King James Version

Psalms 78:41

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

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וַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvayashuvvand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…וַיְנַסּ֣וּvaynasvand 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.אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, 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.'וּקְד֖וֹשׁuqedoshand saintקָדוֹשׁconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “and saint”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.הִתְווּhitvvlimitתָּוָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “limit”, a completed actionH8428to grievelimit (by confusion with H8427 (תָּוָה)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And still again they tried God, and set bounds to the Holy One of Israel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.

World English Bible

They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Darby Translation

And they turned again and tempted God, and grieved the Holy One of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And still again they tried God, and set bounds to the Holy One of Israel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Yea, they turned back, and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

αὐτὸν ἐν γῇ ἀνύδρῳ; Καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν καὶ ἐπείρασαν τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ τὸν ἅγιον τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ παρώξυναν.