Psalms 78:56 Go deeper

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: (KJV)

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וַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.Suand they put to [the] test

Lemma: נָסָה (na.sah) · Strong's: H5254G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

Meaning: to test

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 20:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5254G; TAHOT Psalms 78:56 word 1

וַ֭יַּמְרוּVai.yam.ruand they rebelled against

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

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

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 78:56 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Psalms 78:56 word 3

אֱלֹהִ֣ים'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 78:56 word 4

עֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonMost 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 78:56 word 5

וְ֝עֵדוֹתָ֗יוve.'e.do.Tavand testimonies his

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5713B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: testimony

Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:45, Deuteronomy 6:17, Deuteronomy 6:20, Psalms 25:10, Psalms 93:5, Psalms 99:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5713B; TAHOT Psalms 78:56 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 78:56 word 7

שָׁמָֽרוּ\׃sha.Ma.ruthey kept

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

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

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Psalms 78:56 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

But they tested	→	נָסָה H5254G to test
and disobeyed	→	מָרָה H4784 to rebel
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
Most High	→	עֶלְיוֹן H5945B Most High
for they did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
keep	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
His decrees	→	עֵדָה H5713B testimony

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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