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you forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; you forgot the God who had given you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Of the Rock <i>that</i> begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Of the Rock <i>who</i> begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You forgot the Rock who fathered you, And forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You neglected the Rock who begot you, And forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You neglected the Rock who begot you, And forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You neglected the Rock who begot you, And forgot the God who brought you forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You were unmindful of the Rock who bore you, And you forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You ignored the Rock who gave you birth; you forgot the God who gave birth to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You ignored the Rock who gave you birth; you forgot the God who gave birth to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You turned away from God, your Creator; you forgot the Mighty Rock, the source of your life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />(You ignored the rock who fathered you and forgot the God who gave you life.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They forgot their God, their mighty savior, the one who had given them life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You neglected the Rock that fathered you; you abandoned God, who was awaiting your birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have forgotten the Rock who fathered you, and put out of mind the God who gave you birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the Rock who fathered you, you are unmindful, and have forgotten God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of the Rock who became your father, you are unmindful, and have forgotten God who gave you birth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You forget the Rock that begot you, "" And neglect God who forms you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The Rock that begat thee thou forgettest, And neglectest God who formeth thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt forsake the Rock begetting thee, And thou wilt forget God setting thee free.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast forsaken the God that beget thee, and hast forgotten the Lord that created thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You have forsaken the God who conceived you, and you have forgotten the Lord who created you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You were unmindful of the Rock that begot you, you forgot the God who gave you birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But you forsook the Mighty One who bore you, and you forgot the God who made you glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have neglected The Mighty One who begot you, and you have forgotten God who glorified you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Of the Rock that begot thee thou wast unmindful, And didst forget God that bore thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast forsaken God that begot thee, and forgotten God who feeds thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=9109" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">The Song of Moses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7876.htm" title="7876: te·šî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To forget. A primitive root; to keep in memory.">You ignored</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: ṣūr (N-ms) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">the Rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yə·lā·ḏə·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">who brought you forth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: wat·tiš·kaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">you forgot</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: mə·ḥō·lə·le·ḵā (V-Piel-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">who gave you birth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10</a></span><br />For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32</a></span><br />Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Hosea 8:14</a></span><br />Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Isaiah 51:13</a></span><br />But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Psalm 78:40-42</a></span><br />How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! / Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. / They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Jeremiah 3:21</a></span><br />A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2-4</a></span><br />Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me. / The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.” / Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Hosea 13:6</a></span><br />When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Ezekiel 23:35</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you must bear the consequences of your indecency and prostitution.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9-11</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. / And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-9.htm">2 Peter 1:9</a></span><br />But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4-5</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. / Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Of the Rock that begat you you are unmindful, and have forgotten God that formed you.</p><p class="hdg">the Rock</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4,15</a></b></br> <i>He is</i> the Rock, his work <i>is</i> perfect: for all his ways <i>are</i> judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right <i>is</i> he… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10</a></b></br> Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:</p><p class="hdg">forgotten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Deuteronomy 6:12</a></b></br> <i>Then</i> beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Deuteronomy 8:11,14,19</a></b></br> Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a></b></br> The wicked shall be turned into hell, <i>and</i> all the nations that forget God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/26-58.