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Deuteronomy 32:42-44
Evangelical Heritage Version
Deuteronomy 32:42-44
Evangelical Heritage Version
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and my sword will devour flesh
from the blood of the slain and the captives,
from the long-haired heads of the enemy.”
43 Shout out with a cry of joy, you nations, because of his people,
for he will avenge the blood of his servants,[a]
and he will return vengeance to his adversaries,
but he will atone for the ground, for his people.
44 Moses came along with Hoshea[b] son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.
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- Deuteronomy 32:43
The Greek Old Testament and a Dead Sea Scrolls version of Deuteronomy 32:43 contain words that apparently were lost from the standard Hebrew text, possibly because of the double occurrence of the word shout for joy or rejoice. Hebrews 1:6 appears to follow the longer text of Deuteronomy 32, although Psalm 95/96:7 could be an alternate source of this quotation (the Hebrew and Greek numbers of this psalm are not the same). Here are the variant readings:
Hebrew Rejoice, you nations, ⎣with⎦ his people. Greek Rejoice, you heavens, along with him,
and let all the sons of God worship him;
rejoice, you nations, with his people,
and let all the angels of God strengthen themselves in him;DSS Rejoice, you heavens, along with him, and let all the angels worship him; Heb 1:6 He says, “All God’s angels must worship him.” - Deuteronomy 32:44 That is, Joshua
Deuteronomy 32:42-44
New International Version
Deuteronomy 32:42-44
New International Version
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,(A)
while my sword devours flesh:(B)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
the heads of the enemy leaders.”
43 Rejoice,(C) you nations, with his people,[a][b]
for he will avenge the blood of his servants;(D)
he will take vengeance on his enemies(E)
and make atonement for his land and people.(F)
44 Moses came with Joshua[c](G) son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /
- Deuteronomy 32:44 Hebrew Hoshea, a variant of Joshua
Deuteronomy 32:42-44
King James Version
Deuteronomy 32:42-44
King James Version
42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.
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