Psalms 105:33

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣ךְ גַּ֭פְנָם וּתְאֵנָתָ֑ם וַ֝יְשַׁבֵּ֗ר עֵ֣ץ גְּבוּלָֽם׃

Transliteration

wa-yyak gapnām ū-təʾēnātām wa-yəšabbēr ʿēṣ gəbūlām

Grammar Details

*wa-yyak*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect (consecutive), 3ms - and he struck
*gapnām*: noun, feminine singular construct with 3mp suffix - their vine
*ū-təʾēnātām*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3mp suffix - and their fig tree
*wa-yəšabbēr*: conjunction + piel imperfect (consecutive), 3ms - and he broke
*ʿēṣ*: noun, masculine singular construct - tree of
*gəbūlām*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3mp suffix - their territory

Word Meanings

*wa-yyak*: and he struck/smote/hit
*gapnām*: their vine/vineyard
*təʾēnātām*: their fig tree/fig grove
*wa-yəšabbēr*: and he broke/shattered/splintered
*ʿēṣ*: tree/wood/timber
*gəbūlām*: their territory/border/region

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 78:47 : 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycomore-trees with frost.
Rev 9:4 : 4 And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads.

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