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Deuteronomy 32:25

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

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מִחוּץ֙michutsfrom abroadחוּץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.תְּשַׁכֶּלteshakelbereaveשָׁכֹלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bereave”, an unfinished actionH7921properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)bereave (of children), barren, cast calf (fruit, young), be (make) childless, deprive, destroy, [idiom] expect, lose children, miscarry, rob of children, spoil.חֶ֔רֶבcherevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםumechadarimand from inner) chamberחֶדֶרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and from inner) chamber”, the ordinary formH2315an apartment (usually literal)((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.אֵימָ֑הeymahidolאֵימָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH367fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.בָּחוּר֙bachuryoungבָּחוּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “young”, the ordinary formH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.בְּתוּלָ֔הbetulahvirginבְּתוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “virgin”, the ordinary formH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.יוֹנֵ֖קyoneqsuckיָנַקverb, qal, participle, absolute — “suck”, a verb used as a describing wordH3243to suck; causatively, to give milkmilch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a 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)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…שֵׂיבָֽהseyvahold ageשֵׂיבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “old age”, the ordinary formH7872old age(be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Without shall the sword bereave, And in the chambers terror; It shall destroy both young man and virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.

Young’s Literal Translation

Without bereave doth the sword, And at the inner-chambers — fear, Both youth and virgin, Suckling with man of grey hair.

World English Bible

Outside the sword will bereave, and in the rooms, terror on both young man and virgin, the nursing infant with the gray-haired man.

Darby Translation

From without shall the sword bereave them, and in the chambers, terror — Both the young man and the virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.

Douay-Rheims

Without, the sword shall lay them waste, and terror within, both the young man and the virgin, the sucking child with the man in years.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Without, the sword shall bereave them of children, and terror shall issue out of the secret chambers; the young man shall perish with the virgin, the suckling with him who has grown old.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔξωθεν ἀτεκνώσει αὐτοὺς μάχαιρα, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ταμιείων, φόβος· νεανίσκος σὺν παρθένῳ, θηλάζων μετὰ καθεστηκότος πρεσβύτου.