Psalms

Psalm 78:16–17

¹⁶He brought streams from the stone

and made water flow down like rivers.

¹⁷But they continued to sin against Him,

rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brought	וַיּוֹצִ֣א	way·yō·w·ṣi	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
streams	נוֹזְלִ֣ים	nō·wz·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
from the stone	מִסָּ֑לַע	mis·sā·la‘	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
and made water	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
flow down	וַיּ֖וֹרֶד	way·yō·w·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
like rivers	כַּנְּהָר֣וֹת	kan·nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they continued	וַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּ	way·yō·w·sî·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3254 add
to sin	לַחֲטֹא־	la·ḥă·ṭō-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2398 miss
against Him	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
rebelling	לַֽמְר֥וֹת	lam·rō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
in the desert	בַּצִּיָּֽה׃	baṣ·ṣî·yāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6723 dryness, drought
against the Most High	עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high

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

Psalm 78:16 Numbers 20:10–11 · Numbers 20:8 · Deuteronomy 8:15

Psalm 78:17 Isaiah 63:10 · Deuteronomy 9:8 · Hebrews 3:16–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.