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Psalms 78:29-31

29So they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,and were wellמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966filledוַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּvai.yis.be.'UH7646:for he gaveיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935them their own desireוְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗םve.ta.'a.va.TamH8378;

30They were not estrangedזָר֥וּza.RuH2114from their lustמִתַּאֲוָתָ֑םmi.ta.'a.va.TamH8378.But while their meatאָכְלָ֥ם'a.khe.LamH400wasyet in their mouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310,

31The wrathוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639of Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927upon them, and slewוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגVai.ya.ha.rogH2026the fattestבְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑םbe.mish.ma.nei.HemH4924of them, and smote downהִכְרִֽיעַ׃hikh.Ri.a'H3766the chosenוּבַחוּרֵ֖יu.va.chu.ReiH970menof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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