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Psalms 78:9

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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.	They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The children^H1121 of Ephraim^H669, being armed^H5401, and carrying^H7411 bows^H7198, turned back^H2015 in the day^H3117 of battle^H7128.

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Original Hebrew

בְּנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם נֹושְׁקֵי רֹומֵי־קָשֶׁת הָפְכוּ בְּיֹום קְרָב׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בְּֽנֵי	be.nei-	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) people of
אֶפְרַ֗יִם	'ef.Ra.yim	H669	HNp	Ephraim
נוֹשְׁקֵ֥י	no.she.Kei	H5401	HVqrmpc	(were) equipped of
רוֹמֵי	ro.mei-	H7411	HVqrmpc	shooters of
קָ֑שֶׁת	Ka.shet	H7198	HNcfsa	a bow
הָ֝פְכ֗וּ	ha.fe.Khu	H2015	HVqp3cp	they turned back
בְּ/י֣וֹם	be./Yom	H3117	HR/Ncmsc	on/ (the) day of
קְרָֽב	ke.Rav	H7128	HNcmsa	battle

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

Strong's References

• H669 — אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim, ef-rah'-yim): dual of masculine form of אֶפְרָת; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Ephraim, Ephraimites.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H2015 — הָפַךְ (hâphak, haw-fak'): a primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert; [idiom] become, change, come, be converted, give, make (a bed), overthrow (-turn), perverse, retire, tumble, turn (again, aside, back, to the contrary, every way).
• H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
• H5401 — נָשַׁק (nâshaq, naw-shak'): a primitive root (identical with נָשַׂק, through the idea of fastening up; compare חָזַק, חָשַׁק); to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons; armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
• H7128 — קְרָב (qᵉrâb, ker-awb'): from קָרַב; hostile encounter; battle, war.
• H7198 — קֶשֶׁת (qesheth, keh'-sheth): from קָשָׁה in the original sense (of קוֹשׁ) of bending; a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris; [idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
• H7411 — רָמָה (râmâh, raw-maw'): a primitive root; to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray (as if causing to fall); beguile, betray, (bow-) man, carry, deceive, throw.

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