Psalms

Psalm 78:27–28

²⁷He rained meat on them like dust,

and winged birds like the sand of the sea.

²⁸He felled them in the midst of their camp,

all around their dwellings.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rained	וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר	way·yam·ṭêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4305 rain
meat	שְׁאֵ֑ר	šə·’êr	Noun - masculine singular	H7607 flesh
on them	עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
like dust	כֶּעָפָ֣ר	ke·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and winged	כָּנָֽף׃	kā·nāp̄	Noun - feminine singular	H3671 wing, extremity
birds	ע֣וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
like the sand	וּֽכְח֥וֹל	ū·ḵə·ḥō·wl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2344 sand
of the sea	יַ֝מִּ֗ים	yam·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He felled them	וַ֭יַּפֵּל	way·yap·pêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
in the midst	בְּקֶ֣רֶב	bə·qe·reḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7130 inward part, midst
of their camp	מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ	ma·ḥă·nê·hū	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4264 encampment, camp
all around	סָ֝בִ֗יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
their dwellings	לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו׃	lə·miš·kə·nō·ṯāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'

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Psalm 78:27 Exodus 16:12–13 · Numbers 11:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.