Psalms

Psalm 78:31

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
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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.