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His young menבַּחוּרָיוthe fireאֵשׁdevoured,אָכְלָהand his virginsוּבְתוּלֹתָיוwere notלֹאcelebrated.הוּלָּלוּ
Psalms 78:63
Study it in the app“His young men the fire devoured, and his virgins were not celebrated.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:63, word by word
- His young menבַּחוּרָיbachuray
young man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “bachuray” appears- the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- devouredאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- and his virginsבְתוּלֹתָיvetulotay
virgin
Young woman not yet married; virgin.
Where else “vetulotay” appears- celebratedהוּלָּלוּhulalu
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “hulalu” appears
Translation note
“Were not celebrated”: it can be understood that there were no wedding songs for them.
The context
62And he gave over to the sword his people, and against his inheritance he was enraged.
63 · This verse (above)
64His priests by the sword fell, and his widows did not weep.