King James Version

Psalms 78:63

The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

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בַּחוּרָ֥יוbachurayvyoungבָּחוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “young”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.אָֽכְלָהakhelaheatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֵ֑שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.וּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יוuvetulotayvand virginבְּתוּלָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and virgin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.לֹ֣אlono , -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…הוּלָּֽלוּhulalvboastהָלַלverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “boast”, a completed actionH1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Fire devoured their young men; and their virgins had no marriage-song.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.

Young’s Literal Translation

His young men hath fire consumed, And His virgins have not been praised.

World English Bible

Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.

Darby Translation

The fire consumed their young men, and their maidens were not praised in [nuptial] song;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Fire devoured their young men; and their virgins had no marriage-song.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Fire devoured their young men; and their virgins mourned not.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοὺς νεανίσκους αὐτῶν κατέφαγε πῦρ, καὶ αἱ παρθένοι αὐτῶν οὐκ ἐπένθησαν. Οἱ