Psalms

Psalm 78:48–53

⁴⁸He abandoned their cattle to the hail

and their livestock to bolts of lightning.

⁴⁹He unleashed His fury against them,

wrath, indignation, and calamity—

a band of destroying angels.

⁵⁰He cleared a path for His anger;

He did not spare them from death

but delivered their lives to the plague.

⁵¹He struck all the firstborn of Egypt,

the virility in the tents of Ham.

⁵²He led out His people like sheep

and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.

⁵³He led them safely, so they did not fear,

but the sea engulfed their enemies.

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He abandoned	וַיַּסְגֵּ֣ר	way·yas·gêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
their cattle	בְּעִירָ֑ם	bə·‘î·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1165 beasts, cattle
to the hail	לַבָּרָ֣ד	lab·bā·rāḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1259 hail
and their livestock	וּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם	ū·miq·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4735 cattle
to bolts of lightning	לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃	lā·rə·šā·p̄îm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7565 flame, fire-bolt

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He unleashed	יְשַׁלַּח־	yə·šal·laḥ-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
His fury	חֲר֬וֹן	ḥă·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
against them	בָּ֨ם׀	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
wrath	עֶבְרָ֣ה	‘eḇ·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury
indignation	וָזַ֣עַם	wā·za·‘am	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2195 indignation
and calamity	וְצָרָ֑ה	wə·ṣā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
a band	מִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַת	miš·la·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4917 discharge
of destroying	רָעִֽים׃	rā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil
angels	מַלְאֲכֵ֥י	mal·’ă·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4397 messenger

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He cleared	יְפַלֵּ֥ס	yə·p̄al·lês	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6424 weigh, make level
a path	נָתִ֗יב	nā·ṯîḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H5410 path, pathway
for His anger	לְאַ֫פּ֥וֹ	lə·’ap·pōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
He did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
spare	חָשַׂ֣ךְ	ḥā·śaḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
them	נַפְשָׁ֑ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
from death	מִמָּ֣וֶת	mim·mā·weṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
but delivered	הִסְגִּֽיר׃	his·gîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
their lives	וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗ם	wə·ḥay·yā·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
to the plague	לַדֶּ֥בֶר	lad·de·ḇer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He struck	וַיַּ֣ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the firstborn	בְּכ֣וֹר	bə·ḵō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
of Egypt	בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
the virility	א֝וֹנִ֗ים	’ō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H202 vigour, wealth
in the tents	בְּאָהֳלֵי־	bə·’ā·ho·lê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H168 tent
of Ham	חָֽם׃	ḥām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2526 Ham

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He led out His people	עַמּ֑וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
like sheep	כַּצֹּ֣אן	kaṣ·ṣōn	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and guided them	וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥ם	way·na·hă·ḡêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5090 drive, conduct
like a flock	כַּ֝עֵ֗דֶר	ka·‘ê·ḏer	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5739 flock, herd
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He led them	וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם	way·yan·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5148 lead, guide
safely	לָ֭בֶטַח	lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H983 security
so they did not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear	פָחָ֑דוּ	p̄ā·ḥā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6342 dread, be in dread, in awe
but	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the sea	הַיָּֽם׃	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
engulfed	כִּסָּ֥ה	kis·sāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
their enemies	א֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם	’ō·wy·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to