Psalms 80:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְבָא֑וֹת עַד־מָתַ֥י עָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ בִּתְפִלַּ֥ת עַמֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ṣəbāʾôt until when ʿāšantā with təpillat ʿammekā

Grammar Details

*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'God/gods'
*ṣəbāʾôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - 'of hosts/armies'
*ʿāšantā*: verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you have smoked/been angry'
*təpillat*: noun, feminine singular construct - 'prayer of'
*ʿammekā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your people'

Word Meanings

*YHWH*: LORD/Yahweh (divine name)
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (plural form used for the one God)
*ṣəbāʾôt*: hosts/armies
*ʿāšantā*: you have smoked/been angry/shown wrath
*təpillat*: prayer/petition/supplication

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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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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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.

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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

Ps 42:3 : 3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Isa 30:20 : 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden anymore, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers;
Ps 102:9 : 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
Ezek 4:16-17 : 16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay: 17 that they may want bread and water, and be dismayed one with another, and pine away in their iniquity.
Job 6:7 : 7 My soul refuseth to touch [them]; They are as loathsome food to me.

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