Psalms 78:47

78:46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. destroyed: Heb. killed frost: or, great hailstones

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He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

78:48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. gave: Heb. shut up hot: or, lightnings

What does Psalms 78:47 mean?

Psalms 78:47 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include הָרַג (hârag), גֶּפֶן (gephen), בָּרָד (bârâd).

Hebrew interlinear

destroyedהָרַגhârag/haw-rag'/H2026to smite with deadly intent

their

vinesגֶּפֶןgephen/gheh'-fen/H1612a vine (as twining), especially the grape

with

hail,בָּרָדbârâd/baw-rawd'/H1259hail

and

their

sycomore

treesשִׁקְמָהshiqmâh/shik-maw'/H8256a sycamore (usually the tree)

with

frost.חֲנָמָלchănâmâl/khan-aw-mawl'/H2602perhaps the aphis or plantlouse

destroyed:

Heb.

killed

frost:

or,

great

hailstones

Topics

Egyptians Sycamore Tree Trees Vine, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:47.

Joshua 10:11

And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

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What does Psalms 78:47 say?

Psalms 78:47 (King James Version) reads: "He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. destroyed: Heb. killed frost: or, great hailstones"

Is Psalms 78:47 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:47 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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