Psalms 78:63

NETBible

Fire consumed their 1  young men, and their 2  virgins remained unmarried. 3 

NIV ©

Fire consumed their young men, and their maidens had no wedding songs;

NASB ©

Fire devoured His young men, And His virgins had no wedding songs.

NLT ©

Their young men were killed by fire; their young women died before singing their wedding songs.

MSG ©

Their young men went to war and never came back; their young women waited in vain.

BBE ©

Their young men were burned in the fire; and their virgins were not praised in the bride-song.

NRSV ©

Fire devoured their young men, and their girls had no marriage song.

NKJV ©

The fire consumed their young men, And their maidens were not given in marriage.

KJV
The fire
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consumed
<0398> (8804)
their young men
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and their maidens
<01330>
were not given to marriage
<01984> (8795)_.
{given...: Heb. praised}
NASB ©
Fire
<784>
devoured
<398>
His young
<970>
men
<970>
, And His virgins
<1330>
had no
<3808>
wedding
<1984>
songs
<1984>
.
LXXM
(77:63) touv
<3588> 
T-APM
neaniskouv
<3495> 
N-APM
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
katefagen
<2719> 
V-AAI-3S
pur
<4442> 
N-NSN
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ai
<3588> 
T-NPF
paryenoi
<3933> 
N-NPF
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
ouk
<3364> 
ADV
epenyhyhsan
<3996> 
V-API-3P
NET [draft] ITL
Fire
<0784>
consumed
<0398>
their young men
<0970>
, and their virgins
<01330>
remained unmarried
<01984>

<03808>
.
HEBREW
wllwh
<01984>
al
<03808>
wytlwtbw
<01330>
sa
<0784>
hlka
<0398>
wyrwxb (78:63)
<0970>
NETBible

Fire consumed their 1  young men, and their 2  virgins remained unmarried. 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

2 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

3 tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.