New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 78:67-69

67He alsorejectedוַ֭יִּמְאַסVai.yim.'asH3988the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Josephיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130,And did not chooseבָחָֽר׃va.CharH977the tribeוּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶטu.ve.She.vetH7626of Ephraimאֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,

68But choseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִ֝יּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He lovedאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157.

69And Hebuiltוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129His sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹmik.da.ShoH4720likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644the heightsרָ֭מִיםRa.mimH7311,Like the earthכְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץke.'E.retzH776which He has foundedיְסָדָ֥הּye.sa.DahH3245foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

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