Psalm 78:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then they spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּ
(vay·dab·be·ru)
1696: to speaka prim. root
against God;בֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥ים
(be·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
They said,אָ֭מְרוּ
(a·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Canהֲי֣וּכַל
(ha·yu·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
Godאֵ֑ל
(el;)
410: God, in pl. godsa prim. root
prepareלַעֲרֹ֥ךְ
(la·'a·roch)
6186a: to arrange or set in ordera prim. root
a tableלְחָ֗ן
(le·chan)
7979: a tablefrom an unused word
in the wilderness?בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
(bam·mid·bar.)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar


















KJV Lexicon
Yea they spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
against God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Can
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
God
'el  (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
furnish
`arak  (aw-rak')
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
a table
shulchan  (shool-khawn')
a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal -- table.
in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then they spoke against God; They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

King James Bible
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They spoke against God, saying," Is God able to provide food in the wilderness?

International Standard Version
They spoke against God by asking, "Is God able to prepare a feast in the desert?

NET Bible
They insulted God, saying, "Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they complained against God and they said, “Can God arrange tables for us in the wilderness?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They spoke against God by saying, "Can God prepare a banquet in the desert?

King James 2000 Bible
Yea, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
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