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and notוְלֹאbeיִהְיוּlike their fathers,כַּאֲבוֹתָםa generationדּוֹרobstinateסוֹרֵרand rebellious,וּמֹרֶהa generationדּוֹרthat did notלֹאmake steadyהֵכִיןits heart,לִבּוֹand whose spiritוְ רוּחוֹwas notלֹאfaithfulנֶאֶמְנָהto El.אֶת אֵל
Psalms 78:8
Study it in the app“and 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:8, word by word
- beיִהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- like their fathersאֲבוֹתָavota
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avota” appears- a generationדּוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- obstinateסוֹרֵרsorer
be stubborn
Be stubborn: turn away from what one is told, refuse to be led.
Where else “sorer” appears- and rebelliousמֹרֶהmore
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “more” appears- make steadyהֵכִיןhechin
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “hechin” appears- its heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- and whose spiritרוּחruch
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruch” appears- faithfulנֶאֶמְנָהneemna
be firm
To be dependable, steady, never failing.
Where else “neemna” appears- to 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
The context
7and put in Elohim their confidence, and not forget the works of El, and keep his commandments,
8 · This verse (above)
9The sons of Ephraim, armed shooters of the bow, turned back on the day of battle.