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Deuteronomy 32:16

They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.

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יַקְנִאֻ֖הוּyaqniuhvbe jealousקָנָאverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be jealous”, an unfinished actionH7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).בְּזָרִ֑יםbezarimin strangeזוּרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “in strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).בְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖תbetoevotin abominableתּוֹעֵבַהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in abominable”, the ordinary formH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּyakhisuhvbe angryכַּעַסverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be angry”, an unfinished actionH3707to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignantbe angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They roused Him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations did they provoke Him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They moved him to jealousy with strange gods ; With abominations provoked they him to anger.

Young’s Literal Translation

They make Him zealous with strangers, With abominations they make Him angry.

World English Bible

They moved him to jealousy with strange gods. They provoked him to anger with abominations.

Darby Translation

They moved him to jealousy with strange gods, With abominations did they provoke him to anger.

Douay-Rheims

They provoked him by strange gods, and stirred him up to anger, with their abominations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They roused Him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations did they provoke Him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They provoked me to anger with strange gods; with their abominations they bitterly angered me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρώξυνάν με ἐπʼ ἀλλοτρίοις· ἐν βδελύγμασιν αὐτῶν παρεπίκρανάν με.