Bible/Psalms/78/8

Bible > Psalms > Chapter 78 > Verse 8

Psalms 78:8

---

← Psalms 78:7	Psalms 78:8 (KJV)	Psalms 78:9 →
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:	And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation [that] set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.	The children of Ephraim, [being] armed, [and] carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And might not be as their fathers^H1, a stubborn^H5637 and rebellious^H4784 generation^H1755; a generation^H1755 that set^H3559 not their heart^H3820 aright^H3559, and whose spirit^H7307 was not stedfast^H539 with God^H410.

---

Original Hebrew

וְלֹא יִהְיוּ ׀ כַּאֲבֹותָם דֹּור סֹורֵר וּמֹרֶה דֹּור לֹא־הֵכִין לִבֹּו וְלֹא־נֶאֶמְנָה אֶת־אֵל רוּחֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/לֹ֤א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
יִהְי֨וּ	yih.Yu	H1961	HVqi3mp	they will be
כַּ/אֲבוֹתָ֗/ם	ka./'a.vo.Ta/m	H1	HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp	like/ ancestors/ their
דּוֹר֮	dOr	H1755	HNcmsa	a generation
סוֹרֵ֪ר	so.Rer	H5637	HVqrmsa	stubborn
וּ/מֹ֫רֶ֥ה	u./Mo.Reh	H4784	HC/Vqrmsa	and/ rebellious
דּ֭וֹר	Dor	H1755	HNcmsa	a generation
לֹא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	(which) not
הֵכִ֣ין	he.Khin	H3559	HVhp3ms	it directed
לִבּ֑/וֹ	li.B/o	H3820	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	heart/ its
וְ/לֹא	ve./lo'-	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ (which) not
נֶאֶמְנָ֖ה	ne.'em.Nah	H539	HVNp3fs	it was faithful
אֶת	'et-	H854	HR	with
אֵ֣ל	'el	H410	HNcmsa	God
רוּחֽ/וֹ	ru.Ch/o	H7307	HNcbsc/Sp3ms	spirit/ its

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

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H410 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): shortened from אַיִל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
• H539 — אָמַן (ʼâman, aw-man'): a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with אָמַן, to go to the right hand); properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
• H1755 — דּוֹר (dôwr, dore): or (shortened) דֹּר; from דּוּר; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling; age, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.
• H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
• H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
• H4784 — מָרָה (mârâh, maw-raw'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke); bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).
• H5637 — סָרַר (çârar, saw-rar'): a primitive root; to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory; [idiom] away, backsliding, rebellious, revolter(-ing), slide back, stubborn, withdrew.
• H7307 — רוּחַ (rûwach, roo'-akh): from רוּחַ; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions); air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H854 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): probably from אָנָה; properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.; against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Discussion / Insights

No content yet

Notes and References

No content yet

Bible › Psalms › Psalms 78 › Verse 8