Psalms

Psalm 78:27–32

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.

²⁹So they ate and were well filled,

for He gave them what they craved.

³⁰Yet before they had filled their desire,

with the food still in their mouths,

³¹God’s anger flared against them,

and He put to death their strongest

and subdued the young men of Israel.

³²In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;

despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.

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
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'

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they ate	וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ	way·yō·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
and were well	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
filled	וַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּ	way·yiś·bə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
for He gave	יָבִ֥א	yā·ḇi	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
them	לָהֶֽם׃	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
what they craved	וְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗ם	wə·ṯa·’ă·wā·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8378 desire

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
before they had filled	זָר֥וּ	zā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2114 be a stranger
their desire	מִתַּאֲוָתָ֑ם	mit·ta·’ă·wā·ṯām	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8378 desire
with the food	אָכְלָ֥ם	’ā·ḵə·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H400 food
still	ע֝֗וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
in their mouths	בְּפִיהֶֽם׃	bə·p̄î·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God’s	אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
anger	וְאַ֤ף	wə·’ap̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
flared	עָ֘לָ֤ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against them	בָהֶ֗ם	ḇā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and He put to death	וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹג	way·ya·hă·rōḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
their strongest	בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑ם	bə·miš·man·nê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4924 fatness
and subdued	הִכְרִֽיעַ׃	hiḵ·rî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3766 bow down
the young men	וּבַחוּרֵ֖י	ū·ḇa·ḥū·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H970 young man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In spite of all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	זֹ֭את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
they kept on sinning	חָֽטְאוּ־	ḥā·ṭə·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2398 miss
despite	ע֑וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
His wonderful works	בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃	bə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāw	Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
they did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
believe	הֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּ	he·’ĕ·mî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H539 confirm, support