Psalms 78:63

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּחוּרָ֥יו אָֽכְלָה־אֵ֑שׁ וּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א הוּלָּֽלוּ׃

Transliteration

baḥûrāyw ʾāḵəlâ-ʾēš û-ḇəṯûlōṯāyw lōʾ hûllālû

Grammar Details

*baḥûrāyw*: his young men - masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix
*ʾāḵəlâ*: Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - consumed/devoured
*ʾēš*: fire - feminine singular noun
*û-ḇəṯûlōṯāyw*: and his virgins - conjunction + feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix
*lōʾ*: not - negative particle
*hûllālû*: Pual perfect 3rd common plural - were praised/were given in marriage

Word Meanings

*baḥûrāyw*: his young men/his chosen ones/his youth
*ʾāḵəlâ-ʾēš*: fire consumed/fire devoured
*ḇəṯûlōṯāyw*: his virgins/his maidens/his young women
*hûllālû*: were praised/were given in marriage/were celebrated with wedding songs

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 7:34 : 34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
Jer 16:9 : 9 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
Jer 25:10 : 10 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
Num 11:1 : 1 And the people were as murmurers, [speaking] evil in the ears of Jehovah: and when Jehovah heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Jehovah burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.
Deut 29:20 : 20 Jehovah will not pardon him, but then the anger of Jehovah and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall lie upon him, and Jehovah will blot out his name from under heaven.
Deut 32:22 : 22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Ps 78:21 : 21 Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;
Isa 4:1 : 1 And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.

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