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But they put him to the testוַיְנַסּוּand rebelled againstוַיַּמְרוּ אֶתElohimאֱלֹהִיםElyon,עֶלְיוֹןand his testimoniesוְעֵדוֹתָיוthey did notלֹאkeep.שָׁמָרוּ
Psalms 78:56
Study it in the app“But they put him to the test and rebelled against Elohim Elyon, and his testimonies they did not keep.”
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Psalms 78:56, word by word
- But they put him to the testיְנַסּוּyenasu
test
To put someone in a situation to see how he responds and what is within him.
Where else “yenasu” appears- and rebelled againstיַּמְרוּyamru
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “yamru” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- 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- and his testimoniesעֵדוֹתָיedotay
testimony, witness
Testimony, witness: something that serves as evidence, such as a heap of stones or a gift set up as proof.
Where else “edotay” appears- keepשָׁמָרוּshamaru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamaru” appears
The context
55And he drove out nations before them, and allotted them with a line as an inheritance, and made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
56 · This verse (above)
57And they turned back and dealt treacherously like their fathers; they were twisted like a bow of deceit.