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Forכִּיtheyהֵמָּהare a nationגוֹיvoidאֹבַדof counsel,עֵצוֹתand there isוְnoאֵיןunderstandingתְּבוּנָהin them.בָּהֶם
Deuteronomy 32:28
Study it in the app“For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 32:28, word by word
- are a nationגוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- voidאֹבַדovad
be lost
To be lost or out of place, like an animal that strays.
Where else “ovad” appears- of counselעֵצוֹתetsot
counsel
What is said to someone to help him decide what to do.
Where else “etsot” appears- understandingתְּבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears
The context
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.”’
28 · This verse (above)
29If only they were wise, they would understand this; they would consider their end!