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Psalms 78:67

Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

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וַ֭יִּמְאַסvayimasand abhorמָאַסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and abhor”, the next action in the storyH3988to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappearabhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.בְּאֹ֣הֶלbeohelin tentאֹהֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.יוֹסֵ֑ףyosefJoseph. Compare H3084יוֹסֵףnoun, proper name — “Joseph. Compare H3084”H3130Joseph, the name of seven IsraelitesJoseph. Compare H3084 (יְהוֹסֵף).וּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶטuveshevetand in dartשֵׁבֶטconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.אֶ֝פְרַ֗יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.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…בָחָֽרvacharacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “acceptable”, a completed actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Moreover He abhorred the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

Young’s Literal Translation

And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.

World English Bible

Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

Darby Translation

And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Moreover He abhorred the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he rejected the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπώσατο τὸ σκήνωμα Ἰωσὴφ, καὶ τὴν φυλὴν Ἐφραὶμ