Psalms 78:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 78:38 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְה֤וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
רַח֨וּם
rachûwm
H7349
compassionate
יְכַפֵּ֥ר
kâphar
H3722
to atone
עָוֺן֮
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
וְֽלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
וְ֭הִרְבָּה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
לְהָשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אַפּ֑וֹ
ʼaph
H639
nose
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָ֝עִיר
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
חֲמָתֽוֹ
chêmâh
H2534
wrath
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn't destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, And didn't stir up all his wrath.
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King James Version Public Domain
But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yet he, merciful, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them. And many times he held back his nose and did not stir up all his wrath.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).