Psalm 78:52
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But He led forthוַיַּסַּ֣ע
(vai·yas·sa)
5265: to pull out or up, set out, journeya prim. root
His own peopleעַמֹּ֑ו
(am·mov;)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
like sheepכַּצֹּ֣אן
(ka·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
And guidedוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥ם
(vay·na·ha·gem)
5090a: to drive, conducta prim. root
them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
(bam·mid·bar.)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
like a flock;כַּ֝עֵ֗דֶר
(ka·'e·der)
5739: a flock, herdfrom adar


















KJV Lexicon
But made his own people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
to go forth
naca`  (naw-sah')
to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on a journey
like sheep
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
and guided
nahag  (naw-hag')
to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh
them 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.
like a flock
`eder  (ay'-der)
an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals) -- drove, flock, herd.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But He led forth His own people like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

King James Bible
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He led His people out like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.

International Standard Version
Yet he led out his people like sheep, guiding them like a flock in the desert.

NET Bible
Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He bore his people like sheep and led them like a flock in the wilderness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But he led his own people out like sheep and guided them like a flock through the wilderness.

King James 2000 Bible
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
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