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Psalms 78:17

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

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וַיּוֹסִ֣יפוּvayosifvand addיָסַףconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and add”, the next action in the storyH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…ע֭וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).לַחֲטֹאlachatoto by faultחָטָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to by fault”, the to-form of the verbH2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemnbear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלַֽמְר֥וֹתlamrotto bitterמָרָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to bitter”, the to-form of the verbH4784to 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).עֶ֝לְי֗וֹןelyonhighעֶלְיוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “high”, the ordinary formH5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).בַּצִּיָּֽהbatsiyahin barrenצִיָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in barren”, the ordinary formH6723aridity; concretely, a desertbarren, drought, dry (land, place), solitary place, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yet went they on still to sin against Him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.

World English Bible

Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.

Darby Translation

Yet they still went on sinning against him, provoking the Most High in the desert;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yet went they on still to sin against Him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they sinned yet more against him; they provoked the Most High in the wilderness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσέθεντο ἔτι τοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν αὐτῷ· παρεπικραναν τὸν ὕψιστον ἐν ἀνύδρῳ,