King James Version

Psalms 78:50

He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

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יְפַלֵּ֥סyefalesweighפָּלַסverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “weigh”, an unfinished actionH6424properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)make, ponder, weigh.נָתִ֗יבnativpathנָתִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “path”, the ordinary formH5410a (beaten) trackpath(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.לְאַ֫פּ֥וֹleapvoto faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to 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.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…חָשַׂ֣ךְchasakhrefrainחָשַׂךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “refrain”, a completed actionH2820to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observeassuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.מִמָּ֣וֶתmimavetfrom deadמָוֶתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).נַפְשָׁ֑םnafshamcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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,…וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗םvechayatamand lifeחַיconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.לַדֶּ֥בֶרladeverto pestilenceדֶּבֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to pestilence”, the ordinary formH1698a pestilencemurrain, pestilence, plague.הִסְגִּֽירhisgirshutסָגַרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shut”, a completed actionH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He levelled a path for His anger; He spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,

Young’s Literal Translation

He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.

World English Bible

He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,

Darby Translation

He made a way for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He levelled a path for His anger; He spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He made a way for his wrath; he spared not their souls from death, but consigned their cattle to death;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀγγέλων πονηρῶν. Ὡδοποίησε τρίβον τῇ ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ, οὐκ ἐφείσατο ἀπὸ θανάτου τῶν ψυχῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ κτήνη αὐτῶν