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Psalms 78:55-57

55He cast outוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644the heathenגּוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471also beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם׀mi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, and dividedוַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵםVai.ya.pi.lemH5307them an inheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159by lineבְּחֶ֣בֶלbe.Che.velH2256,and made the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to dwellוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.KenH7931in their tentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

56Yet they temptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254and provokedוַ֭יַּמְרוּVai.yam.ruH4784the most highעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and keptשָׁמָֽרוּ׃sha.Ma.ruH8104not his testimoniesוְ֝עֵדוֹתָ֗יוve.'e.do.TavH5713:

57But turned backוַיִּסֹּ֣גוּvai.yi.So.guH5472,and dealt unfaithfullyוַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּVai.yiv.ge.duH898like their fathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֑םka.'a.vo.TamH1:they were turned asideנֶ֝הְפְּכ֗וּneh.pe.KhuH2015like a deceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198.

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