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Psalms 78:17-31

17But they continuedוַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּ ע֭וֹדvai.yo.Si.fu odH3254 H5750to sinלַחֲטֹא־la.cha.to'-H2398against Him,rebellingלַֽמְר֥וֹתlam.RotH4784in the desertבַּצִּיָּֽה׃ba.tzi.YahH6723against the Most Highעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945.

18They willfullyבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824testedוַיְנַסּוּ־vay.na.su-H5254Godאֵ֥ל'elH410by demandingלִֽשְׁאָל־lish.'ol-H7592the foodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400they cravedלְנַפְשָֽׁם׃le.naf.ShamH5315.

19They spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּvay.da.be.RuH1696against Godבֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.HimH430,sayingאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559, “Canהֲי֣וּכַלha.Yu.khalH3201Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410really prepareלַעֲרֹ֥ךְla.'a.RokhH6186a tableשֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ןShul.ChanH7979in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057?

20Whenהֵ֤ןhenH2005He struckהִכָּה־hi.kah-H5221the rockצ֨וּר׀tzurH6697,waterמַיִם֮ma.YimH4325gushed outוַיָּז֣וּבוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100and torrentsוּנְחָלִ֪יםu.ne.cha.LimH5158ragedיִ֫שְׁטֹ֥פוּyish.To.fuH7857.But canי֣וּכַלYu.khalH3201He alsoהֲגַם־ha.gam-H1571giveתֵּ֑תTetH5414breadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899orאִם־'im-H518supplyיָכִ֖יןya.KhinH3559His peopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃le.'a.MoH5971with meatשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607?”

21Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085and was filled with wrathוַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֥רvai.yit.'a.BarH5674;so a fireוְ֭אֵשׁVe.'eshH784was kindledנִשְּׂקָ֣הni.se.KahH5400against Jacobבְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571His angerאַ֝֗ף'AfH639flaredעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927against Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

22becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeהֶ֭אֱמִינוּHe.'e.mi.nuH539Godבֵּאלֹהִ֑ים וְלֹ֥אbe.lo.Him ve.Lo'H430 H3808or relyבָ֝טְח֗וּva.te.ChuH982on His salvationבִּֽישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.toH3444.

23Yet He commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605and openedפָּתָֽח׃pa.TachH6605the doorsוְדַלְתֵ֖יve.dal.TeiH1817of the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064.

24He rained downוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305mannaמָ֣ןmanH4478for themעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921to eatלֶאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398;He gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414themgrainוּדְגַן־u.de.ga.no.Sha-H1715from heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

25Manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376ateאָ֣כַל'A.khalH398the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of angelsאַ֭בִּירִים'A.bi.rimH47;He sentשָׁלַ֖חsha.LachH7971themfoodצֵידָ֬הtzei.DahH6720in abundanceלָשֹֽׂבַע׃la.Soa'H7648.

26He stirredיַסַּ֣עya.Sa'H5265the east windקָ֭דִיםKa.dimH6921from the heavensבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and droveוַיְנַהֵ֖גvay.na.HegH5090the south windתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486by His mightבְּעֻזּ֣וֹbe.'u.ZoH5797.

27He rainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305meatשְׁאֵ֑רshe.'ErH7607on themעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921like dustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083,and wingedכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671birdsע֣וֹףofH5775like the sandוּֽכְח֥וֹלu.khe.CholH2344of the seaיַ֝מִּ֗יםya.MimH3220.

28He felled themוַ֭יַּפֵּלVai.ya.pelH5307in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of their campמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,all aroundסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439their dwellingsלְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו׃le.mish.ke.no.TavH4908.

29So they ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and were wellמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966filledוַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּvai.yis.be.'UH7646,for He gaveיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935themwhat they cravedוְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗םve.ta.'a.va.TamH8378.

30Yetלֹא־lo'-H3808before they had filledזָר֥וּza.RuH2114their desireמִתַּאֲוָתָ֑םmi.ta.'a.va.TamH8378,with the foodאָכְלָ֥ם'a.khe.LamH400stillע֝֗וֹדodH5750in their mouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310,

31God’sאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430angerוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639flaredעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927against them,and He put to deathוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגVai.ya.ha.rogH2026their strongestבְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑םbe.mish.ma.nei.HemH4924and subduedהִכְרִֽיעַ׃hikh.Ri.a'H3766the young menוּבַחוּרֵ֖יu.va.chu.ReiH970of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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