King James Version

Psalms 78:36

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

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וַיְפַתּ֥וּהוּvayfatuhvand allureפָּתָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and allure”, the next action in the storyH6601to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) deludeallure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).בְּפִיהֶ֑םbefihemin edgeפֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…וּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םuvilshonamand in tongueלָשׁוֹןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and in tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.יְכַזְּבוּyekhazvvlieכָּזַבverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “lie”, an unfinished actionH3576to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figurativelyfail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But they beguiled Him with their mouth, and lied unto Him with their tongue.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue.

Young’s Literal Translation

And — they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,

World English Bible

But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

Darby Translation

But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied unto him with their tongue;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But they beguiled Him with their mouth, and lied unto Him with their tongue.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yet they loved him only with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἠγάπησαν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν, καὶ τῇ γλώσσῃ αὐτῶν