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Commentary for Psalms 78:63

בַּחוּרָ֥יו אָֽכְלָה־אֵ֑שׁ וּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א הוּלָּֽלוּ׃

Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.

Rashi on Psalms

Fire consumed his youths [The fire of] His wrath.
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Rashi on Psalms

were not married Heb. לא הוללו. They were not married by being brought into a litter [under] a canopy because the youths died in battle.
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Rashi on Psalms

הוּלָלוּ is an expression of nuptials (הִלוּלָא) in Aramaic. Our Sages, however, explained it in reference to Nadab and Abihu (Mid. Ps. 78:18), but I feel uncertain about explaining it that way because he already commenced with the Tabernacle of Shiloh.
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