King James Version

Psalms 78:28

And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

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וַ֭יַּפֵּלvayapeland fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fall”, the next action in the storyH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בְּקֶ֣רֶבbeqerevin bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…מַחֲנֵ֑הוּmachanehvarmyמַחֲנֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.סָ֝בִ֗יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיוlemishkenotayvto tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to tabernacle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their dwellings.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.

Young’s Literal Translation

And causeth [it] to fall in the midst of His camp, Round about His tabernacles.

World English Bible

He let them fall in the middle of their camp, around their habitations.

Darby Translation

And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their dwellings.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they fell into the midst of their camp, round about their tents.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέπεσον εἰς μέσον τῆς παρεμβολῆς αὐτῶν, κύκλῳ τῶν σκηνωμάτων αὐτῶν.