Deuteronomy 32:30

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

איכה אֵיכה

How?

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

איך

ʼêyk

Definition

how? or how!; also where

Root

also איכה ; and איככה ; prolonged from H335 (אי);

Exhaustive

also איכה ; and איככה ; prolonged from אי; how? or how!; also where; how, what.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H349

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אֵיךְ

adverb • Root איכה • Strongs_Numbers • Page 111

Interrogative and qualitative adverb: how? how so?

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֵיךְ

adv. / interj. • Root איכה • Page 43

how? by contr. for אֵיכָה. Gen. 26: 9. Sometimes as an interj. of lament. Ah how, Ps. 73: 19. Is. 14: 4. Ecc. 2: 16.

Particle interrogative

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0349b:

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ירדף יִרְדֹּף

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רדף

râdaph

Definition

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by); chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7291

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רָדַף

verb • Root רדף • Strongs / High • Page 1323

(tr.) to thrust, to drive, to scare, to chase; (intr.) to drive or chase away, to follow after, to pursue, to strive after, to hunt after.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רָדַף

verb • Page 609

1. to run or follow after; Ps. 23:6. Metaphorically to follow after righteousness, Prov. 21:21. 2. to pursue, persecute; Gen. 14:14. 3. to chase, to put to flight. Lev. 26:36. Niph. pass. of Kal. Lam. 5:5.

Verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: κατεδίωξαν κατεδίωξεν αὐτοὺσ ἐδίωξεν διώξεται

LXX Usage Statistics

H7291:

κατεδίωξαν 19× (12.3%)

κατεδίωξεν 13× (8.0%)

αὐτοὺσ 9× (4.6%)

ἐδίωξεν 8× (5.3%)

διώξεται 7× (4.4%)

διώκοντεσ 7× (4.3%)

καταδιωκόντων 6× (3.2%)

'' 5× (3.0%)

καταδιώκοντεσ 4× (2.5%)

διώκοντοσ 3× (2.1%)

אחד אֶחָד

one

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אחד

ʼechâd

Definition

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

Root

a numeral from H258 (אחד);

Exhaustive

a numeral from אחד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H259

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אֶחָד

numeral cardinal • Root אחד • Strongs_Numbers • Page 95

One; unus; first (primus).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶחָד

m. const. • Page 37

1. one; freq. 2. first. Only in numbering the days of the month. (feminine form is אַחַת).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0259:

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אלף אלֶף

a thousand

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אלף

ʼeleph

Definition

hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

Root

prop, the same as H504 (אלף);

Exhaustive

prop, the same as אלף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H505

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Fürst Lexicon

אֶלֶף

noun masculine • Strongs_Numbers • Page 143

Oxen, heifers, cattle for the yoke; tame house-animals; the name of the first letter of the alphabet.

אֶלֶף

numeral / noun masculine • Root אלף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 144

As a numeral, a thousand; properly the union of many individuals, a mass; then fixed to a definite number.

אֶלֶף

noun masculine • Root אלף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 144

Properly a union of family members, therefore association of the members of a family or tribe, larger communities into which every race was divided; a smaller division of a tribe or race.

אֶלֶף

noun proper • Root אלף • Strongs_Numbers • Page 144

A city in Benjamin's territory (Josh. 18, 28).

אֶלֶף

unknown • Strongs_Numbers • Page 145

see אַלּוּף

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֶלֶף

masc. epicene / dec. vi. b. • Root אלף • Page 54

I. ox, animal of the ox kind. Deut. 7: 13. 28: 4. Ps. 8: 8. Perhaps denoting literally tame cattle.

אֶלֶף

m. prim. dec. vi. b. • Page 54

II. 1. thousand. Dual אַלְפַּיִם. Plur. אֲלָפִים. 2. family, subdivision of a tribe, originally of a thousand, i. q. מִשְׁפָּחָה. Judg. 6: 15. 1 Sam. 10: 19. 23: 23.

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0505:

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ושנים וּשְׁנַיִם

and dual

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

שנים

shᵉnayim

Definition

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

Root

dual of H8145 (שני); feminine שתים;

Exhaustive

dual of שני; feminine שתים; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8147

Fürst

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שְׁנַיִם

numeral • Root שנה • Strongs / High • Page 1459

Two. (Masculine dual numeral, absolute state; construct state is שְׁנֵי). Used as a numeral, substitute, or adjective, referring to a pair or the double.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שְׁנַיִם

masc. dual • Root שנה • Page 691

two. Includes contracted forms שְׁנֵי and שְׁתֵּי used for the number twelve. References: Gen. 7: 9, 15; Gen. 2: 25.

