Psalm 78:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הֵ֤ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
He struckהִכָּה־
(hik·kah-)
5221: to smitea prim. root
the rockצ֨וּר
(tzur)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
so that watersמַיִם֮
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
gushedוַיָּז֣וּבוּ
(vai·ya·zu·vu)
2100: to flow, gusha prim. root
out, And streamsוּנְחָלִ֪ים
(u·ne·cha·lim)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
were overflowing;יִ֫שְׁטֹ֥פוּ
(yish·to·fu)
7857: to overflow, rinse or wash offa prim. root
Canי֣וּכַל
(yu·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
He giveתֵּ֑ת
(tet;)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
breadלֶ֭חֶם
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
also?הֲגַם־
(ha·gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
Will He provideיָכִ֖ין
(ya·chin)
3559: to be firma prim. root
meatשְׁאֵ֣ר
(she·'er)
7607: fleshfrom an unused word
for His people?"לְעַמֹּֽו׃
(le·'am·mov.)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Behold he smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
the rock
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
that the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
gushed out
zuwb  (zoob)
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow -- flow, gush out, have a (running) issue, pine away, run.
and the streams
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
overflowed
shataph  (shaw-taf')
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer -- drown, (over-)flow(-whelm, rinse, run, rush, (throughly) wash (away).
can
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
he give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
also can
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
he provide
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
flesh
sh'er  (sheh-ayr')
flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood -- body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).
for his people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He give bread also? Will He provide meat for His people?"

King James Bible
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out; torrents overflowed. But can He also provide bread or furnish meat for His people?"

International Standard Version
It's true that Moses struck the rock so that water flowed forth and torrents of water gushed out, but is he also able to give bread or to supply meat for his people?"

NET Bible
Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“If he struck the flint and the waters flowed and he made torrents flow, can he not also give bread to us, or food prepared for his people?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
True, he did strike a rock, and water did gush out, and the streams did overflow. But can he also give us bread or provide us, his people, with meat?"

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, he struck the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide meat for his people?
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