Deuteronomy 32:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They have acted corruptlyשִׁחֵ֥ת
(shi·chet)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
toward Him, [They are] not His children,בָּנָ֣יו
(ba·nav)
1121: sona prim. root
because of their defect; 
 
4140b: blemish, defectfrom the same as mum
[But are] a perverseעִקֵּ֖שׁ
(ik·kesh)
6141: twisted, pervertedfrom aqash
and crookedוּפְתַלְתֹּֽל׃
(u·fe·tal·tol.)
6618: tortuousfrom pathal
generation.דֹּ֥ור
(do·vr)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur


















KJV Lexicon
They have corrupted
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
themselves their spot
m'uwm  (moom)
as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain; a blemish (physically or morally) -- blemish, blot, spot.
is not the spot of his children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
they are a perverse
`iqqesh  (ik-kashe')
distorted; hence, false -- crooked, froward, perverse.
and crooked
pthaltol  (peth-al-tole')
tortuous (i.e. crafty) -- crooked.
generation
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They have acted corruptly toward Him, They are not His children, because of their defect; But are a perverse and crooked generation.

King James Bible
They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His people have acted corruptly toward Him; this is their defect--they are not His children but a devious and crooked generation.

International Standard Version
But those who are not his children acted corruptly against him; they are a defective and perverted generation.

NET Bible
His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children--this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He recognizes that his people are corrupt. To their shame they are no longer his children. They are devious and scheming.

King James 2000 Bible
They have corrupted themselves, their blemish is not the blemish of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
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