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But they enticed himוַיְפַתּוּהוּwith their mouth,בְּפִיהֶםand with their tongueוּבִלְשׁוֹנָםthey lied to him;יְכַזְּבוּ לוֹ
Psalms 78:36
Study it in the app“But they enticed him with their mouth, and with their tongue they lied to him;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:36, word by word
- But they enticed himיְפַתּוּyefatu
entice
To win someone over by trickery.
Where else “yefatu” appears- with their mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- and with their tongueלְשׁוֹנָleshona
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshona” appears- they lied to himיְכַזְּבוּyechazvu
lie
To say what is not true, or not to keep what was promised.
Where else “yechazvu” appears
The context
35And they remembered that Elohim was their Rock, and El Elyon their Redeemer.
36 · This verse (above)
37and their heart was not steadfast with him, nor were they faithful to his covenant.