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forכִּיthey rebelledהִמְרוּagainst his spirit,רוּחוֹand he spoke rashlyוַיְבַטֵּאwith his lips.בִּשְׂפָתָיו
Psalms 106:33
Study it in the app“for they rebelled against his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 106:33, word by word
- they rebelledהִמְרוּhimru
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “himru” appears- against his spiritרוּחruch
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruch” appears- and he spoke rashlyיְבַטֵּאyevate
speak rashly
Speak without thinking; utter an oath lightly.
Where else “yevate” appears- with his lipsשְׂפָתָיsefatay
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatay” appears
Translation note
“His spirit”: the Hebrew does not make clear whether it is the spirit of Moses or that of Elohim (see Isaiah 63:10). The one who spoke rashly was Moses (Numbers 20:10).
The context
32And they provoked him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went badly for Moses because of them;
33 · This verse (above)
34They did not destroy the peoples, as YHWH had told them,