Psalms 78:68

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But chose{H8799)} the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved{H8804)}.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַ֭יִּבְחַר אֶת־שֵׁ֣בֶט יְהוּדָ֑ה אֶֽת־הַ֥ר צִ֝יּ֗וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָהֵֽב׃

Transliteration

wə-yiḇḥar ʾeṯ-šēḇeṭ yəhûḏâ ʾeṯ-har ṣîyôn ʾăšer ʾāhēḇ

Grammar Details

*wə-yiḇḥar*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he chose
*ʾeṯ-šēḇeṭ*: direct object marker + tribe of - masculine singular construct
*yəhûḏâ*: Judah - proper noun
*ʾeṯ-har*: direct object marker + mountain of - masculine singular construct
*ṣîyôn*: Zion - proper noun
*ʾăšer*: which/that - relative pronoun
*ʾāhēḇ*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he loved

Word Meanings

*wə-yiḇḥar*: chose/selected/elected
*šēḇeṭ yəhûḏâ*: tribe of Judah/clan of Judah
*har ṣîyôn*: Mount Zion/hill of Zion/mountain of Zion
*ʾāhēḇ*: loved/cherished/desired

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Referenced Verses

Ps 87:2 : 2 The LORD loveth{H8802)} the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Ps 132:12-14 : 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.
Gen 49:8-9 : 8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Ruth 4:17-22 : 17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, 19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, 21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

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