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I would have said,אָמַרְתִּי“I will scatter them;אַפְאֵיהֶםI will make ceaseאַשְׁבִּיתָהfromמֵhumankindאֱנוֹשׁtheir memory,”זִכְרָם
Deuteronomy 32:26
Study it in the app“I would have said, “I will scatter them; I will make cease from humankind their memory,””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 32:26, word by word
- I would have saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarti” appears- “I will scatter themאַפְאֵיafe
scatter, cut to pieces
A verb that appears only here; it is understood as "scatter, break in pieces." Its exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “afe” appears- I will make ceaseאַשְׁבִּיתָהashbita
put an end
To make something end, remove it.
Where else “ashbita” appears- humankindאֱנוֹשׁenosh
man, mortal
Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.
Where else “enosh” appears- their memoryזִכְרָzichra
remembrance, name
Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.
Where else “zichra” appears
Translation note
The verb translated “I will scatter them” appears only here in the whole Bible; its exact sense is uncertain.
The context
25Outside the sword will bereave, and in the inner rooms terror, both young man and virgin, the nursing child with the man of gray hair.
26 · This verse (above)
27if I did not fear the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misjudge it, lest they say, “Our hand is raised high, and it is not YHWH who has done all this.”’