Psalms 78:69 Go deeper

And he built his sanctuary like high palaces , like the earth which he hath established for ever. (KJV)

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וַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

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

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Psalms 78:69 word 1

כְּמוֹ\־ke.mov-like

Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: like

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Psalms 78:69 word 2

רָ֭מִיםRa.mim[the] high [things]

Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to exalt

Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Psalms 78:69 word 3

מִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹmik.da.Shosanctuary his

Lemma: מִקְדָּשׁ (miq.dash) · Strong's: H4720

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

Meaning: sanctuary

Used 75 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 16:33, Leviticus 19:30, Leviticus 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4720; TAHOT Psalms 78:69 word 4

כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץke.'E.retzlike [the] earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Psalms 78:69 word 5

יְסָדָ֥הּye.sa.Dah[which] he founded it

Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245

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

Meaning: to found

Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3245; TAHOT Psalms 78:69 word 6

לְעוֹלָֽם\׃le.'o.Lamfor ever

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

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

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Psalms 78:69 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
His sanctuary	→	מִקְדָּשׁ H4720 sanctuary
like	→	כְּמוֹ H3644G like
the heights	→	רוּם H7311A to exalt
like the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
He has established	→	יָסַד H3245 to found
forever	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring

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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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