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And he gaveוַיִּתֵּןto captivityלַשְּׁבִיhis strength,עֻזּוֹand his beautyוְתִפְאַרְתּוֹinto the handבְיַדof the adversary.צָר
Psalms 78:61
Study it in the app“And he gave to captivity his strength, and his beauty into the hand of the adversary.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:61, word by word
- And he gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yiten” appears- to captivityשְּׁבִיshevi
captive, captivity
Captive, prisoner; captivity.
Where else “shevi” appears- his strengthעֻזּuz
strength
Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.
Where else “uz” appears- and his beautyתִפְאַרְתּtifart
beauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tifart” appears- into the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of the adversaryצָרtsar
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsar” appears
Translation note
“His strength” and “his beauty”: it can be understood of the ark of the covenant (1 Samuel 4:21-22; Psalm 132:8).
The context
60And he abandoned the dwelling of Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among human beings.
61 · This verse (above)
62And he gave over to the sword his people, and against his inheritance he was enraged.