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But they went onוַיּוֹסִיפוּstillעוֹדsinningלַחֲטֹאagainst him,לוֹrebellingלַמְרוֹתagainst Elyonעֶלְיוֹןin the dry land.בַּצִּיָּה
Psalms 78:17
Study it in the app“But they went on still sinning against him, rebelling against Elyon in the dry land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:17, word by word
- But they went onיּוֹסִיפוּyosifu
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosifu” appears- sinningחֲטֹאchato
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chato” appears- rebellingמְרוֹתmerot
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “merot” appears- against Elyonעֶלְיוֹןelyon
Most High, Elyon
"Elyon": the highest, the Most High. It is a title of God: there is no one above him. As an adjective, upper, high.
Where else “elyon” appears- in the dry landצִּיָּהtsiya
drought, dry land
Dryness; dry land, desert.
Where else “tsiya” appears
The context
16And he brought out torrents from the crag, and made the waters flow down like rivers.
17 · This verse (above)
18And they put El to the test in their heart by asking food for their appetite.