'EhH7200thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,whichH834Igiveנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478for apossessionלַאֲחֻזָּֽה׃la.'a.chu.ZahH272:
50anddieוּמֻ֗תu.MutH4191in themountבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022whither thou goestupעֹלֶ֣ה'o.LehH5927, and begatheredוְהֵאָסֵ֖ףve.he.'a.SefH622unto thypeopleעַמֶּ֑יךָ'a.Mei.khaH5971; asAaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251diedמֵ֞תmetH4191inmountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022Horבְּהֹ֣רbe.HorH2023, and wasgatheredוַיֵּאָ֖סֶףvai.ye.'A.sefH622unto hispeopleעַמָּֽיו׃'a.MavH5971:
51becauseH5921ye trespassedagainstH5921meH5921in themidstבְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhH8432of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478at thewatersבְּמֵֽי־be.mei-H4325of Meribah ofKadeshקָדֵ֖שׁka.DeshH6946, in thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofZinצִ֑ןTzinH6790;becauseH5921yesanctifiedקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ki.dash.TemH6942meH5921notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
52For thou shaltseeתִּרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048thee; but thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808goתָב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935thitherintoאֶל־'el-H413thelandהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Igiveנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.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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