Psalms
Psalm 106:7
7Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders
or remember Your abundant kindness;
but they rebelled by the sea,
there at the Red Sea.b
Footnotes
- b 106:7 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verses 9 and 22
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our fathers | אֲב֘וֹתֵ֤ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| in Egypt | בְמִצְרַ֨יִם׀ | ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| did not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| grasp | הִשְׂכִּ֬ילוּ | hiś·kî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H7919 be prudent |
| Your wonders | נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָ | nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary |
| or remember | זָ֭כְרוּ | zā·ḵə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2142 remember |
| Your abundant | רֹ֣ב | rōḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| kindness | חֲסָדֶ֑יךָ | ḥă·sā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| but they rebelled | וַיַּמְר֖וּ | way·yam·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the sea | יָ֣ם | yām | Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| at the Red | סֽוּף׃ | sūp̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H5488 reeds, rushes |
| Sea | בְּיַם־ | bə·yam- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3220 sea |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 14:11–12 · Psalm 78:42 · Proverbs 1:22 · Psalm 78:11 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.