Deuteronomy 32:6 Go deeper
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Do ye thus requite the LORD , O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? (KJV)
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לַיְהוָה֙la.Yah.wehto 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 32:6 word 1
תִּגְמְלוּ\־tig.me.lu-do you repay
Lemma: גָּמַל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1580
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to wean
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 21:8, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17, Numbers 17:8, 1 Samuel 1:22, 1 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1580; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 2
זֹ֔אתZotthis
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 32:6 word 3
עַ֥ם'amO 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 32:6 word 4
נָבָ֖לna.Valfoolish
Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5036
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: foolish
Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33, 2 Samuel 13:13, Job 2:10, Job 30:8, Psalms 14:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5036; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 5
וְלֹ֣אve.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 32:6 word 6
חָכָ֑םcha.Khamwise
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 7
הֲלוֹא\־ha.lo'-¿ 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 32:6 word 8
הוּא֙hu'[is] he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 9
אָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khafather your
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 10
קָּנֶ֔ךָka.Ne.chahe created you
Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to buy
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 11
ה֥וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 12
עָֽשְׂךָ֖'a.se.Khahe made you
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 13
וַֽיְכֹנְנֶֽךָ\׃Vay.kho.ne.Ne.khaand he established you
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to establish: make
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 21:27, 2 Chronicles 29:35, Job 31:15, Psalms 8:3, Psalms 65:6, Psalms 68:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:6 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Is this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| how you repay | → | גָּמַל H1580 to wean |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| O foolish | → | נָבָל H5036 foolish |
| and senseless | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| Is He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| your Father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| and Creator | → | קָנָה H7069 to buy |
| Has He not | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| made you | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| and established you | → | כּוּן H3559I to establish: make |
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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