Psalms 74:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם נִינָ֣ם יָ֑חַד שָׂרְפ֖וּ כָל־מוֹעֲדֵי־אֵ֣ל בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

Amru in their libbam, "Ninam yachad"; sarfu all mo'adei-El in the arets.

Grammar Details

*Amru*: qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they said'
*belibbam*: preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'in their heart'
*Ninam*: qal imperfect 1st person common plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'let us oppress them'
*yachad*: adverb - 'together/completely'
*sarfu*: qal perfect 3rd person common plural - 'they burned'
*mo'adei-El*: construct phrase - 'meeting places of God'
*ba'arets*: preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - 'in the land'

Word Meanings

*Ninam*: let us oppress them/destroy them/subdue them
*mo'adei-El*: meeting places of God/assembly places of God/appointed places of God
*sarfu*: they burned/consumed with fire

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 83:4 : 4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Ps 137:7 : 7 Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.
Matt 4:23 : 23 And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.
2 Kgs 2:3 : 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
2 Kgs 2:5 : 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
2 Kgs 4:23 : 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to-day? it is neither new moon nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well.
2 Chr 17:9 : 9 And they taught in Judah, having the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.
Esth 3:8-9 : 8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [those of] every people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. 9 If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have the charge of the [king's] business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

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