Deuteronomy 32:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. | Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man. | Without shall the sword bereave, And in the chambers terror; It shall destroy both young man and virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from outside | מִחוּץ֙ | mi-CHUTZ | H2351 | outsideחוּץ (chuts) outside, outward, street, the outside |
| it will make childless | תְּשַׁכֶּל־ | te-sha-kel- | H7921A | be bereavedשָׁכֹל (sha.khol) 1) to be bereaved, make childless, miscarry 1a) (Qal) to be bereaved 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make childless 1b2) to cause barrenness, show barrenness or abortion 1b3) to miscarry 1c) (Hiphil) miscarrying (participle) |
| a sword | חֶ֔רֶב | CHE-rev | H2719 | swordחֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone |
| and [will be] from inner rooms | וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖ים | u-me-cha-da-RIM | H2315 | chamberחֶ֫דֶר (che.der) chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within |
| terror | אֵימָ֑ה | 'ei-MAH | H0367 | terrorאֵימָה (e.mah) terror, dread |
| both | גַּם־ | gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| young man | בָּחוּר֙ | ba-CHUR | H0970 | youthבָּחוּר (ba.chur) youth, young man |
| as well as | גַּם־ | gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| young woman | בְּתוּלָ֔ה | be-tu-LAH | H1330 | virginבְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) virgin |
| a suckling-child | יוֹנֵ֖ק | yo-NEK | H3243J | to suckleיָנַק (ya.naq) 1) to suckle, nurse, suck 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to suck 1a2) suckling, babe (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to give suck to, nurse 1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle) |
| with | עִם־ | 'im- | H5973A | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as |
| a person of | אִ֥ישׁ | 'ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| gray hair | שֵׂיבָֽה׃ | sei-VAH | H7872 | greyheadedשֵׂיבָה (se.vah) 1) age, gray hair, hoary head, old age 1a) gray hair, hoary head 1b) old age |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.