Psalm 78:31
Strong's Lexicon
God’s
אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

anger
וְאַ֤ף (wə·’ap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 639: 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger

flared against them,
עָ֘לָ֤ה (‘ā·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself

and He put to death
וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹג (way·ya·hă·rōḡ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2026: 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kill, slay 1a2) to destroy, ruin 1b) (Niphal) to be killed 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain

their strongest
בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑ם (bə·miš·man·nê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4924: 1) fatness, fat piece, fertile place, richly prepared food 1a) fat, fatness, fat pieces 1b) oil, olive oil 2) fatness 2a) stout, vigorous 2b) fertile spots or places

and subdued
הִכְרִֽיעַ׃ (hiḵ·rî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3766: 1) to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bow 1a2) to bow down, crouch 1a3) to bow down over 1a4) to tilt, lean 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to bow

the young men
וּבַחוּרֵ֖י (ū·ḇa·ḥū·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 970: 1) youth, young man

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel = 'God prevails' 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God’s anger flared up against them, and He killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel’s choice young men.

New American Standard Bible
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

King James Bible
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen [men] of Israel.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.

New Living Translation
the anger of God rose against them, and he killed their strongest men. He struck down the finest of Israel's young men.

English Standard Version
the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

King James Bible
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God's anger flared up against them, and He killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel's choice young men.

International Standard Version
the anger of God flared against them, and he killed the strongest men and humbled Israel's young men.

NET Bible
when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.

American Standard Version
When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

English Revised Version
When the anger of God went up against them, and slew of the fattest of them, and smote down the young men of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.
















Cross References
Numbers 11:33
And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.

Numbers 11:34
And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.

Job 20:23
When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

Isaiah 10:16
Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 78:30
They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

Psalm 78:29
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

Psalm 78:28
And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

Psalm 78:32
For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

Psalm 78:33
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

Psalm 78:34
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.
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