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Psalm 78:63

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78:63Fire consumed their81 young men,

and their82 virgins remained unmarried.83

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Footnotes

  1. 81 Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
  2. 82 Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
  3. 83 Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Fire devoured their young men,

and their young women had no marriage song.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Fire consumed their young men,

and their young women had no wedding songs;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Fire consumed his chosen young men,

and his young women had no wedding songs.

NLTNew Living Translation

Their young men were killed by fire;

their young women died before singing their wedding songs.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Fire devoured his young men,

and his young women were not praised.

KJV 1900King James Version

The fire consumed their young men;

And their maidens were not given to marriage.