Conjunction, Noun common both dual absolute

LXX: δύο δώδεκα '' δέκα ἀμφότεροι

LXX Usage Statistics

H8147:

δύο 437× (51.1%)

δώδεκα 72× (8.9%)

'' 47× (5.2%)

δέκα 35× (4.4%)

ἀμφότεροι 26× (3.3%)

ἀμφότερα 21× (2.7%)

εἴκοσι 19× (2.3%)

δυσὶν 16× (1.6%)

ἀμφοτέρων 15× (1.9%)

--- 13× (1.7%)

יניסו יָנִיסוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נוס

nûwç

Definition

to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver); [idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5127

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נוּס

verb • Root נוס • Strongs / High • Page 755

to flee to

נוּס

verb • Root נוס • Strongs / High • Page 955

To flee, to fly, to move on quickly, hence to ride along; to escape; to disappear. Metaphorically, to vanish, to haste away.

נוּס

verb • Root נוס • Strongs / High • Page 974

intransitive verb to give way, to retreat, to draw back, hence to fall away from following God.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

נוּס

verb • Root נוס • Page 433

To flee before any person or thing; construed with מִן (Is. 24:18), לִפְנֵי (Deut. 28:25), or מִפְּנֵי (2 Sam. 23:11). Spoken of inanimate objects like waves (Ps. 104:7) or shadows (Cant. 2:17). Pil. נִוֹסֵס: to chase, drive (Is. 59:19). Hiph. הֵנִיס: to put to flight (Deut. 32:30), or remove secretly (Ex. 9:20). Hithpal. הִתְנוֹסֵס: to flee (Ps. 60:6).

Verb Hiphil imperfect third person masculine plural

LXX: ἔφυγεν ἔφυγον φυγεῖν '' φεύξονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5127:

ἔφυγεν 34× (21.0%)

ἔφυγον 26× (15.7%)

φυγεῖν 8× (5.0%)

'' 6× (3.5%)

φεύξονται 4× (2.6%)

φεύξεται 4× (2.5%)

φεύγετε 4× (2.7%)

φεύγειν 4× (2.1%)

ἀπέδρα 3× (1.9%)

φύγωμεν 3× (2.1%)

רבבה רְבָבָה

ten thousand/myriad

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

רבבה

rᵉbâbâh

Definition

abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)

Root

from H7231 (רבב);

Exhaustive

from רבב; abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite); many, million, [idiom] multiply, ten thousand.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7233

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

רִבְבָה

noun • Root רבב • Consonantal / Medium • Page 1315

Multitude, manifoldness, a very high number, ten thousand, a myriad.

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

רְבָבָה

f. verbal • Root רבב • Page 605

A myriad, ten thousand (Judg. 20:10, Ps. 3:7, 91:7, Deut. 33:17).

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: μυριάσιν μυριάδασ μυριάδων

LXX Usage Statistics

H7233:

μυριάσιν 4× (25.7%)

μυριάδασ 3× (20.7%)

μυριάδων 3× (19.6%)

אם אִם־

if

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

אם

ʼim

Definition

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

Root

a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H518

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אִם

conjunction • Strongs_Numbers • Page 146

If; a conditional conjunction.

אִם

conjunction • Strongs_Numbers • Page 147

Conditional particle corresponding to 'if', 'whether', or 'although'. It is used with perfect and imperfect tenses to express conditions, repeated acts, or permanent states. In formulas of swearing (oaths), it implies a negative ('surely not'). It can also introduce a question.

אִם

conj. / particle • Strongs_Numbers • Page 148

Conditional particle indicating 'if', 'whether', 'either...or'; also used as a particle of time: 'when', 'since'; a particle of wishing: 'oh if!', 'would that!'; and sometimes as an exclamation: 'behold!', 'lo!'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אִם

primitive particle • Page 54

1. adv. of time, when; referring either to time past, like the Germ. da, als, Am. 7: 2 when they had en-

אִם

conj. / adv. / interrog. particle • Page 55

A conditional and interrogative particle with multiple senses: 2. if, supposing that; 3. although (Judg. 13:16); 4. O that (Gen. 30:27); 5. whether... or (Ex. 19:13); 6. in swearing (not, that not; 2 Sam. 11:11); 7. perhaps that (Gen. 31:52); 8. interrogative (Jer. 3:5); 11. whether...not (Est. 4:14); 13. (אם-לא) if not, but (Gen. 24:58).

Particle

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0518a:

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לא לֹא

not

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

לא

lôʼ

Definition

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

Root

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Exhaustive

or לוא; or לה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3808

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לֹא

negative particle • Root אל • Strongs / High • Page 759

A negative particle; not, no. It functions as an absolute negative, a negative answer to a question, or a refusal. Used with verbs in various tenses and moods to express negation or prohibition.

לֹא

particle • Strongs / High • Page 761

A K'ri reading for לוֹ.

