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Psalms 78:64

In Psalms 78 of Psalms.

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

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כֹּ֭הֲנָיוkohanayvpriestכֹּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “priest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.בַּחֶ֣רֶבbacherevin knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.נָפָ֑לוּnafalvfallנָפַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “fall”, a completed actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…וְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוvealmenotayvand desolate houseאַלְמָנָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and desolate house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.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…תִבְכֶּֽינָהtivkeynahweepבָּכָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “weep”, an unfinished actionH1058to weep; generally to bemoan[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation.

Young’s Literal Translation

His priests by the sword have fallen, And their widows weep not.

World English Bible

Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.

Darby Translation

Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows shall not be wept for.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἱερεῖς αὐτῶν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἔπεσον, καὶ αἱ χῆραι αὐτῶν οὐ κλαυσθήσονται.

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