King James Version

Psalms 78:31

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

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וְאַ֤ףveafand faceאַףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.אֱלֹהִ֨יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.עָ֘לָ֤הalahascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…בָהֶ֗םvaheminבָהֶ֗םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגvayaharogand destroyהָרַגconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and destroy”, the next action in the storyH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑םbemishmaneyhemin fatמַשְׁמָןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in fat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4924fat, i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust manfat (one, -ness, -test, -test place).וּבַחוּרֵ֖יuvachureand youngבָּחוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and young”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.הִכְרִֽיעַhikhriasinkכָּרַעverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sink”, a completed actionH3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostratebow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When the anger of God went up against them, and slew of the lustieth among them, and smote down the young men of Israel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

World English Bible

when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their strongest, and struck down the young men of Israel.

Darby Translation

When the anger of God went up against them; and he slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When the anger of God went up against them, and slew of the lustieth among them, and smote down the young men of Israel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then the indignation of God rose up against them, and slew the fattest of them, and overthrew the choice men of Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

αὐτῶν οὔσης ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀνέβη ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν ἐν τοῖς πίοσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ συνεπόδισεν.