King James Version
Psalms 78:66 in the King James Version says “And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.”
Psalms 78:66 · KJV
Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in the hinder parts”
H268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west
“them to a perpetual”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
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