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And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. (KJV)
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וְלֹ֤אve.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 78:8 word 1
יִהְי֨וּ\׀yih.Yuthey will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 2
כַּאֲבוֹתָ֗םka.'a.vo.Tamlike ancestors their
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 3
דּוֹר֮dOra generation
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 4
סוֹרֵ֪רso.Rerstubborn
Lemma: סָרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H5637
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to rebel
Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 21:20, Nehemiah 9:29, Psalms 66:7, Psalms 68:6, Psalms 68:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5637; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 5
וּמֹ֫רֶ֥הu.Mo.Rehand rebellious
Lemma: מָרָה (ma.rah) · Strong's: H4784
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
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 78:8 word 6
דּ֭וֹרDora generation
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 7
לֹא\־lo'-[which] 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 78:8 word 8
הֵכִ֣יןhe.Khinit directed
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to establish: establish
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 9
לִבּ֑וֹli.Boheart its
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 10
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and [which] 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 78:8 word 11
נֶאֶמְנָ֖הne.'em.Nahit was faithful
Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)
Meaning: be faithful
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 12
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 13
אֵ֣ל'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 78:8 word 14
רוּחֽוֹ\׃ru.Chospirit its
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Psalms 78:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then they will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| like their fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
| a stubborn | → | סָרַר H5637 to rebel |
| and rebellious | → | מָרָה H4784 to rebel |
| generation | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
| whose heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| was not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| loyal | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
| whose spirit | → | רוּחַ H7307G spirit |
| was not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| faithful | → | אָמַן H0539 be faithful |
| to | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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