Psalms 78:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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?”
לֶחֶם
Bread, food, grain. Lechem. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. There is food for the body and food for the soul.
מַיִם
waters
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מַיִם
Waters. Mayim. God gathered the waters and called them seas. Jesus said rivers of living water will flow from within those who believe in Him.
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כּוּן
will he prepare
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כּוּן
To be firm, to be established, to be ready. Kun. God establishes what He builds. He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion.
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צוּר
a rock
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צוּר
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
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שְׁאֵר
meat
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שְׁאֵר
flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood
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נָתַן
to give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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שָׁטַף
they overflowed
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שָׁטַף
to gush; by implication, to inundate, cleanse; by analogy, to gallop, conquer
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נָכָה
he struck
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נָכָה
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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יָכֹל
is he able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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הֵן
there!
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הֵן
lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
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