Psalm 81:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He establishedשָׂמֹ֗ו
(sa·mov)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
it for a testimonyעֵ֤דוּת
(e·dut)
5715: testimonyfrom ud
in Joseph 
 
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
When he wentבְּ֭צֵאתֹו
(be·tze·tov)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
throughoutעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the landאֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Egypt.מִצְרָ֑יִם
(mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
I heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃
(esh·ma.)
8085: to heara prim. root
a languageשְׂפַ֖ת
(se·fat)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
that I did not know:יָדַ֣עְתִּי
(ya·da'·ti)
3045: to knowa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
This he ordained
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
in Joseph
Yhowceph  (yeh-ho-safe')
Jehoseph (i.e. Joseph), a son of Jacob -- Joseph.
for a testimony
`eduwth  (ay-dooth')
testimony -- testimony, witness.
when he went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
through the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
where I heard
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
a language
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
that I understood
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He established it for a testimony in Joseph When he went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:

King James Bible
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph when He went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard an unfamiliar language:"

International Standard Version
a decree that he prescribed for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt, speaking a language I did not recognize.

NET Bible
He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He appointed a testimony in Joseph when he went forth to the land of Egypt; he heard a language that he did not know.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph when Joseph rose to power over Egypt. I heard a message I did not understand:

King James 2000 Bible
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
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