Psalms

Psalm 78:50

⁵⁰He cleared a path for His anger;

He did not spare them from death

but delivered their lives to the plague.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.