Psalms 78:17 Go deeper

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּvai.yo.Si.fuand they repeated

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to add: again

Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Psalms 78:17 word 1

ע֭וֹדodagain

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Psalms 78:17 word 2

לַחֲטֹא\־la.cha.to'-to sin

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Psalms 78:17 word 3

לַֽמְר֥וֹתlam.Rotby rebelling against

Lemma: מָרָה (ma.rah) · Strong's: H4784

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to rebel

Used 45 times. Also: Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:24, Numbers 27:14, Deuteronomy 1:26, Deuteronomy 1:43, Deuteronomy 9:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4784; TAHOT Psalms 78:17 word 4

עֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.Yon[the] Most High

Lemma: עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) · Strong's: H5945B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: Most High

Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:8, 2 Samuel 22:14, Psalms 7:17, Psalms 9:2, Psalms 18:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5945B; TAHOT Psalms 78:17 word 5

בַּצִּיָּֽה\׃ba.tzi.Yahin the dry region

Lemma: צִיָּה (tsiy.yah) · Strong's: H6723

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: dryness

Used 16 times. Also: Job 24:19, Job 30:3, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 105:41, Psalms 107:35, Isaiah 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6723; TAHOT Psalms 78:17 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But they continued	→	יָסַף H3254G to add: again
. . .	→	עוֹד H5750 still
to sin	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
against Him	→
rebelling	→	מָרָה H4784 to rebel
in the desert	→	צִיָּה H6723 dryness
against the Most High	→	עֶלְיוֹן H5945B Most High

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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