Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
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Psalms 77:31

then the indignation of God rose up against them, and slew the fattest of them, and overthrew the choice men of Israel.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
then the indignation of God rose up against them, and killed the fattest of them, and overthrew the choice men of Israel.
Septuagint in American English (2012)