What Does Deuteronomy 9:14 Mean?

“Let me alone”

to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

“that I may destroy”

to desolate

“them and blot out”

properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e., grease or make fat

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“their name”

an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

“from under heaven”

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r

“and I will make”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

“of”

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“thee a nation”

a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

“mightier”

powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous

“and greater”

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses