Deuteronomy Chapter 32 verse 27 Holy Bible
Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, And Jehovah hath not done all this.
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But for the fear that their haters, uplifted in their pride, might say, Our hand is strong, the Lord has not done all this.
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If I did not fear provocation from the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand it, Lest they should say, Our hand is high, and Jehovah has not done all this.
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Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
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Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
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Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should judge wrongly, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted, Yahweh has not done all this.
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If not -- the anger of an enemy I fear, Lest their adversaries know -- Lest they say, Our hand is high, And Jehovah hath not wrought all this.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) Behave themselves strangely.--Possibly, misunderstand it, or take note of it (as a strange thing).Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewif I had notלוּלֵ֗י (lū·lê)ConjunctionStrong's 3884: If not, unlessdreadedאָג֔וּר (’ā·ḡūr)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostilitythe tauntכַּ֤עַס (ka·‘as)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3708: Vexation, angerof the enemy,אוֹיֵב֙ (’ō·w·yêḇ)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 341: Hating, an adversarylestפֶּן־ (pen-)ConjunctionStrong's 6435: Removal, lesttheir adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹ (ṣā·rê·mōw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponentmisunderstandיְנַכְּר֖וּ (yə·nak·kə·rū)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5234: To regard, recognizeand say:יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ (yō·mə·rū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Our own handיָדֵ֣ינוּ (yā·ḏê·nū)Noun - fdc | first person common pluralStrong's 3027: A handhas prevailed;רָ֔מָה (rā·māh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raiseit was notוְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nothe LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelwho didפָּעַ֥ל (pā·‘al)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6466: To do, make, to practiseallכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythis.’זֹֽאת׃ (zōṯ)Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Jump to PreviousAdversaries Adversary Amiss Behave Dreaded Enemy Enemy's Exalted Hand Haters High Judge Misdeem Pride Provocation Strangely Strong Taunt Themselves Triumphant Uplifted Wrath Wrongly
