11 translations · Hebrew
Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and Yahweh had delivered them up?
Deuteronomy 32:30 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and Yahweh had delivered them up?
- KJV King James Version
- 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?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
- ASV American Standard Version
- How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- How does one pursue a thousand, || And two cause a myriad to flee, || If not that their Rock has sold them, || And YHWH has shut them up?
- FBV Free Bible Version
- How on earth could one man chase after a thousand, or two make ten thousand run away, unless their Rock of protection had sold them, unless the Lord had surrendered them?
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- How doth one pursue a thousand, And two cause a myriad to flee! If not — that their rock hath sold them, And Jehovah hath shut them up?
- DBY Darby Translation
- How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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?
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had delivered them up?
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- How should one pursue after a thousand, and two chase ten thousand? Was it not, because their God had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֵיכָ֞ה | ’ê·ḵāh | How | H349 אֵיךְ how? |
| יִרְדֹּ֤ף | yir·dōp̄ | pursue | H7291 רָדַף to pursue |
| אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | could one man | H259 אֶחָד one |
| אֶ֔לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | a thousand | H505 אֶ֫לֶף thousand |
| וּשְׁנַ֖יִם | ū·šə·na·yim | or two | H8147 שְׁנַ֫יִם two |
| יָנִ֣יסוּ | yā·nî·sū | to flight | H5127 נוּס to flee |
| רְבָבָ֑ה | rə·ḇā·ḇāh | put ten thousand | H7233 רְבָבָה myriad |
| אִם־ | ’im- | unless | H518 אִם if |
| לֹא֙ | lō | — | H3808 לֹא not |
| כִּי־ | kî- | — | H3588 כִּי for |
| צוּרָ֣ם | ṣū·rām | their Rock | H6697 צוּר Rocks (of Goats) |
| מְכָרָ֔ם | mə·ḵā·rām | had sold them | H4376 מָכַר to sell |
| וַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | unless the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| הִסְגִּירָֽם׃ | his·gî·rām | had given them up | H5462 סָגַר to shut |
Related verses
- Leviticus 26:8
Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
- Joshua 23:10
One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.
- Isaiah 30:17
One thousand will flee at the threat of one. At the threat of five, you will flee until you are left like a beacon on the top of a mountain, and like a banner on a hill.
- Psalm 31:8
You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.
- Psalm 44:12
You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.
- Judges 7:22–23
They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man’s sword against his fellow, and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath. The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued Midian.
- Judges 3:8
Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia; and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.
- 1 Samuel 14:15–17
There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the raiders, also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling. The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away and scattered. Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count now, and see who is missing from us.” When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
- 2 Chronicles 24:24
For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Yahweh delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash.
- Isaiah 52:3
For Yahweh says, “You were sold for nothing; and you will be redeemed without money.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
28 For they are a nation void of counsel. There is no understanding in them.
29 Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
30 How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and Yahweh had delivered them up?
31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves concede.
32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poison grapes. Their clusters are bitter.
Read all of Deuteronomy 32 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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