Psalms

Psalm 78:19–20

¹⁹They spoke against God, saying,

“Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

²⁰When He struck the rock, water gushed out

and torrents raged.

But can He also give bread

or supply His people with meat?”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They spoke	וַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּ	way·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
against God	בֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥ים	bê·lō·hîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
saying	אָ֭מְרוּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Can	הֲי֣וּכַל	hă·yū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
really prepare	לַעֲרֹ֥ךְ	la·‘ă·rōḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6186 arrange or set in order
a table	שֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ן	šul·ḥān	Noun - masculine singular	H7979 table
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
He struck	הִכָּה־	hik·kāh-	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the rock	צ֨וּר׀	ṣūr	Noun - masculine singular	H6697 rock, cliff
water	מַיִם֮	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
gushed out	וַיָּז֣וּבוּ	way·yā·zū·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2100 flow, gush
and torrents	וּנְחָלִ֪ים	ū·nə·ḥā·lîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
raged	יִ֫שְׁטֹ֥פוּ	yiš·ṭō·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
But can	י֣וּכַל	yū·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
He also	הֲגַם־	hă·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
give	תֵּ֑ת	têṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
bread	לֶ֭חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
or	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
supply	יָכִ֖ין	yā·ḵîn	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
His people	לְעַמּֽוֹ׃	lə·‘am·mōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
with meat	שְׁאֵ֣ר	šə·’êr	Noun - masculine singular	H7607 flesh

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

Psalm 78:19 Numbers 21:5 · Numbers 11:4 · Exodus 16:3 · Exodus 16:8–10 · Psalm 23:5 · Numbers 11:13 · Numbers 20:3

Psalm 78:20 Numbers 20:11 · Numbers 11:21–23 · Psalm 78:41 · Numbers 11:18 · Genesis 18:12–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.