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and putוְיָשִׂימוּin Elohimבֵאלֹהִיםtheir confidence,כִּסְלָםand notוְלֹאforgetיִשְׁכְּחוּthe worksמַעַלְלֵיof El,אֵלand keepיִנְצֹרוּhis commandments,וּמִצְוֺתָיו
Psalms 78:7
Study it in the app“and put in Elohim their confidence, and not forget the works of El, and keep his commandments,”
One generation tells the next what God has doneParents and Children
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Psalms 78:7, word by word
- and putיָשִׂימוּyasimu
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasimu” appears- in Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- their confidenceכִּסְלָkisla
confidence
What one relies on.
Where else “kisla” appears- forgetיִשְׁכְּחוּyishkchu
forget
Forget.
Where else “yishkchu” appears- the worksמַעַלְלֵיmaalle
deeds, doings
Deeds, doings; what someone does, good or bad.
Where else “maalle” appears- of Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- and keepיִנְצֹרוּyintsoru
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “yintsoru” appears- his commandmentsמִצְוֺתָיmitsvotay
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvotay” appears
The context
6so that the generation to come might know, children yet to be born, who would rise up and tell their children,
7 · This verse (above)
8and not be like their fathers, a generation obstinate and rebellious, a generation that did not make steady its heart, and whose spirit was not faithful to El.