Psalms
Psalm 78:3–4
3that we have heard and known
and our fathers have relayed to us.
4We will not hide them from their children
but will declare to the next generation
the praises of the LORD and His might
and the wonders He has performed.
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.
Psalm 78:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| we have heard | שָׁ֭מַעְנוּ | šā·maʿ·nû | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H8085 hear |
| and known | וַנֵּדָעֵ֑ם | wan·nê·ḏā·‘êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural; third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| and our fathers | וַ֝אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ | wa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| have relayed | סִפְּרוּ־ | sip·pə·rū- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H5608 count |
| to us | לָֽנוּ׃ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural |
Psalm 78:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We will not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hide | נְכַחֵ֨ד׀ | nə·ḵa·ḥêḏ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural | H3582 hide, efface |
| from their children | מִבְּנֵיהֶ֗ם | mib·bə·nê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| but will declare | מְֽ֭סַפְּרִים | mə·sap·pə·rîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H5608 count |
| to the next | אַחֲר֗וֹן | ’a·ḥă·rō·wn | Adjective - masculine singular | H314 coming after |
| generation | לְד֥וֹר | lə·ḏō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| the praises | תְּהִלּ֣וֹת | tə·hil·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H8416 praise, song of praise |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and His might | וֶעֱזוּז֥וֹ | we·‘ĕ·zū·zōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5807 strength, might, fierceness |
| and 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 has performed | עָשָֽׂה׃ | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 78:3 Psalm 44:1 · Exodus 13:8 · Exodus 12:26–27 · Exodus 13:14–15 · Psalm 48:8
Psalm 78:4 Deuteronomy 11:19 · Joel 1:3 · Deuteronomy 4:9 · Psalm 145:4–6 · Deuteronomy 6:7 · Psalm 71:17–18 · Psalm 10:1–5 · Joshua 4:6–7 · Exodus 13:14 · Joshua 4:21–24 · Exodus 13:8 · Exodus 12:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.