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Psalm 78:9

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78:9The Ephraimites12 were armed with bows,13

but they retreated in the day of battle.14

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Footnotes

  1. 12 Heb “the sons of Ephraim.” Ephraim probably stands here by synecdoche (part for whole) for the northern kingdom of Israel.
  2. 13 Heb “ones armed, shooters of bow.” It is possible that the term נוֹשְׁקֵי (noshéqey, “ones armed [with]”) is an interpretive gloss for the rare רוֹמֵי (romey, “shooters of”; on the latter see 941 I רָמָה). The phrase נוֹשְׁקֵי קֶשֶׁת (noshéqey qeshet, “ones armed with a bow”) appears in 1 Chr 12:2; 2 Chr 17:17.
  3. 14 They retreated. This could refer to the northern tribes’ failure to conquer completely their allotted territory (see Judg 1), or it could refer generally to the typical consequence (military defeat) of their sin (see vv. 10–11).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Ephraimites, armed with the bow,

turned back on the day of battle.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows,

turned back on the day of battle;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Ephraimite archers turned back

on the day of battle.

NLTNew Living Translation

The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows,

turned their backs and fled on the day of battle.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The sons of Ephraim, armed with archers,

turned back on the day of battle.

KJV 1900King James Version

The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows,

Turned back in the day of battle.