Psalms 78:70

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And he built his sanctuary like high [palaces], like the earth which he hath established for ever.	He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:	From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

He chose^H977 David^H1732 also his servant^H5650, and took^H3947 him from the sheepfolds^{H4356 H6629}:

Original Hebrew

וַיִּבְחַר בְּדָוִד עַבְדֹּו וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ מִמִּכְלְאֹת צֹאן׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ֭/יִּבְחַר	Va/i.yiv.char	H977	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he chose
בְּ/דָוִ֣ד	be./da.Vid	H1732	HR/Np	(in)/ David
עַבְדּ֑/וֹ	av.D/o	H5650	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	servant/ his
וַ֝/יִּקָּחֵ֗/הוּ	va/i.yi.ka.Che./hu	H3947	HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms	and/ he took/ him
מִֽ/מִּכְלְאֹ֥ת	mi./mikh.le.'Ot	H4356	HR/Ncbpc	from/ (the) folds of
צֹֽאן	Tzon	H6629	HNcbsa	sheep

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
H4356 — מִכְלָאָה (miklâʼâh, mik-law-aw'): or מִכְלָה; from כָּלָא; a pen (for flocks); (sheep-)fold. Compare מִכְלָה.
H5650 — עֶבֶד (ʻebed, eh'-bed): from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
H6629 — צֹאן (tsôʼn, tsone): or צאוֹן; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men); (small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

and took — Exodus 3:1, Exodus 3:10, 1 Samuel 17:15-54, 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Kings 19:19-20, Amos 7:14-15, Matthew 4:18-22
chose — 1 Samuel 16:11-12, 2 Samuel 3:18, 2 Samuel 6:21, Psalms 89:19-20, Acts 13:22

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