לֹא

adverb / particle • Strongs / High • Page 760

Not; No; Nothing (substantive use); Before (cognate sense to טֶרֶם).

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לֹא

adverb • Page 338

A primitive adverb of negation (more rarely לוֹא). 1. not. 2. no (Gen. 19:2). 3. nothing (Job 6:21). 4. without (1 Chr. 2:30). 5. interrogative, nonne? (Jon. 4:11). 6. lest, that not (Ex. 28:32). 7. In combination with adjectives/substantives it gives a negative signification (e.g., לֹא עֹז without strength).

Particle negative

LXX: οὐκ οὐ μὴ οὐδὲ οὐχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3808:

οὐκ 1137× (34.5%)

οὐ 797× (24.2%)

μὴ 184× (5.6%)

οὐδὲ 150× (4.5%)

οὐχ 127× (3.9%)

οὐχὶ 120× (3.6%)

--- 98× (3.0%)

'' 94× (2.4%)

---% 62× (1.5%)

οὐκέτι 50× (1.4%)

כי כִּי־

for

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כי

kîy

Definition

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

Root

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3588

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כִּי

masculine noun • Root כוה • Strongs / High • Page 690

A prick, mark, stigma; a brand.

כִּי

relative conjunction • Root כי • Strongs / High • Page 690

A pronominal root used as a relative conjunction. 1. usually a relative particle, that, quod, to denote the relation of the preceding to the following clause, such as in indirect and direct speech.

כִּי

particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 691

A versatile particle with several primary meanings. 1. As a conjunction, it can introduce an exclamation, a question, or an emphatic confirmation, and is sometimes translated as 'that'. 2. As a relative particle of time, it means 'when', 'if', 'since', 'as', 'as often as'. 3. As a causal particle, it means 'because' or 'for'. 4. As a particle of consequence, it can mean 'so' or 'then'.

כִּי

conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 692

A relative conjunction with a wide range of meanings depending on context. Causal: 'for', 'because'. Adversative: 'but', 'nay but', 'nay for', 'no', 'but yes', 'but indeed', 'but yet'. Comparative: 'but now'. Concessive: 'although'. Consequential: 'for which reason'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כִּי

m. subst. • Root כוה • Page 314

I. a mark burnt in, a brand, stigma. Is. 3: 24.

כִּי

primitive particle • Page 314

II. Probably a relative pronoun, i. q. אֲשֶׁר (Gen. 4:25). Used as a conj.: 1. that (Gen. 1:4). 2. for, because (Gen. 3:14). 3. if (Ex. 3:21). 4. when (Hos. 11:1). 5. yet, although (Ps. 116:10). 6. but (Gen. 45:8). 7. yea rather (Ps. 44:23). 8. often used at the beginning of a proposition (Zech. 3:8). 9. at the beginning of the apodosis (Gen. 22:17).

Particle

LXX: ὅτι γὰρ ἐὰν διότι ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3588a:

ὅτι 2030× (53.1%)

γὰρ 394× (10.3%)

ἐὰν 276× (7.0%)

διότι 259× (6.8%)

--- 158× (4.1%)

ἀλλ' 114× (2.9%)

'' 76× (1.7%)

ὅταν 55× (1.4%)

καὶ 49× (1.3%)

γάρ 44× (1.2%)

צורם צוּרָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צור

tsûwr

Definition

properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)

Root

or צר; from H6696 (צור);

Exhaustive

or צר; from צור; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous); edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also בית צור.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6697

הם

Definition

their, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9028

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

צוּר

verb • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1222

(not used) tr. to form or fabricate, of sculpture, especially of artificial figures; applied generally to the trade of a goldsmith. Fundamental meaning is to cut, form, fashion.

צוּר

verb • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1224

II. tr. 1. (not used) to cut, secare. 2. to form, fabricate, make (with metaphoric transference, e.g., to form in metal, or a vessel).

צוּר

verb • Root צר • Strongs / High • Page 1225

To go, to wander; also existing in הָלַךְ, הַר. In its organic root צר is connected with סָר, יָר. I.

צוּר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1225

Refers to derivatives relating to form or shape. II.

צוּר

noun masculine • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1225

1. A stone, a rock, so called from its hardness. Fig. of God as a rock which gives safety, protection, refuge (Deut. 32, 4).

צוּר

noun masculine • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1225

An edge, sharpness (of the sword). Also form, shape (from צוּר II).

צוּר

noun proper masculine • Root צור • Strongs / High • Page 1225

Proper name meaning 'A rock, i. e. God.'

