Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:12–15

¹²The LORD alone led him,

and no foreign god was with him.

¹³He made him ride on the heights of the land

and fed him the produce of the field.

He nourished him with honey from the rock

and oil from the flinty crag,

¹⁴with curds from the herd and milk from the flock,

with the fat of lambs,

with rams from Bashan, and goats,

with the choicest grains of wheat.

From the juice of the finest grapes

you drank the wine.

¹⁵But Jeshurun^e grew fat and kicked—

becoming fat, bloated, and gorged.

He abandoned the God who made him

and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

Footnotes

e 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, a term of endearment for Israel.

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Deuteronomy 32:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
alone	בָּדָ֣ד	bā·ḏāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H910 isolation, separation
led him	יַנְחֶ֑נּוּ	yan·ḥen·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5148 lead, guide
and no	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
foreign	נֵכָֽר׃	nê·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness
god	אֵ֥ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H410 god
with him	עִמּ֖וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with

Deuteronomy 32:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He made him ride	יַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙	yar·ki·ḇê·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the heights	בָּמוֹתֵי	bå̄·mō·ṯē	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1116 high place
of the land	אָ֔רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and fed him	וַיֹּאכַ֖ל	way·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
the produce	תְּנוּבֹ֣ת	tə·nū·ḇōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8570 fruit, produce
of the field	שָׂדָ֑י	śā·ḏāy	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
He nourished him	וַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּ	way·yê·ni·qê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3243 suck
with honey	דְבַשׁ֙	ḏə·ḇaš	Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
from the rock	מִסֶּ֔לַע	mis·se·la‘	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
and oil	וְשֶׁ֖מֶן	wə·še·men	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
from the flinty	מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ	mê·ḥal·mîš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2496 flint
crag	צֽוּר׃	ṣūr	Noun - masculine singular	H6697 rock, cliff

Deuteronomy 32:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
with curds	חֶמְאַ֨ת	ḥem·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2529 curd
from the herd	בָּקָ֜ר	bā·qār	Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
and milk	וַחֲלֵ֣ב	wa·ḥă·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2461 milk
from the flock	צֹ֗אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the fat	חֵ֨לֶב	ḥê·leḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2459 fat
of lambs	כָּרִ֜ים	kā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3733 basket-saddle
with rams	וְאֵילִ֤ים	wə·’ê·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram
from Bashan	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and goats	וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים	wə·‘at·tū·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6260 he-goat
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the choicest	חֵ֖לֶב	ḥê·leḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2459 fat
grains	כִּלְי֣וֹת	kil·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3629 kidneys
of wheat	חִטָּ֑ה	ḥiṭ·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2406 wheat
From the juice	וְדַם־	wə·ḏam-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of the finest grapes	עֵנָ֖ב	‘ê·nāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6025 grape(s)
you drank	תִּשְׁתֶּה־	tiš·teh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8354 drink
the wine	חָֽמֶר׃	ḥā·mer	Noun - masculine singular	H2561 wine

Deuteronomy 32:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Jeshurun	יְשֻׁרוּן֙	yə·šu·rūn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3484 Jeshurun
grew fat	וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ן	way·yiš·man	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8080 grow fat
and kicked	וַיִּבְעָ֔ט	way·yiḇ·‘āṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1163 kick
becoming fat	שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ	šā·man·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8080 grow fat
bloated	עָבִ֣יתָ	‘ā·ḇî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5666 be thick, fat, gross
and gorged	כָּשִׂ֑יתָ	kā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3780 be sated, gorged
He abandoned	וַיִּטֹּשׁ֙	way·yiṭ·ṭōš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
the God	אֱל֣וֹהַ	’ĕ·lō·w·ha	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
who made him	עָשָׂ֔הוּ	‘ā·śā·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and scorned	וַיְנַבֵּ֖ל	way·nab·bêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5034 be senseless, foolish
the Rock	צ֥וּר	ṣūr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6697 rock, cliff
of his salvation	יְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃	yə·šu·‘ā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3444 salvation