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Deuteronomy 4:27

Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

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ASV

And Jehovah will scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left few in number among the nations, whither Jehovah shall lead you away.

KJV

And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהֵפִ֧יץve.he.Fitzand he will scatterH6327 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
בָּעַמִּ֑יםba.'a.Mimamong the peoplesH5971 →
וְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.Temand you will be leftH7604 →
מְתֵ֣יme.Teimen ofH4962 →
מִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParnumberH4557 →
בַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.Yimamong the nationsH1471 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhereH834 →
יְנַהֵ֧גye.na.Heghe will drive awayH5090 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
שָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahthere towardsH8033 →

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Deuteronomy 28:62–64You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.Psalms 44:11You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.Nehemiah 1:8–9Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,Ezekiel 12:15And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.Ezekiel 32:26Meshech and Tubal are there with all their multitudes, with their graves all around them. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, because they spread their terror in the land of the living.Ezekiel 22:15I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.1 Peter 1:1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosenDaniel 9:7To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.Deuteronomy 28:62You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.Genesis 11:4“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”Isaiah 17:6Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten—two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares the LORD, the God of Israel.Psalms 59:11Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.Zechariah 7:14But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”Nehemiah 1:3And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”Isaiah 24:1Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

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