Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:37–38

³⁷He will say: “Where are their gods,

the rock in which they took refuge,

³⁸which ate the fat of their sacrifices

and drank the wine of their drink offerings?

Let them rise up and help you;

let them give you shelter!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will say	וְאָמַ֖ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Where	אֵ֣י	’ê	Interrogative	H335 where?
are their gods	אֱלֹהֵ֑ימוֹ	’ĕ·lō·hê·mōw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
the rock	צ֖וּר	ṣūr	Noun - masculine singular	H6697 rock, cliff
in which	בֽוֹ׃	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
they took refuge	חָסָ֥יוּ	ḥā·sā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2620 seek refuge

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
which	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
ate	יֹאכֵ֔לוּ	yō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
the fat	חֵ֤לֶב	ḥê·leḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2459 fat
of their sacrifices	זְבָחֵ֙ימוֹ֙	zə·ḇā·ḥê·mōw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2077 sacrifice
and drank	יִשְׁתּ֖וּ	yiš·tū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8354 drink
the wine	יֵ֣ין	yên	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3196 wine
of their drink offerings	נְסִיכָ֑ם	nə·sî·ḵām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5257 libation
Let them rise up	יָק֙וּמוּ֙	yā·qū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and help you	וְיַעְזְרֻכֶ֔ם	wə·ya‘·zə·ru·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine plural	H5826 help, succour
let them give you	יְהִ֥י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
shelter	סִתְרָֽה׃	siṯ·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 32:37 Jeremiah 2:28 · Judges 10:14

Deuteronomy 32:38 Leviticus 21:21 · Psalm 50:13 · Ezekiel 16:18–19 · Judges 10:14 · Zephaniah 2:11 · Hosea 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.