Psalms 78:67

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He rejected the tent of Josephand did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

Hebrew Names Version
Moreover he rejected the tent of Yosef, And didn't choose the tribe of Efrayim,

King James Version
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

English Standard Version
He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

New Century Version
But God rejected the family of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

New English Translation
He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

Amplified Bible
Moreover, He rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim [in which the tabernacle stood].

New American Standard Bible
He also rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

World English Bible
Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, And didn't choose the tribe of Ephraim,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet he refused the tabernacle of Ioseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

Legacy Standard Bible
He also rejected the tent of Joseph,And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

Berean Standard Bible
He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.

Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord decided not to make his home with Joseph's descendants in Ephraim.

Complete Jewish Bible
Rejecting the tents of Yosef and passing over the tribe of Efrayim,

Darby Translation
And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then he rejected Joseph's family. He did not accept Ephraim's family.

George Lamsa Translation
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

Good News Translation
But he rejected the descendants of Joseph; he did not select the tribe of Ephraim.

Lexham English Bible
And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and did not chose the tribe of Ephraim,

Literal Translation
And He refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He smote his enemies in ye hynder partes, and put them to a perpetuall shame.

American Standard Version
Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

Bible in Basic English
And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover He abhorred the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

King James Version (1611)
Moreouer he refused the tabernacle of Ioseph: and chose not the tribe of Ephraim.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He refused the tabernacle of Ioseph: and chose not the tribe of Ephraim.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he rejected the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

English Revised Version
Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he puttide awei the tabernacle of Joseph; and he chees not the lynage of Effraym.

Update Bible Version
Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

New King James Version
Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

New Living Translation
But he rejected Joseph's descendants; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.

New Life Bible
He turned away from the tent of Joseph. He did not choose the family of Ephraim,

New Revised Standard
He rejected the tent of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Howbeit he rejected the tent of Joseph, And, the tribe of Ephraim, did not choose:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(77-67) And he rejected the tabernacle of Joseph: and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

Revised Standard Version
He rejected the tent of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of E'phraim;

Young's Literal Translation
And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
He also rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,

Contextual Overview

⁵⁶But they kept on giving him a hard time, rebelled against God, the High God, refused to do anything he told them. They were worse, if that's possible, than their parents: traitors—crooked as a corkscrew. Their pagan orgies provoked God's anger, their obscene idolatries broke his heart. When God heard their carryings-on, he was furious; he posted a huge No over Israel. He walked off and left Shiloh empty, abandoned the shrine where he had met with Israel. He let his pride and joy go to the dogs, turned his back on the pride of his life. He turned them loose on fields of battle; angry, he let them fend for themselves. Their young men went to war and never came back; their young women waited in vain. Their priests were massacred, and their widows never shed a tear. ⁶⁵Suddenly the Lord was up on his feet like someone roused from deep sleep, shouting like a drunken warrior. He hit his enemies hard, sent them running, yelping, not daring to look back. He disqualified Joseph as leader, told Ephraim he didn't have what it takes, And chose the Tribe of Judah instead, Mount Zion, which he loves so much. He built his sanctuary there, resplendent, solid and lasting as the earth itself. Then he chose David, his servant, handpicked him from his work in the sheep pens. One day he was caring for the ewes and their lambs, the next day God had him shepherding Jacob, his people Israel, his prize possession. His good heart made him a good shepherd; he guided the people wisely and well.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Samuel 6:21, 1 Samuel 7:1, 2 Samuel 6:2, 2 Samuel 6:17

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:44 - toward the city 1 Chronicles 22:1 - This is the house Psalms 87:2 - The Lord Jeremiah 7:15 - the whole

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover, he refused the tabernacle of Joseph,.... That is, the tabernacle of Moses, which had been for a long time at Shiloh, a city in the tribe of Ephraim, the son of Joseph; when the ark was brought back by the Philistines, it was not returned to Shiloh, but carried to Kirjathjearim, where it remained twenty years, and after that was had to Zion, the city of David, 1 Samuel 7:1, so the Targum,

"and he rejected the tabernacle which he had stretched out in the border of Joseph;''

he did not refuse the tabernacle, or remove his presence from it; but he refused the place it had been in, or refused that it should be any more there:

and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: the same thing is designed as before; the meaning is, not that he rejected the tribe of Ephraim from being one of the tribes of Israel; nor does it refer to the revolt of Ephraim, or the ten tribes, from the pure worship of God to idolatry, and their separation from the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin; or to their being carried captive into Assyria; since this historical narration reaches no further than the reign of David, or the time of Solomon at furthest; whereas the facts mentioned were a long time afterwards; nor does it regard the removal of government from the tribe of Ephraim, which was the seat of it in the times of Joshua, of which tribe he was, Numbers 13:8, though this tribe was overlooked in the choice of a king, one of the tribe of Benjamin being first chosen; and when he was rejected, then one of the tribe of Judah; but this purely, at least principally, intends that it was the will of God that the seat of worship should not be in this tribe any longer; that the ark and tabernacle should be no more there: perhaps the Ephraimites were more culpable, and more provoked the Lord with their idolatry, than the other tribes, since they are first and last taken notice of as the objects of the divine resentment in this account; see Psalms 78:9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moreover, he refused the tabernacle of Joseph - As a place where his worship should be celebrated. This is the completion of the statement in Psalms 78:60. The design is to show that there had been a transfer of the preeminence from the tribe of Ephraim to the tribe of Judah, and from Shiloh to Zion. Joseph is mentioned here as the father of Ephraim, from whom one of the tribes - (one of the most influential and numerous) - was named. Jacob had twelve sons, from whom the twelve tribes in general took their name. As the tribe of Levi, however, being devoted to the sacerdotal work, was not reckoned as one of the, twelve, the number was made up by giving to the descendants of the two sons of Joseph - Ephraim and Manasseh Genesis 48:5 - a place among the tribes; and, on this account, the name Joseph does not appear as one of the twelve tribes. Yet Joseph is mentioned here, as the ancestor of one of them - that of Ephraim, from whom the priority and supremacy were withdrawn in favor of the tribe of Judah.

And chose not the tribe of Ephraim - To be the tribe within whose limits the tabernacle should be permanently set up; or within whose limits the place of public worship was finally to be established.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 78:67. He refused the tabernacle of Joseph — Psalms 78:60.