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RBT Hebrew Interlinear:
צור צוּר
rock/cliff
Noun common both singular absolute
ילדך יְלָדְךָ
he has fathered/begotten yourself
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Verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular
תשי תֶּשִׁי
yourself is setting
Verb Qal imperfect second person masculine singular
ותשכח וַתִּשְׁכַּח
and yourself has forgotton
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conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect second person masculine singular
אל אֵל
toward
Noun common both singular absolute
מחללך מְחֹלְלֶךָ׃
she who whirls yourself
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Verb Piel participle active masculine singular construct, Suffix pronominal second person masculine singular
RBT Translation:
rock/cliff he has fathered/begotten yourself yourself is setting and yourself has forgotton god she who whirls yourself
RBT Paraphrase:
A rock, he has begotten you, yourself is setting, and yourself has forgotten the god of her who whirls you.num
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Thou wilt forsake the Rock begetting thee, And thou wilt forget God setting thee free.
LITV Translation:
You forgot the Rock that brought you into being and ceased to care for God who formed you.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Thou hast forsaken God that begot thee, And forgotten God who feeds thee.

Footnotes

Deu. 32:18

Strong's #2342. חוּל to whirl, spin, dance. The Hebrew מחלל is a participle that does not carry a gender in itself. So it can be interpreted as "he who whirls" or "she who whirls." The word is used in the context of a woman dancing, or in labor, rephaim "ghosts", Yahweh, the dual waters, the earth, lady wisdom, hands, etc. The supposed use in Genesis 8:10 is more properly from chalal "to bore/pierce."

Interestingly, though it is associated with a woman being in labor, such contexts do not include any actual words for pain. The word itself has been translated into "anguish/travail/pain." The definition of "pain/travail" given by the lexicons is not accurate and in fact directly contradicts its use in the context of "spinning in dance":

if the daughters are coming out of Tranquil ("Shiloh") to whirl around [חוּל] in the dances... (Judges 21:21 RBT)