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Psalms 78:52

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

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וַיַּסַּ֣עvayasaand cause to blowנָסַעconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cause to blow”, the next action in the storyH5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourneycause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), [idiom] still, be on his (go their) way.כַּצֹּ֣אןkatsonas flockצֹאןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).עַמּ֑וֹamvopeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥םvaynahagemand carry awayנָהַגconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and carry away”, the next action in the storyH5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sighacquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).כַּ֝עֵ֗דֶרkaederas droveעֵדֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as drove”, the ordinary formH5739an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)drove, flock, herd.בַּמִּדְבָּֽרbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But He made His own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Young’s Literal Translation

And causeth His people to journey as a flock, And guideth them as a drove in a wilderness,

World English Bible

But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Darby Translation

And he made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But He made His own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he removed his people like sheep; he led them as a flock in the wilderness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπῇρεν ὡς πρόβατα τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, ἤγαγεν αὐτοὺς ὡσεὶ