Deuteronomy 32:30 Go deeper

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How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? (KJV)

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אֵיכָ֞ה'ei.Khahhow?

Lemma: אֵיכָה (e.khah) · Strong's: H0349B

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how?

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:12, Deuteronomy 7:17, Deuteronomy 12:30, Deuteronomy 18:21, Judges 20:3, 2 Kings 6:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0349B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 1

יִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.Dofwill he pursue

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 2

אֶחָד֙'e.Chadone [person]

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

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

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 3

אֶ֔לֶף'E.lefa thousand

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 4

וּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimand two [people]

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 5

יָנִ֣יסוּya.Ni.suwill they put to flight?

Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)

Meaning: to flee

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 6

רְבָבָ֑הre.va.Vahten thousand

Lemma: רְבָבָה (re.va.vah) · Strong's: H7233

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

Meaning: myriad

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Leviticus 26:8, Numbers 10:36, Deuteronomy 33:2, Deuteronomy 33:17, Judges 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7233; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 7

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518J

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: until

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:19, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 44:23, Genesis 47:18, Numbers 32:17, Joshua 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 8

לֹא֙lo'in-

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 32:30 word 9

כִּי\־ki-deed

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 32:30 word 10

צוּרָ֣םtzu.Ramrock their

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H

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

Meaning: rock

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 11

מְכָרָ֔םme.kha.Ramhe had sold them

Lemma: מָכַר (ma.khar) · Strong's: H4376

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to sell

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 31:15, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4376; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 12

וַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehand Yahweh

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 32:30 word 13

הִסְגִּירָֽם\׃his.gi.Ramhe had delivered up them

Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to shut

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:30 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

How	→	אֵיכָה H0349B how?
could one man	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
pursue	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
a thousand	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
or two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
put ten thousand	→	רְבָבָה H7233 myriad
to flight	→	נוּס H5127 to flee
unless	→	אִם H0518J if: until
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
their Rock	→	צוּר H6697H rock
had sold them	→	מָכַר H4376 to sell
unless the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
had given them up	→	סָגַר H5462 to shut

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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