Psalms

Psalm 78:11–12

¹¹They forgot what He had done,

the wonders He had shown them.

¹²He worked wonders before their fathers

in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They forgot	וַיִּשְׁכְּח֥וּ	way·yiš·kə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7911 forget
what He had done	עֲלִילוֹתָ֑יו	‘ă·lî·lō·w·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5949 wantonness, deed
the wonders	וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו	wə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
He had shown them	הֶרְאָֽם׃	her·’ām	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7200 see

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He worked	עָ֣שָׂה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
wonders	פֶ֑לֶא	p̄e·le	Noun - masculine singular	H6382 wonder
before	נֶ֣גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
their fathers	אֲ֭בוֹתָם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
in the land	בְּאֶ֖רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֣יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
in the region	שְׂדֵה־	śə·ḏêh-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
of Zoan	צֹֽעַן׃	ṣō·‘an	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6814 Tanis

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 78:11 Psalm 106:13 · Deuteronomy 32:18 · Psalm 78:7 · Psalm 106:21–22 · Jeremiah 2:32

Psalm 78:12 Numbers 13:22 · Isaiah 19:11 · Ezekiel 30:14 · Isaiah 19:13 · Exodus 7:1–12:51 · Deuteronomy 6:22 · Psalm 135:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.