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Psalms 78:17-23

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?

21Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068heardשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085this,and was wrothוַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֥רvai.yit.'a.BarH5674:so a fireוְ֭אֵשׁVe.'eshH784was kindledנִשְּׂקָ֣הni.se.KahH5400against Jacobבְיַעֲקֹ֑בve.ya.'a.KoH3290,and angerאַ֝֗ף'AfH639also came upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927against Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

22Because they believedהֶ֭אֱמִינוּHe.'e.mi.nuH539not in Godבֵּאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430,and trustedבָ֝טְח֗וּva.te.ChuH982not in his salvationבִּֽישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.toH3444:

23Though he had commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834from aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and openedפָּתָֽח׃pa.TachH6605the doorsוְדַלְתֵ֖יve.dal.TeiH1817of heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,

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