King James Version

Deuteronomy 32:19

And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.

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וַיַּ֥רְאvayarand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַיִּנְאָ֑ץvayinatsand abhorנָאַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and abhor”, the next action in the storyH5006to scorn;abhor, (give occasion to) blaspheme, contemn, despise, flourish, [idiom] great, provoke.מִכַּ֥עַסmikaasfrom angerכַּעַסpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3708vexationanger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.בָּנָ֖יוbanayvsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וּבְנֹתָֽיוuvenotayvand daughterבַּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD saw, and spurned, because of the provoking of His sons and His daughters.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah saw it , and abhorred them , Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah seeth and despiseth — For the provocation of His sons and His daughters.

World English Bible

Yahweh saw and abhorred, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah saw it, and despised them, Because of the provoking of his sons and of his daughters.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord saw, and was moved to wrath: because his own sons and daughters provoked him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD saw, and spurned, because of the provoking of His sons and His daughters.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord saw, and was jealous; and was provoked by the anger of his sons and daughters,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶδε Κύριος, καὶ ἐζήλωσε· καὶ παρωξύνθη διʼ ὀργὴν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ θυγατέρων,