78:29 They ate until they were stuffed; 1
he gave them what they desired.
78:30 They were not yet filled up, 2
their food was still in their mouths,
78:31 when the anger of God flared up against them.
He killed some of the strongest of them;
he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
13:11 I granted 3 you a king in my anger,
and I will take him away in my wrath!
1 tn Heb “and they ate and were very satisfied.”
2 tn Heb “they were not separated from their desire.”
3 tn The prefix-conjugation verb אֶתֶּן (’eten, “I gave”) refers to past-time action, specifying a definite past event (the enthronement of Saul); therefore, this should be classified as a preterite. While imperfects are occasionally used in reference to past-time events, they depict repeated action in the past. See IBHS 502-4 §31.2 and 510-14 §31.6.
4 tn The words “who ruled” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. They have been supplied as a clarification for the English reader. See Josephus, Ant. 6.14.9 (6.378).