Psalms

Psalm 78:65–68

⁶⁵Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,

like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

⁶⁶He beat back His foes;

He put them to everlasting shame.

⁶⁷He rejected the tent of Joseph

and refused the tribe of Ephraim.

⁶⁸But He chose the tribe of Judah,

Mount Zion, which He loved.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
awoke	וַיִּקַ֖ץ	way·yi·qaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3364 awake
as from sleep	כְּיָשֵׁ֥ן׀	kə·yā·šên	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H3463 sleeping
like a mighty warrior	כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר	kə·ḡib·bō·wr	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
overcome	מִתְרוֹנֵ֥ן	miṯ·rō·w·nên	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H7442 give a ringing cry
by wine	מִיָּֽיִן׃	mî·yā·yin	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He beat	וַיַּךְ־	way·yaḵ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
back	אָח֑וֹר	’ā·ḥō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part
His foes	צָרָ֥יו	ṣā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
He put them to	נָ֣תַן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
everlasting	ע֝וֹלָ֗ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
shame	חֶרְפַּ֥ת	ḥer·paṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2781 reproach

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rejected	וַ֭יִּמְאַס	way·yim·’as	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3988 reject
the tent	בְּאֹ֣הֶל	bə·’ō·hel	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H168 tent
of Joseph	יוֹסֵ֑ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
and refused	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the tribe	וּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶט	ū·ḇə·šê·ḇeṭ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Ephraim	אֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But He chose	וַ֭יִּבְחַר	way·yiḇ·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
the tribe	שֵׁ֣בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Mount	הַ֥ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zion	צִ֝יּ֗וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He loved	אָהֵֽב׃	’ā·hêḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H157 love

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

Psalm 78:65 Psalm 44:23 · Isaiah 51:9 · Psalm 7:6 · Psalm 73:20 · Isaiah 42:13–14

Psalm 78:66 1 Samuel 5:6 · Jeremiah 23:40 · Job 40:12

Psalm 78:68 Psalm 87:2 · Genesis 49:8–10 · Psalm 132:12–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.