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And he despisedוַיִּמְאַסthe tentבְּאֹהֶלof Joseph,יוֹסֵףand the tribeוּבְשֵׁבֶטof Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםhe did notלֹאchoose,בָחָר
Psalms 78:67
Study it in the app“And he despised the tent of Joseph, and the tribe of Ephraim he did not choose,”
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Psalms 78:67, word by word
- And he despisedיִּמְאַסyimas
reject
To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.
Where else “yimas” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohel” appears- of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- and the tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- chooseבָחָרvachar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “vachar” appears
The context
66And he struck his adversaries from behind; an eternal reproach he gave them.
67 · This verse (above)
68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.