Psalm 78:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The angerוְאַ֤ף
(ve·'af)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
of Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
roseעָ֘לָ֤ה
(a·lah)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
against them And killedוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹג
(vai·ya·ha·rog)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
some of their stoutestבְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑ם
(be·mish·man·nei·hem;)
4924a: fatnessfrom shamen
ones, And subduedהִכְרִֽיעַ׃
(hich·ri·a'.)
3766: to bow downa prim. root
the choiceוּבַחוּרֵ֖י
(u·va·chu·rei)
970: a young manpass. part. of bachar
men 
 
977: to choosea prim. root
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
The wrath
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
came
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
upon them and slew
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
the fattest
mashman  (mash-mawn')
fat, i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man -- fat (one, -ness, -test, -test place).
of them and smote down
kara`  (kaw-rah')
to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate -- bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, very.
the chosen
bachuwr  (baw-khoor')
participle passive of 977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective) -- (choice) young (man), chosen, hole.
men of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

King James Bible
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God's anger flared up against them, and He killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel's choice young men.

International Standard Version
the anger of God flared against them, and he killed the strongest men and humbled Israel's young men.

NET Bible
when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The wrath of God went up among them and he killed some of their rich and he prostrated the Elect Ones of Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the anger of God flared up against them. He killed their strongest men and slaughtered the best young men in Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the strongest of them, and struck down the chosen men of Israel.
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