Deuteronomy 32:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"How 
 
351a: in what manner? how? where?from ek and koh
could oneאֶחָד֙
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ף
(yir·dof)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
a thousand,אֶ֔לֶף
(e·lef,)
505: a thousanda prim. root
And twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִם
(u·she·na·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
putיָנִ֣יסוּ
(ya·ni·su)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
ten thousandרְבָבָ֑ה
(re·va·vah;)
7233: multitude, myriad, ten thousandfrom rabab
to flight, 
 
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
Unlessאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
their Rockצוּרָ֣ם
(tzu·ram)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
had soldמְכָרָ֔ם
(me·cha·ram,)
4376: to sella prim. root
them, And the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
had givenהִסְגִּירָֽם׃
(his·gi·ram.)
5462: to shut, closea prim. root
them up? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
How should one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
chase
radaph  (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
put ten
rbabah  (reb-aw-baw')
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite) -- many, million, multiply, ten thousand.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
to flight
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
except
lo'  (lo)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
their Rock
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
had sold
makar  (maw-kar')
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) -- at all, sell (away, -er, self).
them
kiy  (kee)
very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed
and the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
had shut them up
cagar  (saw-gar')
to shut up; figuratively, to surrender -- close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, straitly.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the LORD had given them up?

King James Bible
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?

International Standard Version
How can one person chase a thousand of them and two put a myriad to flight, unless their Rock delivers them and the LORD gives them up?

NET Bible
How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the LORD had handed them over?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How could one person chase a thousand or two people make ten thousand flee? Their rock used these people to defeat them and the LORD gave them no help.

King James 2000 Bible
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had given them up?
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