Psalms 78:7 Go deeper

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: (KJV)

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וְיָשִׂ֥ימוּve.ya.Si.muso they may put

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Psalms 78:7 word 1

בֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםve.lo.Himin God

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 78:7 word 2

כִּ֫סְלָ֥םkis.Lamconfidence their

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶל (ke.sel) · Strong's: H3689

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

Meaning: loin

Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15, Leviticus 4:9, Leviticus 7:4, Job 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3689; TAHOT Psalms 78:7 word 3

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 78:7 word 4

יִ֭שְׁכְּחוּYish.ke.chuthey will forget

Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to forget

Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 40:23, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Psalms 78:7 word 5

מַֽעַלְלֵי\־ma.'a.lei-[the] deeds of

Lemma: מַעֲלָל (ma.a.lal) · Strong's: H4611

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

Meaning: deed

Used 39 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:20, Judges 2:19, 1 Samuel 25:3, Nehemiah 9:35, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 77:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4611; TAHOT Psalms 78:7 word 6

אֵ֑ל'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 78:7 word 7

וּמִצְוֹתָ֥יוu.mitz.vo.Tavand commandments his

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

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

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Psalms 78:7 word 8

יִנְצֹֽרוּ\׃yin.Tzo.ruthey will observe

Lemma: נָצַר (na.tsar) · Strong's: H5341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to watch

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 34:7, Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 33:9, 2 Kings 17:9, 2 Kings 18:8, Job 7:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5341; TAHOT Psalms 78:7 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

that they should put	→	שׂוּם H7760A to set: make
their confidence	→	כֶּ֫סֶל H3689 loin
in God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
forgetting	→	שָׁכַח H7911 to forget
[His]	→	אֵל H0410G God
works	→	מַעֲלָל H4611 deed
but keeping	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
His commandments	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment

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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