Deuteronomy 32:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He foundיִמְצָאֵ֙הוּ֙
(yim·tza·'e·hu)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
him in a desertמִדְבָּ֔ר
(mid·bar,)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
land,בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
(be·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And in the howlingיְלֵ֣ל
(ye·lel)
3214: a howlingfrom yalal
wasteוּבְתֹ֖הוּ
(u·ve·to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word
of a wilderness;יְשִׁמֹ֑ן
(ye·shi·mon;)
3452: waste, wildernessfrom yasham
He encircledיְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙
(ye·so·ve·ven·hu)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
him, He caredיְבֹ֣ונְנֵ֔הוּ
(ye·vo·vn·ne·hu,)
995: to discerna prim. root
for him, He guarded 
 
5431: to tread, trampdenominative verb from seon
him as the pupilכְּאִישֹׁ֥ון
(ke·'i·sho·vn)
380: the pupil (of the eye)from ish
of His eye.עֵינֹֽו׃
(ei·nov.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
He found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
him in a desert
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and in the waste
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
howling
ylel  (yel-ale')
a howl; --howling.
wilderness
yshiymown  (yesh-ee-mone')
a desolation -- desert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness.
he led him about
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
he instructed
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
him he kept
natsar  (naw-tsar')
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
him as the apple
'iyshown  (ee-shone')
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night) -- apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
of his eye
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He found him in a desert land, And in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.

King James Bible
He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He found him in a desolate land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, cared for him, and protected him as the pupil of His eye.

International Standard Version
The LORD found him in a desert land, in a barren, eerie wilderness. He surrounded, cared for, and guarded him as the pupil of his eye.

NET Bible
The LORD found him in a desolate land, in an empty wasteland where animals howl. He continually guarded him and taught him; he continually protected him like the pupil of his eye.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He found his people in a desert land, in a barren place where animals howl. He guarded them, took care of them, and protected them because they were helpless.

King James 2000 Bible
He found him in a desert land, and in the wasteland of the howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
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