Psalms

Psalm 78:63–64

63Fire consumed His young men,

and their maidens were left without wedding songs.

64His priests fell by the sword,

but their widows could not lament.

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Psalm 78:63

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Fireאֵ֑שׁ’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire
consumedאָֽכְלָה־’ā·ḵə·lāh-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
His young menבַּחוּרָ֥יוba·ḥū·rāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH970 young man
and their maidensוּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יוū·ḇə·ṯū·lō·ṯāwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1330 virgin
were left withoutלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
wedding songsהוּלָּֽלוּ׃hūl·lā·lūVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person common pluralH1984 shine

Psalm 78:64

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
His priestsכֹּ֭הֲנָיוkō·hă·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH3548 priest
fellנָפָ֑לוּnā·p̄ā·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5307 fall, lie
by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba·ḥe·reḇPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
but their widowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוwə·’al·mə·nō·ṯāwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH490 widow
could notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
lamentתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃ṯiḇ·ke·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH1058 weep, bewail

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Psalm 78:63 Jeremiah 7:34 · Jeremiah 16:9

Psalm 78:64 Job 27:15 · 1 Samuel 4:17 · 1 Samuel 4:11 · Ezekiel 24:23 · 1 Samuel 22:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.