King James Version

Psalms 106:33

Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הִמְר֥וּhimrvbitterמָרָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bitter”, a completed actionH4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).רוּח֑וֹruchvoangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).וַ֝יְבַטֵּ֗אvayvateand pronounceבָּטָאconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and pronounce”, the next action in the storyH981to babble; hence, to vociferate angrilypronounce, speak (unadvisedly).בִּשְׂפָתָֽיוbisfatayvin languageשָׂפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Because they were rebellious against his spirit, And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.

Young’s Literal Translation

For they have provoked his spirit, And he speaketh wrongfully with his lips.

World English Bible

because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

Darby Translation

For they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.

Douay-Rheims

He hath turned rivers into a wilderness: and the sources of water into dry ground:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

for they provoked his spirit, and he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι παρεπίκραναν τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ διέστειλεν ἐν τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτοῦ.