Psalms 78:71

78:70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. following: Heb. after

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from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

78:72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

What does Psalms 78:71 mean?

Psalms 78:71 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אַחַר (ʼachar), עוּל (ʻûwl), בּוֹא (bôwʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

From

followingאַחַרʼachar/akh-ar'/H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

the

ewes

great

with

youngעוּלʻûwl/ool/H5763to suckle, i.e. give milk

broughtבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

him

feedרָעָהrâʻâh/raw-aw'/H7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

JacobיַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôb/yah-ak-obe'/H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch

his

people,עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

and

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

his

inheritance.נַחֲלָהnachălâh/nakh-al-aw'/H5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

following:

Heb.

after

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:71.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 37:13

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Genesis 49:16

Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.

Genesis 49:24

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

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What does Psalms 78:71 say?

Psalms 78:71 (King James Version) reads: "From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. following: Heb. after"

Is Psalms 78:71 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:71 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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