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Deuteronomy 32:18

Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.

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צ֥וּרtsuredgeצוּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “edge”, the ordinary formH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).יְלָדְךָ֖yeladekhabearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…תֶּ֑שִׁיteshito keep in memoryשָׁיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to keep in memory”, an unfinished actionH7876to keep in memorybe unmindful. (Render Deuteronomy 32:18, 'A Rock bore thee, thou must recollect; and (yet) thou hast forgotten,' etc.)וַתִּשְׁכַּ֖חvatishkachand forgetשָׁכַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and forget”, the next action in the storyH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.אֵ֥לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'מְחֹלְלֶֽךָmecholelekhadanceחוּלverb, polel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dance”, a verb used as a describing wordH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Of the Rock that begot thee thou wast unmindful, and didst forget God that bore thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Rock that begat thee thou forgettest, And neglectest God who formeth thee.

World English Bible

Of the Rock who became your father, you are unmindful, and have forgotten God who gave you birth.

Darby Translation

Of the Rock that begot thee wast thou unmindful, And thou hast forgotten God who brought thee forth.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast forsaken the God that beget thee, and hast forgotten the Lord that created thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Of the Rock that begot thee thou wast unmindful, and didst forget God that bore thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast forsaken God that begot thee, and forgotten God who feeds thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θεὸν τὸν γεννήσαντά σε ἐγκατέλιπες, καὶ ἐπελάθου Θεοῦ τοῦ τρέφοντός σε.