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Psalms 78:15-20

15He claveיְבַקַּ֣עye.va.Ka'H1234the rocksצֻ֭רִיםTzu.rimH6697in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, and gave themdrinkוַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248as out ofthe greatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227depthsכִּתְהֹמ֥וֹתkit.ho.MotH8415.

16He broughtוַיּוֹצִ֣אvai.yo.Tzi'H3318streamsנוֹזְלִ֣יםnoz.LimH5140also out of the rockמִסָּ֑לַעmi.Sa.la'H5553,and caused watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325to run downוַיּ֖וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381like riversכַּנְּהָר֣וֹתka.ne.ha.RotH5104.

17And they sinnedלַחֲטֹא־la.cha.to'-H2398yet moreוַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254against him by provokingלַֽמְר֥וֹתlam.RotH4784the most Highעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945in the wildernessבַּצִּיָּֽה׃ba.tzi.YahH6723.

18And they temptedוַיְנַסּוּ־vay.na.su-H5254Godאֵ֥ל'elH410in their heartבִּלְבָבָ֑םbil.va.VamH3824by askingלִֽשְׁאָל־lish.'ol-H7592meatאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400for their lustלְנַפְשָֽׁם׃le.naf.ShamH5315.

19Yea, they spakeוַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּvay.da.be.RuH1696against Godבֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.HimH430;they saidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559,Canהֲי֣וּכַלha.Yu.khalH3201Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410furnishלַעֲרֹ֥ךְla.'a.RokhH6186a tableשֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ןShul.ChanH7979in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057?

20Behold, he smoteהִכָּה־hi.kah-H5221the rockצ֨וּר׀tzurH6697,that the watersמַיִם֮ma.YimH4325gushed outוַיָּז֣וּבוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100,and the streamsוּנְחָלִ֪יםu.ne.cha.LimH5158overflowedיִ֫שְׁטֹ֥פוּyish.To.fuH7857;canH3201he giveתֵּ֑תTetH5414breadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899also? canH3201he provideיָכִ֖יןya.KhinH3559fleshשְׁאֵ֣רshe.'ErH7607for his peopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃le.'a.MoH5971?

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