Psalms 78:31 Go deeper

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. (KJV)

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וְאַ֤ףve.'Afand [the] anger of

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: face: anger

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Psalms 78:31 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֨ים\׀'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 78:31 word 2

עָ֘לָ֤ה'a.Lahit went up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Psalms 78:31 word 3

וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגVai.ya.ha.rogand he killed

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Psalms 78:31 word 4

בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑םbe.mish.ma.nei.Hemamong vigorous ones their

Lemma: מִשְׁמָן (mish.man) · Strong's: H4924B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: fatness

Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 10:16, Isaiah 17:4, Daniel 11:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4924B; TAHOT Psalms 78:31 word 5

וּבַחוּרֵ֖יu.va.chu.Reiand [the] young men of

Lemma: בָּחוּר (ba.chur) · Strong's: H0970

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: youth

Used 44 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:25, Judges 14:10, Ruth 3:10, 1 Samuel 8:16, 1 Samuel 9:2, 2 Kings 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0970; TAHOT Psalms 78:31 word 6

יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Psalms 78:31 word 7

הִכְרִֽיעַ\׃hikh.Ri.a'he made bow down

Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 11:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Psalms 78:31 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

God’s	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
anger	→	אַף H0639G face: anger
flared	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
against them	→
and He put to death	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
their strongest	→	מִשְׁמָן H4924B fatness
and subdued	→	כָּרַע H3766 to bow
the young men	→	בָּחוּר H0970 youth
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel

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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