Deuteronomy 32:28 Go deeper

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For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. (KJV)

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כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:28 word 1

ג֛וֹיGoy[are] 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 32:28 word 2

אֹבַ֥ד'o.Vadperishing

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:28 word 3

עֵצ֖וֹתe.Tzotof counsel<s>

Lemma: עֵצָה (e.tsah) · Strong's: H6098

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: counsel

Used 88 times. Also: Judges 20:7, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 16:20, 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6098; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:28 word 4

הֵ֑מָּהHe.mahthey

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 32:28 word 5

וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:28 word 6

תְּבוּנָֽה\׃te.vu.Nah[is] understanding

Lemma: תְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) · Strong's: H8394

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: understanding

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 36:1, 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Kings 7:14, Job 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8394; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:28 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Israel	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
is a nation	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
devoid	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
of counsel	→	עֵצָה H6098 counsel
with no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
understanding	→	תְּבוּנָה H8394 understanding
among them	→

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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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