Psalms
Psalm 78:40–41
40How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness
and grieved Him in the desert!
41Again and again they tested God
and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
Word by word
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Psalm 78:40
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How often | כַּ֭מָּה | kam·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| they disobeyed Him | יַמְר֣וּהוּ | yam·rū·hū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious |
| in the wilderness | בַמִּדְבָּ֑ר | ḇam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| and grieved Him | יַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּ | ya·‘ă·ṣî·ḇū·hū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H6087 hurt, pain, grieve |
| in the desert | בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃ | bî·šî·mō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3452 waste, wilderness |
Psalm 78:41
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again and again | וַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּ | way·yā·šū·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| they tested | וַיְנַסּ֣וּ | way·nas·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5254 test, try |
| God | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| and provoked | הִתְווּ׃ | hiṯ·wū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H8428 pain, wound |
| the Holy | וּקְד֖וֹשׁ | ū·qə·ḏō·wōš | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H6918 sacred, holy |
| One of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 78:40 Ephesians 4:30 · Psalm 95:8–10 · Isaiah 63:10 · Hebrews 3:15–17 · Numbers 14:11
Psalm 78:41 Numbers 14:22 · Hebrews 3:8–11 · Acts 7:39 · Deuteronomy 6:16 · Numbers 14:4 · Psalm 78:19–20 · 2 Peter 2:21–22 · 2 Kings 19:22 · Psalm 89:18 · Mark 5:35–36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.