We will notלֹאhide themנְכַחֵדfrom their children;מִבְּנֵיהֶםto the generationלְדוֹרto comeאַחֲרוֹןwe will recountמְסַפְּרִיםthe praisesתְּהִלּוֹתof YHWH,יְהוָהand his strengthוֶעֱזוּזוֹand his wondersוְנִפְלְאוֹתָיוthatאֲשֶׁרhe has done.עָשָׂה
Psalms 78:4
Study it in the app“We will not hide them from their children; to the generation to come we will recount the praises of YHWH, and his strength and his wonders that he has done.”
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Psalms 78:4, word by word
- hide themנְכַחֵדnechached
hide
To hide something, keep silent about it.
Where else “nechached” appears- from their childrenבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- to the generationדוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- to comeאַחֲרוֹןacharon
posterity
Later generations.
Where else “acharon” appears- we will recountמְסַפְּרִיםmesaprim
recount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “mesaprim” appears- the praisesתְּהִלּוֹתtehilot
praise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehilot” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and his strengthעֱזוּזezuz
might
Might, power that prevails. From the same root as the usual word for "strength".
Where else “ezuz” appears- and his wondersנִפְלְאוֹתָיniflotay
wonder
What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.
Where else “niflotay” appears- he has doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears
The context
3which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
4 · This verse (above)
5He established a testimony in Jacob, and an instruction he set in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to make known to their children,