Psalms

Psalm 78:8

⁸Then they will not be like their fathers,

a stubborn and rebellious generation,

whose heart was not loyal,

whose spirit was not faithful to God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they will not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be	יִהְי֨וּ׀	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like their fathers	כַּאֲבוֹתָ֗ם	ka·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
a stubborn	סוֹרֵ֪ר	sō·w·rêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5637 be stubborn, rebellious
and rebellious	וּמֹ֫רֶ֥ה	ū·mō·reh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
generation	דּוֹר֮	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
whose heart	לִבּ֑וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
was not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
loyal	הֵכִ֣ין	hê·ḵîn	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
whose spirit	רוּחֽוֹ׃	rū·ḥōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
was not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
faithful	נֶאֶמְנָ֖ה	ne·’em·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H539 confirm, support
to	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
God	אֵ֣ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.