Psalms

Psalm 78:38

³⁸And yet He was compassionate;

He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them.

He often restrained His anger

and did not unleash His full wrath.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And yet He	וְה֤וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was compassionate	רַח֨וּם׀	ra·ḥūm	Adjective - masculine singular	H7349 compassionate
He forgave	יְכַפֵּ֥ר	yə·ḵap·pêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
iniquity	עָוֺן֮	‘ā·wōn	Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
and did not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
destroy them	יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית	yaš·ḥîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
He often	וְ֭הִרְבָּה	wə·hir·bāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
restrained His anger	אַפּ֑וֹ	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
unleash	יָ֝עִיר	yā·‘îr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
His full wrath	חֲמָתֽוֹ׃	ḥă·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2534 heat, rage

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.