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I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. (KJV)

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אַשְׁכִּ֤יר'ash.KirI will make drunk

Lemma: שָׁכַר (sha.khar) · Strong's: H7937

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

Meaning: be drunk

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 43:34, 1 Samuel 1:14, 2 Samuel 11:13, Song of Solomon 5:1, Isaiah 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7937; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 1

חִצַּי֙chi.Tzaiarrows my

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

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

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21, 1 Samuel 20:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 2

מִדָּ֔םmi.Damfrom blood

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 3

וְחַרְבִּ֖יve.char.Biand sword my

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 4

תֹּאכַ֣לto.Khalit will devour

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 5

בָּשָׂ֑רba.Sarflesh

Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320

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

Meaning: flesh

Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 6

מִדַּ֤םmi.Damfrom [the] blood of

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 7

חָלָל֙cha.Lal[the] slain

Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A

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

Meaning: slain: killed

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 8

וְשִׁבְיָ֔הve.shiv.Yahand [the] captive

Lemma: שִׁבְיָה (shiv.yah) · Strong's: H7633

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

Meaning: captive

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:11, 2 Chronicles 28:5, 2 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 28:13, 2 Chronicles 28:14, 2 Chronicles 28:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7633; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 9

מֵרֹ֖אשׁme.Roshfrom [the] head of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 10

פַּרְע֥וֹתpar.'ot[the] leaders of

Lemma: פֶּ֫רַע (par.ah) · Strong's: H6546

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: leader

Used 2 times. Also: Judges 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6546; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:42 word 11

אוֹיֵֽב\׃'o.Yev[the] 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 32:42 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

I will make My arrows	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow
drunk	→	שָׁכַר H7937 be drunk
with blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
while My sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
devours	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
flesh	→	בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh
the blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
of the slain	→	חָלָל H2491A slain: killed
and captives	→	שִׁבְיָה H7633 captive
the heads	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
of the enemy	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
leaders	→	פֶּ֫רַע H6545 lock

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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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