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from behindמֵאַחַרthe nursing ewesעָלוֹתhe brought himהֱבִיאוֹto shepherdלִרְעוֹתJacobבְּיַעֲקֹבhis people,עַמּוֹand Israelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵלhis inheritance.נַחֲלָתוֹ
Psalms 78:71
Study it in the app“from behind the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.”
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Psalms 78:71, word by word
- the nursing ewesעָלוֹתalot
nursing
Nursing: said of females suckling their young.
Where else “alot” appears- he brought himהֱבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- to shepherdרְעוֹתreot
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “reot” appears- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears
The context
70And he chose David his servant, and took him from the folds of the sheep;
71 · This verse (above)
72And he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, and with the understanding of his palms he led them.