Psalm 78:38
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But He, being compassionate,רַח֨וּם
(ra·chum)
7349: compassionatefrom the same as rechem
forgaveיְכַפֵּ֥ר
(ye·chap·per)
3722a: to cover over, pacify, make propitiationdenominative verb from kopher
[their] iniquityעָוֹן֮
(a·von)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
and did not destroyיַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית
(yash·chit)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
[them]; And oftenוְ֭הִרְבָּה
(ve·hir·bah)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
He restrainedלְהָשִׁ֣יב
(le·ha·shiv)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
His angerאַפֹּ֑ו
(ap·pov;)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
And did not arouseיָ֝עִיר
(ya·'ir)
5782: to rouse oneself, awakea prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
His wrath.חֲמָתֹֽו׃
(cha·ma·tov.)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham


















KJV Lexicon
But he being full of compassion
rachuwm  (rakh-oom')
compassionate -- full of compassion, merciful.
forgave
kaphar  (kaw-far')
to cover (specifically with bitumen); figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cance
their iniquity
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
and destroyed
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
them not yea many a time
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
turned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
he his anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
away
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
and did not stir up
`uwr  (oor)
to wake -- (a-)wake(-n, up), lift up (self), master, raise (up), stir up (self).
all his wrath
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But He, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them; And often He restrained His anger And did not arouse all His wrath.

King James Bible
But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet He was compassionate; He atoned for their guilt and did not destroy them. He often turned His anger aside and did not unleash all His wrath.

International Standard Version
But he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity and didn't destroy them; He restrained his anger and didn't vent all his wrath.

NET Bible
Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he is merciful and he forgives sin and does not destroy; he proceeded to turn away his wrath and did not arouse all his anger.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But he is compassionate. He forgave their sin. He did not destroy them. He restrained his anger many times. He did not display all of his fury.

King James 2000 Bible
But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
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