Psalms 78:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So they did eat, and were well filled; And he gave them their own desire.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Num 11:19-20 : 19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days, 20 but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
Ps 106:15 : 15 And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 78:30-31
2 verses
84%
30They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,
31When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.
Ps 78:27-28
2 verses
81%
27He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:
28And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.
Ps 78:18-20
3 verses
79%
18And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.
19Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?
Ps 78:24-25
2 verses
78%
24And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.
25Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.
Mark 6:42
77%
42And they {G5315} all ate, and were filled.
Ps 106:14-15
2 verses
77%
14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
15And he gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.
Ps 105:40
76%
40They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Neh 9:15
74%
15and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
Neh 9:25
73%
25And they took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns hewn out, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit - trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
Ps 107:9
73%
9For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.
Ps 104:27-28
2 verses
73%
27These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
28Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
Neh 9:20
72%
20Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
2 Kgs 4:44
72%
44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
Num 11:22
72%
22Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?
2 Sam 17:29
72%
29and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
Prov 1:31
72%
31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.
Deut 8:10
71%
10And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
Matt 15:37
71%
37And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
Hos 13:6
71%
6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.
Mark 8:8
71%
8And they ate, and were filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that remained over, seven baskets.
Luke 9:17
71%
17And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.
Num 11:4
70%
4And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
John 6:31
70%
31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.
Matt 14:20
70%
20And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
Exod 16:3
70%
3and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Ps 107:5
70%
5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.
Ps 81:16
70%
16He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.
Job 36:31
70%
31For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
Ps 36:8
70%
8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; And thou wilt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Exod 16:12
70%
12I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.
Num 11:18
69%
18And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
Gen 26:30
69%
30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
Job 31:31
69%
31If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?
Exod 16:15
69%
15And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is it? for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat.
Ps 78:15
69%
15He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
Num 11:33
69%
33While the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.
Deut 8:16
69%
16who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end:
Deut 11:15
69%
15And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be full.
Ps 17:14
69%
14From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Ps 37:4
68%
4Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Ps 59:15
68%
15They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.