Psalms

Psalm 78:30–31

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.

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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

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Psalm 78:30 Numbers 11:33–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.