King James Version

Psalms 78:18

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

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וַיְנַסּוּvaynasvand adventureנָסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and adventure”, the next action in the storyH5254to test; by implication, to attemptadventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.אֵ֥לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'בִּלְבָבָ֑םbilvavamin breastלֵבָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.לִֽשְׁאָלlishalto demandשָׁאַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to demand”, the to-form of the verbH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.אֹ֥כֶלokhelfoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “food”, the ordinary formH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.לְנַפְשָֽׁםlenafshamto creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.

World English Bible

They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.

Darby Translation

And they tempted God in their heart, by asking meat for their lust;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they tempted God in their hearts, in asking meat for the desire of their souls.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐξεπείρασαν τὸν Θεὸν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν, τοῦ αἰτῆσαι βρώματα ταῖς ψυχαῖς αὐτῶν.