Psalms 78:52 Go deeper

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיַּסַּ֣עvai.ya.Sa'and he led out

Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to set out

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Psalms 78:52 word 1

כַּצֹּ֣אןka.Tzonlike <the> sheep

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Psalms 78:52 word 2

עַמּ֑וֹa.Mopeople his

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Psalms 78:52 word 3

וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥םvay.na.ha.Gemand he led them

Lemma: נָהַג (na.hag) · Strong's: H5090A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to lead

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 31:18, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 14:25, Deuteronomy 4:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5090A; TAHOT Psalms 78:52 word 4

כַּ֝עֵ֗דֶרka.'E.derlike <the> flock

Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739

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

Meaning: flock

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Psalms 78:52 word 5

בַּמִּדְבָּֽר\׃ba.mid.Barin the wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

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

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Psalms 78:52 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He led out His people	→	עַם H5971A people
. . .	→	נָסַע H5265 to set out
like sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
and guided them	→	נָהַג H5090A to lead
like a flock	→	עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock
in the wilderness	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness

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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