King James Version

Psalms 78:58

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

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וַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּvayakhisuhvand be angryכַּעַסconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be angry”, the next action in the storyH3707to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignantbe angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.בְּבָמוֹתָ֑םbevamotamin heightבָּמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in height”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1116an elevationheight, high place, wave.וּ֝בִפְסִילֵיהֶ֗םuvifsileyhemand in carved imageפְּסִילconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and in carved image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6456an idolcarved (graven) image, quarry.יַקְנִיאֽוּהוּyaqniuhvbe jealousקָנָאverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be jealous”, an unfinished actionH7065to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious(be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For they provoked Him with their high places, and moved Him to jealousy with their graven images.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

Young’s Literal Translation

And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images make Him zealous,

World English Bible

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.

Darby Translation

And they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For they provoked Him with their high places, and moved Him to jealousy with their graven images.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they provoked him with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παρώργισαν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τοῖς βουνοῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐν τοῖς γλυπτοῖς αὐτῶν παρεζήλωσαν αὐτόν.