Deuteronomy 32:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Outside 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the swordחֶ֔רֶב
(che·rev,)
2719: a swordfrom charab
will bereave,תְּשַׁכֶּל־
(te·shak·kel-)
7921: to be bereaveda prim. root
And inside 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
terror--אֵימָ֑ה
(ei·mah;)
367: terror, dreadfrom the same as ayom
Bothגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
young manבָּחוּר֙
(ba·chur)
970: a young manpass. part. of bachar
and virgin,בְּתוּלָ֔ה
(be·tu·lah,)
1330: a virginfrom an unused word
The nurslingיֹונֵ֖ק
(yo·v·nek)
3243: to sucka prim. root
with the manאִ֥ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of gray hair.שֵׂיבָֽה׃
(sei·vah.)
7872: hoary head, old agefrom sib


















KJV Lexicon
The sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
without
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
and terror
'eymah  (ay-maw')
fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear) -- dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.
within
cheder  (kheh'-der)
an apartment (usually literal) -- (bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, within.
shall destroy
shakol  (shaw-kole')
to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave
both the young man
bachuwr  (baw-khoor')
participle passive of 977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) -- (choice) young (man), chosen, hole.
and the virgin
bthuwlah  (beth-oo-law')
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state -- maid, virgin.
the suckling
yanaq  (yaw-nak')
to suck; causatively, to give milk -- milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).
also with the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of gray hairs
seybah  (say-baw')
old age -- (be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'Outside the sword will bereave, And inside terror-- Both young man and virgin, The nursling with the man of gray hair.

King James Bible
The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, there will be terror; the young man and the young woman will be killed, the infant and the gray-haired man."

International Standard Version
Outside, the sword will cause bereavement; within, there will be terror for the young man and virgin alike, also for the nursing infant and the aged man."

NET Bible
The sword will make people childless outside, and terror will do so inside; they will destroy both the young man and the virgin, the infant and the gray-haired man.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Foreign wars will kill off their children, and even at home there will be horrors. Young men and young women alike will die as well as nursing babies and gray-haired men.

King James 2000 Bible
The sword outside, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the nursing child also with the man of gray hairs.
Links
Deuteronomy 32:25
Deuteronomy 32:25 NIV
Deuteronomy 32:25 NLT
Deuteronomy 32:25 ESV
Deuteronomy 32:25 NASB
Deuteronomy 32:25 KJV

Deuteronomy 32:24
Top of Page
Top of Page