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צוּר

verb • Page 566

I. To press, straiten, hence to besiege (a city).

צוּר

verb • Root צרר • Page 566

II. i. q. צָרַר to bind together.

צוּר

verb • Root יצר • Page 566

III. i. q. יָצַר to form, make.

צוּר

m. dec. i. • Page 566

I. 1. a rock. 2. a stone.

צוּר

noun masculine • Root צור , • Page 566

II. sharpness, edge.

צוּר

m. dec. i. form. • Page 566

III. form.

Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: πέτρασ πέτραν θεόσ θεὸσ φύλαξ

LXX Usage Statistics

H6697:

πέτρασ 14× (13.7%)

πέτραν 10× (10.9%)

θεόσ 7× (7.8%)

θεὸσ 5× (5.2%)

φύλαξ 4× (4.5%)

θεὸν 4× (4.3%)

ὡσ 3× (3.3%)

πέτρᾳ 3× (2.9%)

πετρίνασ 2× (2.4%)

πέτρα 2× (2.2%)

מכרם מְכָרָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

מכר

mâkar

Definition

to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender); [idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4376

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מָכַר

verb • Root מכר • Strongs / High • Page 849

I. To exchange, for a thing or for a price; to sell. Metaphorically: a) to marry a daughter, i.e. to give her on receiving a price; b) to deliver up, to give over. Nif. (נִמְכַּר) to be sold, to be given over, delivered up. Hithp. (הִתְמַכֵּר) to sell oneself, to be sold.

מָכַר

verb • Root מכר • Strongs / High • Page 849

II. (not used in Kal) to take into possession, to acquire, to bargain for, to buy.

מָכַר

verb • Root מכר • Strongs / High • Page 849

III. To string together, to bind together, hence to ensnare, to take in a net; to cheat, to devise cunning measures; hence enchantment.

מָכַר

verb • Root מכר • Strongs / High • Page 849

IV. (not used in Kal) to pierce, to bore through, to push through.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מָכַר

verb • Page 374

To sell. Gen. 37:27, 28. To sell one's daughter, i. e. to give her in marriage. To sell a people, i. e. to deliver them to their enemies. Niph. to be sold. Hithpa. to be sold, to sell one's self.

Verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: ἀπέδοτο ἀποδῶται αὐτοὺσ πραθήσεται ἀπέδοντο

LXX Usage Statistics

H4376:

ἀπέδοτο 10× (10.5%)

ἀποδῶται 7× (8.0%)

αὐτοὺσ 6× (5.1%)

πραθήσεται 5× (5.8%)

ἀπέδοντο 5× (5.7%)

ἀπέδοσθε 3× (3.5%)

πραθῇ 3× (3.3%)

ἀπόδου 2× (2.2%)

'' 2× (2.0%)

πωλοῦντεσ 2× (2.0%)

ויהוה וַיהוָה

and He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Conjunction, Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

הסגירם הִסְגִּירָם׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

סגר

çâgar

Definition

to shut up; figuratively, to surrender

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender; close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5462

הם

Definition

them, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 3rd person masculine plural

Root

Exhaustive

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person masculine plural

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H9038

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

סָגַר

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1008

I. To surround, to enclose, of the scales of the crocodile; to shut or close (a door, gate, womb); to make barren; to close up a breach; to close firmly together (i.e. to make it unporous, of gold).

סָגַר

verb • Root סגר • Strongs / High • Page 1008

II. (Kal not used) intr. To flow along, to run along, to flow out, to pour forth (of rain); to extend to, to draw to, to stretch to.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

סָגוֹר

noun masculine • Root סגר • Page 468

1. An enclosure (e.g., of the heart). 2. Precious gold (Job 28:15). 3. Perhaps a lance, spear, or battle-axe (Ps. 35:3).

סָגַר

verb • Root סכר • Page 469

To draw out the spear and stop (the way) against my persecutors. To shut or close up. Includes forms: Niph. (to be shut/spoken of doors), Pi. (to deliver), Pu. (to be shut up), Hiph. (to shut up, to deliver).

Verb Hiphil perfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal third person masculine plural

LXX: ἀφοριεῖ ἀπέκλεισεν συνέκλεισεν κεκλεισμένη παρέδωκεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H5462:

ἀφοριεῖ 10× (9.9%)

ἀπέκλεισεν 8× (8.3%)

συνέκλεισεν 5× (5.5%)

κεκλεισμένη 4× (4.6%)

παρέδωκεν 3× (3.2%)

ἀπέκλεισαν 3× (3.2%)

'' 3× (2.9%)

συνέκλεισαν 2× (2.3%)

--- 2× (2.3%)

συγκλεισθήσονται 2× (2.3%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
How shall one chase a thousand; And two shall cause ten thousand to flee, If that their Rock had not sold them, And Jehovah delivered them up?

LITV Translation:
How could one chase a thousand, and two put a myriad to flight, if it were not their Rock that sold them, and Jehovah had shut them up?

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
How should one pursue a thousand, And two rout tens of thousands, If God had not sold them, And the Lord delivered them up?