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He sentיְשַׁלַּחamong themבָּהֶםswarms of fliesעָרֹבthat devoured them,וַיֹּאכְלֵםand frogsוּצְפַרְדֵּעַthat destroyed them.וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵם
Psalms 78:45
Study it in the app“He sent among them swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that destroyed them.”
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Psalms 78:45, word by word
- He sentיְשַׁלַּחyeshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalach” appears- swarms of fliesעָרֹבarov
swarms (of insects)
Swarm of insects, probably biting flies; the exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “arov” appears- that devoured themיֹּאכְלֵyochle
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “yochle” appears- and frogsצְפַרְדֵּעַtsefardea
frog
Frog.
Where else “tsefardea” appears- that destroyed themתַּשְׁחִיתֵtashchite
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “tashchite” appears
The context
44and he turned into blood their canals, and their torrents, so that they could not drink.
45 · This verse (above)
46And he gave to the hopper their produce, and their labor to the locust.