King James Version

Psalms 78:72

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

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וַ֭יִּרְעֵםvayiremand companionרָעָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and companion”, the next action in the storyH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.כְּתֹ֣םketomas fullתֹּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as full”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocencefull, integrity, perfect(-ion), simplicity, upright(-ly, -ness), at a venture. See H8550 (תֻּמִּים).לְבָב֑וֹlevavvobreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.וּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹתuvitvunotand in discretionתָּבוּןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and in discretion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, capricediscretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.כַּפָּ֣יוkapayvhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.יַנְחֵֽםyanchemguideנָחָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “guide”, an unfinished actionH5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart; and lead them by the skilfulness of his hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!

World English Bible

So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Darby Translation

And he fed them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart; and lead them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So he tended them in the innocency of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἐποίμανεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἀκακίᾳ τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῇ συνέσει τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ, ὡδήγησεν αὐτούς.