Psalms

Psalm 78:71

⁷¹from tending the ewes He brought him

to be shepherd of His people Jacob,

of Israel His inheritance.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
from tending	מֵאַחַ֥ר	mê·’a·ḥar	Preposition-m	H310 behind
the ewes	עָל֗וֹת	‘ā·lō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H5763 give suck
He brought him	הֱ֫בִיא֥וֹ	hĕ·ḇî·’ōw	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to be shepherd	לִ֭רְעוֹת	lir·‘ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
of His people	עַמּ֑וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
Jacob	בְּיַעֲקֹ֣ב	bə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
of Israel	וּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	ū·ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
His inheritance	נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃	na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.