Psalms 80:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. | You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. | Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you have fed them | הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם | HE-'e-khal-tom | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| bread of | לֶ֣חֶם | LE-chem | H3899H | foodלֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) : food(eating) 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general) |
| tear[s] | דִּמְעָ֑ה | dim-'AH | H1832 | tearsדִּמְעָה (dim.ah) tears |
| and you have made drink them | וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ | va-tash-KE-mov | H8248H | to water: wateringשָׁקָה (sha.qah) : watering(ANIMALS/PLANTS) 1) to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to water, irrigate 1a2) to water, give drink to 1b) (Pual) to be watered 1c) (Niphal) variant |
| in tears | בִּדְמָע֥וֹת | bid-ma-'ot | H1832 | tearsדִּמְעָה (dim.ah) tears |
| a third of a measure | שָׁלִֽישׁ׃ | sha-LISH | H7991A | thirdשָׁלִישׁ (sha.lish) 1) third part 1a) name of a measure |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.