Deuteronomy 32:42
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I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”
In other translations
I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”
Hebrew words
אַשְׁכִּיר'ashkirI will make drunkH7937חִצַּיchitzaiarrows myH2671מִדָּםmidamfrom bloodH1818וְחַרְבִּיvecharbiand sword myH2719תֹּאכַלtokhalit will devourH398בָּשָׂרbasarfleshH1320מִדַּםmidamfrom [the] blood ofH1818חָלָלchalal[the] slainH2491וְשִׁבְיָהveshivyahand [the] captiveH7633מֵרֹאשׁmeroshfrom [the] head ofH7218פַּרְעוֹתpar'ot[the] leaders ofH6546אוֹיֵב׃'oyev[the] enemyH341
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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