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Psalms 78:31 Interlinear

“The wrath of God came upon them and slew the fattest the chosen men of Israel of them and smote down”

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Psalms 78 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְאַ֤ף	H639	The wrath	properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
2	אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀	H430	of God	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
3	עָ֘לָ֤ה	H5927	came	to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
4	בָהֶ֗ם	H0
5	וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹג	H2026	upon them and slew	to smite with deadly intent
6	בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑ם	H4924	the fattest	fat, i.e., (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man
7	וּבַחוּרֵ֖י	H970	the chosen	properly, selected, i.e., a youth (often collective)
8	יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל	H3478	men of Israel	he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
9	הִכְרִֽיעַ׃	H3766	of them and smote down	to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate

Psalms 78:31 (current)The wrath of God came upon them and slew the fattest the chosen men of Israel of them and smote down