Psalm 78:31
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

King James Bible
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen [men] of Israel.

Hebrew
God’s
אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

anger
וְאַ֤ף (wə·’ap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

flared against them,
עָ֘לָ֤ה (‘ā·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

and He put to death
וַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹג (way·ya·hă·rōḡ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

their strongest
בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑ם (bə·miš·man·nê·hem)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4924: Fat, fatness, a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man

and subdued
הִכְרִֽיעַ׃ (hiḵ·rî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3766: To bend the knee, to sink, to prostrate

the young men
וּבַחוּרֵ֖י (ū·ḇa·ḥū·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 970: Selected, a youth

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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