Deuteronomy 32:30

KJV1611 – Modern English

How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had delivered them up?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    How could one chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and the LORD had handed them over?

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    How should one{H259} chase{H7291} a thousand,{H505} And two{H8147} put ten{H7233} thousand{H505} to flight,{H5127} Except{H3808} their Rock{H6697} had sold{H4376} them,{H3588} And Jehovah{H3068} had delivered them up?{H5462}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    How should one{H259} chase{H7291}{(H8799)} a thousand{H505}, and two{H8147} put ten{H7233} thousand{H505} to flight{H5127}{(H8686)}, except{H3808} their Rock{H6697} had sold{H4376}{(H8804)} them{H3588}, and the LORD{H3068} had shut them up{H5462}{(H8689)}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Howe it cometh that one shall chace a thousande, and two putt ten thousande off them to flyghte? excepte theire rocke had solde them, and because the Lorde had delyuered them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    How cometh it, yt one shall chace a thousande of them, and yt two shal put ten thousande to flyghte? Is it not so, euen because their rocke hath solde them, and because the LORDE hath geuen them ouer?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    How should one chase a thousand, & two put ten thousande to flight, except their strong God had sold the, & the Lord had shut them vp?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Howe shoulde one chase a thousande, & two put ten thousand to flyght, except their maker had solde them, and except the Lorde had shut them vp?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    How should one chase a thousand, Two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, Yahweh had delivered them up?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    How would it be possible for one to overcome a thousand, and two to send ten thousand in flight, if their rock had not let them go, if the Lord had not given them up?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the LORD had handed them over?

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 26:8 : 8 And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
  • Josh 23:10 : 10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is who fights for you, as he has promised you.
  • Ps 44:12 : 12 You sell Your people for nothing and do not increase Your wealth by their price.
  • Isa 30:17 : 17 One thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you shall flee: until you are left as a beacon on the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.
  • Judg 2:14 : 14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
  • Judg 3:8 : 8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.
  • Judg 7:22-23 : 22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout the whole army, and the army fled to Beth Shittah in Zererath, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath. 23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
  • 1 Sam 14:15-17 : 15 There was 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 a very great trembling. 16 The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went here and there. 17 Saul said to the people who were with him, "Number now and see who has gone from us." When they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armorbearer were not there.
  • 2 Chr 24:24 : 24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
  • Job 11:10 : 10 If He passes by, and imprisons, or gathers together, then who can stop Him?
  • Job 16:11 : 11 God has delivered me to the ungodly and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
  • Ps 31:8 : 8 And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: you have set my feet in a wide place.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 Thus says the LORD, Where is the certificate of your mother's divorce, whom I have put away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you have sold yourselves, and for your transgressions your mother is put away.
  • Isa 52:3 : 3 For thus says the LORD, You have sold yourselves for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money.
  • Matt 18:25 : 25 But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

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