Psalms

Psalm 78:50–51

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.

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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 78:50 Ezekiel 7:4 · 2 Peter 2:4–5 · Ezekiel 8:18 · Romans 8:32 · Ezekiel 9:10 · Exodus 9:3–6

Psalm 78:51 Psalm 105:23 · Psalm 106:22 · Psalm 135:8 · Psalm 105:36 · Psalm 136:10 · Exodus 13:15 · Exodus 12:29–30 · Exodus 12:12 · Genesis 49:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.