I will make my arrowsחִצַּיdrunkאַשְׁכִּירwith blood,מִדָּםand my swordוְחַרְבִּיwill devourתֹּאכַלflesh,בָּשָׂרwith the bloodמִדַּםof the slainחָלָלand the captives,וְשִׁבְיָהfrom the headמֵרֹאשׁof the leadersפַּרְעוֹתof the enemy.’אוֹיֵב
Deuteronomy 32:42
Study it in the app“I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh, with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 32:42, word by word
- I will make my arrowsחִצַּchitsa
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chitsa” appears- drunkאַשְׁכִּירashkir
make drunk
To make another drunk.
Where else “ashkir” appears- with bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- and my swordחַרְבִּcharbi
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charbi” appears- will devourתֹּאכַלtochal
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “tochal” appears- fleshבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears- of the slainחָלָלchalal
slain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “chalal” appears- and the captivesשִׁבְיָהshivya
captivity, captives
Captivity; also the group of captives.
Where else “shivya” appears- from the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of the leadersפַּרְעוֹתparot
leaders, long hair
A word whose sense is disputed: "leaders" or "long locks of hair."
Where else “parot” appears- of the enemy.’אוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears
Translation note
“Leaders” translates a word of disputed meaning; others understand “long-haired heads.”
The context
41if I sharpen the lightning of my sword and my hand takes hold of judgment, I will return vengeance to my adversaries and repay those who hate me.
42 · This verse (above)
43Acclaim, nations, his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and he will return vengeance to his adversaries, and make expiation for his land, his people.”