King James Version

Deuteronomy 32:29

O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

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ל֥וּlvifלוּאconjunction — “if”H3863a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that).חָכְמ֖וּchakhemvbe wiseחָכַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be wise”, a completed actionH2449to be wise (in mind, word or act)[idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.יַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyaskilvconsiderשָׂכַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “consider”, an unfinished actionH7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentconsider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.זֹ֑אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.יָבִ֖ינוּyavinvunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…לְאַחֲרִיתָֽםleacharitamto endאַחֲרִיתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to end”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If they were wise, they would understand this, they would discern their latter end.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!

Young’s Literal Translation

If they were wise — They deal wisely [with] this; They attend to their latter end:

World English Bible

Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Darby Translation

Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end!

Douay-Rheims

O that they would be wise and would understand, and would provide for their last end.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If they were wise, they would understand this, they would discern their latter end.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They had not sense to understand: let them reserve these things against the time to come.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐκ ἐφρόνησαν συνιέναι· ταῦτα καταδεξάσθωσαν εἰς τὸν ἐπιόντα χρόνον.