Deuteronomy 32:27 Go deeper
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Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. hath done (KJV)
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לוּלֵ֗יlu.Leiif not
Lemma: לוּלֵא (lu.le) · Strong's: H3884
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: unless
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Genesis 43:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 25:34, 2 Samuel 2:27, 2 Kings 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3884; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 1
כַּ֤עַסKa.'as[the] provocation of
Lemma: כַּ֫עַס (ka.as) · Strong's: H3708A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: vexation
Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:19, 1 Samuel 1:6, 1 Samuel 1:16, 1 Kings 15:30, 1 Kings 21:22, 2 Kings 23:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3708A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 2
אוֹיֵב֙'o.Yevan enemy
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 3
אָג֔וּר'a.GurI was afraid
Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1481C
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to dread
Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 22:3, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 18:22, 1 Samuel 18:15, Job 19:29, Job 41:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1481C; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 4
פֶּֽן\־pen-lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 5
יְנַכְּר֖וּye.na.ke.Ruthey should misconstrue
Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to alienate
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 42:7, 1 Samuel 23:7, 1 Kings 14:5, 1 Kings 14:6, Proverbs 26:24, Jeremiah 19:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5234B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 6
צָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movopponents their
Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43, Deuteronomy 33:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 7
פֶּן\־pen-lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 8
יֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.Ruthey should say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 9
יָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuhands our
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 10
רָ֔מָהRa.mahit was raised
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 11
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 32:27 word 12
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 13
פָּעַ֥לpa.'Alhe did
Lemma: פָּעַל (pa.al) · Strong's: H6466
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to work
Used 57 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Numbers 23:23, Job 7:20, Job 11:8, Job 22:17, Job 31:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6466; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 14
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 15
זֹֽאת\׃Zotthis
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:27 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| if I had not | → | לוּלֵא H3884 unless |
| dreaded | → | גּוּר H1481C to dread |
| . . . | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| the taunt | → | כַּ֫עַס H3708A vexation |
| of the enemy | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
| lest | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| their adversaries | → | צַר H6862C enemy |
| misunderstand | → | נָכַר H5234B to alienate |
| and say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Our own hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| has prevailed | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| it was not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| who did | → | פָּעַל H6466 to work |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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