Psalm 78:66
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He droveוַיַּךְ־
(vai·yach-)
5221: to smitea prim. root
His adversariesצָרָ֥יו
(tza·rav)
6862c: adversary, foefrom tsarar
backward;אָחֹ֑ור
(a·cho·vr;)
268: the hind side, back partfrom achar
He putנָ֣תַן
(na·tan)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
on them an everlastingעֹ֝ולָ֗ם
(o·v·lam)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
reproach.חֶרְפַּ֥ת
(cher·pat)
2781: a reproachfrom charaph


















KJV Lexicon
And he smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
his enemies
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
in the hinder parts
'achowr  (aw-khore')
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without.
he put
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them to a perpetual
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
reproach
cherpah  (kher-paw')
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda -- rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He drove His adversaries backward; He put on them an everlasting reproach.

King James Bible
And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He beat back His foes; He gave them lasting shame.

International Standard Version
He beat back his adversaries, permanently disgracing them.

NET Bible
He drove his enemies back; he made them a permanent target for insults.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He struck his enemies behind him and he gave them eternal reproach

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He struck his enemies from behind and disgraced them forever.

King James 2000 Bible
And he struck his enemies and beat them back: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
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