Psalms 78:34 Go deeper

When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Psalms 78:34 word 1

הֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.Gamhe killed them

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

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

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 78:34 word 2

וּדְרָשׁ֑וּהוּu.de.ra.Shu.huand they sought him

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to seek

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Psalms 78:34 word 3

וְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuand they returned

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725O

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to return: repent

Used 81 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 1 Kings 13:33, 2 Chronicles 6:24, 2 Chronicles 6:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725O; TAHOT Psalms 78:34 word 4

וְשִֽׁחֲרוּ\־ve.shi.cha.ru-and they sought earnestly

Lemma: שָׁחַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7836

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to seek

Used 12 times. Also: Job 7:21, Job 8:5, Job 24:5, Psalms 63:1, Proverbs 1:28, Proverbs 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7836; TAHOT Psalms 78:34 word 5

אֵֽל\׃'ElGod

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Psalms 78:34 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	אִם H0518A if
He slew them	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill
they would seek Him	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek
they repented	→	שׁוּב H7725O to return: repent
and searched for	→	שָׁחַר H7836 to seek
God	→	אֵל H0410G God

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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