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They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. (KJV)

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הֵ֚םhemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 1

קִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.nithey have made jealous me

Lemma: קָנָא (qa.na) · Strong's: H7065

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: be jealous

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:14, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 37:11, Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:30, Numbers 11:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7065; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 2

בְלֹא\־ve.lo'-by not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 3

אֵ֔ל'Ela god

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: god

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 15:11, Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 32:12, Job 41:25, Psalms 29:1, Psalms 44:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410K; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 4

כִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.nithey have provoked to anger me

Lemma: כָּעַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3707

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to provoke

Used 53 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 31:29, Deuteronomy 32:16, Judges 2:12, 1 Samuel 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3707; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 5

בְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.Hemby vanities their

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29, Job 21:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 6

וַאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand I

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 7

אַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmI will make jealous them

Lemma: קָנָא (qa.na) · Strong's: H7065

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: be jealous

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:14, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 37:11, Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:30, Numbers 11:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7065; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 8

בְּלֹא\־be.lo'-by not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 9

עָ֔ם'Ama people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 10

בְּג֥וֹיbe.Goyby a nation

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 11

נָבָ֖לna.Valfoolish

Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5036

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: foolish

Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:6, 2 Samuel 3:33, 2 Samuel 13:13, Job 2:10, Job 30:8, Psalms 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5036; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 12

אַכְעִיסֵֽם\׃'akh.'i.SemI will provoke to anger them

Lemma: כָּעַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3707

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to provoke

Used 53 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 31:29, Deuteronomy 32:16, Judges 2:12, 1 Samuel 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3707; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:21 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
have provoked My jealousy	→	קָנָא H7065 be jealous
by [that which is] not	→	לֹא H3808 not
God	→	אֵל H0410K god
they have enraged Me	→	כָּעַס H3707 to provoke
with their worthless idols	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
So I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
will make them jealous	→	קָנָא H7065 be jealous
by those who are not	→	לֹא H3808 not
a people	→	עַם H5971A people
I will make them angry	→	כָּעַס H3707 to provoke
by a nation	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
without understanding	→	נָבָל H5036 foolish

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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