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/numbers/26-58.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-19.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/acts/6-1.htm">Neglected</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-7.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-10.htm">Unmindful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-60.htm">Wast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/11-1.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/judges/11-1.htm">Begot</a> <a href="/joshua/5-5.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/joshua/3-14.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/joshua/22-3.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-3.htm">Neglected</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/job/39-15.htm">Unmindful</a> <a href="/ruth/3-2.htm">Wast</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-48.htm">God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>You ignored</b><br />The Hebrew root for "ignored" is "שָׁיָה" (shayah), which implies neglect or forgetfulness. In the context of Deuteronomy, this word underscores a willful neglect rather than mere oversight. The Israelites, having experienced God's mighty works, chose to turn away from Him. This serves as a cautionary reminder of the human tendency to become complacent in faith, especially when surrounded by prosperity or other distractions.<p><b>the Rock</b><br />The term "Rock" is translated from the Hebrew word "צוּר" (tsur), symbolizing strength, stability, and reliability. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a rock was a common metaphor for a deity's enduring nature. Here, it emphasizes God's unchanging and protective nature. The imagery of God as a rock is prevalent throughout the Old Testament, highlighting His role as a steadfast protector and foundation for His people.<p><b>who brought you forth</b><br />This phrase is derived from the Hebrew "יָלַד" (yalad), meaning to give birth or bring forth. It evokes the imagery of God as a parent, intimately involved in the creation and nurturing of His people. This parental metaphor underscores the deep relationship between God and Israel, reminding them of their origins and the divine care that has sustained them.<p><b>you forgot</b><br />The Hebrew word "שָׁכַח" (shakach) means to forget or to cease to care. This forgetting is not merely a lapse in memory but a deliberate turning away from God. It reflects a spiritual amnesia that leads to idolatry and disobedience. The warning here is clear: forgetting God leads to a loss of identity and purpose.<p><b>the God</b><br />The term "God" here is "אֱלֹהִים" (Elohim), a plural form often used to denote the majesty and power of the one true God. This name for God emphasizes His supreme authority and the covenant relationship He established with Israel. It serves as a reminder of His sovereignty and the reverence due to Him.<p><b>who gave you birth</b><br />This phrase is a continuation of the parental imagery, with "gave you birth" translating from the Hebrew "חוּל" (chul), which can mean to bring forth or to labor. It conveys the idea of God as the life-giver, actively involved in the creation and sustenance of His people. This metaphor of birth highlights the intimate and life-giving relationship between God and Israel, calling them to remember their divine origin and purpose.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Of the Rock that begat thee.</span>--"<span class= "ital">The Rock hath begotten thee forgetful, and thou hast forgotten God that travailed with thee" </span>is another possible translation of this verse. The expression in the second clause is found also in <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm" title="Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.">Psalm 90:2</a> (a prayer of Moses), "Before the mountains were brought forth, while Thou wast yet <span class= "ital">in travail with </span>earth and world, and from eternity unto eternity Thou art God!" The word which I have rendered "forgetful" is usually taken as a verb. But the <span class= "ital">verb </span>is not found elsewhere (i.e., it is invented for the sake of this passage), and the word may not impossibly be an adjective.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - Moses here returns to the thought of ver. 15, for the purpose of expressing it with greater force, and also of leading on to the description he is about to give of the Lord's acts towards the nation who had so revolted from him. <span class="cmt_word">Thou art unmindful</span>; LXX., <span class="greek">ἐγκατέλιπες</span>: Vulgate, <span class="accented">dereliquisti</span>. The Hebrew word <span class="hebrew">שָׁיָה</span> occurs only here, and the meaning is doubtful. From the rendering of the versions, it would seem to be allied to the Arabic , <span class="accented">saha</span>, <span class="accented">oblitus est</span>. <span class="cmt_word">That formed thee</span>; literally, <span class="accented">that brought thee forth</span> or <span class="accented">caused thee to be born</span>; "qui te eduxit ex utero materno" (Jarchi. Cf. for the use of the verb, <a href="/psalms/29-9.htm">Psalm 29:9</a>). In the Samaritan Codex, <span class="hebrew">מהלל</span>, "who hath glorified or praised thee," is the reading, instead of <span class="hebrew">מחלל</span>; and this the Syriac also expresses. The other versions, however, support the Masoretic reading. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You ignored</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶּ֑שִׁי</span> <span class="translit">(te·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7876.htm">Strong's 7876: </a> </span><span class="str2">To keep in memory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Rock</span><br /><span class="heb">צ֥וּר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who brought you forth;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְלָדְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(yə·lā·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you forgot</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשְׁכַּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·kaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who gave you birth.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḥō·lə·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:18 Of the Rock who became your father (Deut. 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