Deuteronomy 32:41
{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.32.41", "source": "אִם־שַׁנּוֹתִי֙ בְּרַ֣ק חַרְבִּ֔י וְתֹאחֵ֥ז בְּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט יָדִ֑י אָשִׁ֤יב נָקָם֙ לְצָרָ֔י וְלִמְשַׂנְאַ֖י אֲשַׁלֵּֽם׃", "text": "If *šannôṯî* *bəraq* *ḥarbî*, and-*tōʾḥēz* in-*mišpāṭ* *yāḏî*; *ʾāšîḇ* *nāqām* to-*ṣārāy*, and-to-*məśanʾay* *ʾăšallēm*.", "grammar": { "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if", "*šannôṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I sharpen/whet", "*bəraq*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - lightning/glittering of", "*ḥarbî*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sword", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*tōʾḥēz*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - takes hold", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - judgment", "*yāḏî*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*ʾāšîḇ*": "verb, hifil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will return/render", "*nāqām*": "noun, masculine, singular - vengeance", "*lə*": "preposition - to", "*ṣārāy*": "participle, qal, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my adversaries", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*li*": "preposition - to", "*məśanʾay*": "participle, piel, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - those who hate me", "*ʾăšallēm*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will repay" }, "variants": { "*šannôṯî*": "I sharpen/whet/polish", "*bəraq*": "lightning/glittering/flash", "*ḥarbî*": "my sword/my weapon", "*tōʾḥēz*": "takes hold/grasps/seizes", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/righteousness", "*yāḏî*": "my hand/my power", "*ʾāšîḇ*": "I will return/render/pay back", "*nāqām*": "vengeance/retribution", "*ṣārāy*": "my adversaries/enemies/foes", "*məśanʾay*": "those who hate me/my haters", "*ʾăšallēm*": "I will repay/requite/recompense" } }