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Deuteronomy 32:41 — King James Version← Study notes

If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.


Deuteronomy 32:41Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 32:4112 words
אִםʾimLo!
שַׁנּוֹתִיšanwōtîPoint
בְּרַקbəraqLightning
חַרְבִּיḥarəbîDrought
וְתֹאחֵזwətōʾḥēzAnd seize
בְּמִשְׁפָּטbəmišəpāṭIn verdict
יָדִיyādîHand
אָשִׁיבʾāšîvTurn
נָקָםnāqāmRevenge
לְצָרָיləṣārāyTo narrow
וְלִמְשַׂנְאַיwəliməśanəʾayAnd to hate
אֲשַׁלֵּםʾăšalēmBe safe
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אִםʾimLo!
שַׁנּוֹתִיšanwōtîPoint
בְּרַקbəraqLightning
חַרְבִּיḥarəbîDrought
וְתֹאחֵזwətōʾḥēzAnd seize
בְּמִשְׁפָּטbəmišəpāṭIn verdict
יָדִיyādîHand
אָשִׁיבʾāšîvTurn
נָקָםnāqāmRevenge
לְצָרָיləṣārāyTo narrow
וְלִמְשַׂנְאַיwəliməśanəʾayAnd to hate
אֲשַׁלֵּםʾăšalēmBe safe

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