Psalm 108:8
Strong's Lexicon
Gilead is Mine,
גִלְעָ֨ד ׀ (ḡil·‘āḏ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1568: n pr loc Gilead = 'rocky region' 1) a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called 'Mount Gilead' or the 'land of Gilead' or just 'Gilead'. Divided into north and south Gilead 2) a city (with prefix 'Jabesh') 3) the people of the region n pr m 4) son of Machir and grandson of Manasseh 5) father of Jephthah 6) a Gadite

Manasseh is Mine;
מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4519: Manasseh = 'causing to forget' 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh 1a) the tribe descended from Manasseh 1b) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh 2) son of king Hezekiah of Judah and himself king of Judah; he was the immediate and direct cause for the exile 3) a descendant of Pahath-moab who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a descendant of Hashum who put away a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Ephraim
וְ֭אֶפְרַיִם (wə·’ep̄·ra·yim)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim = 'double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful' 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2) the tribe, Ephraim 3) the mountain country of Ephraim 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5) a city near Baal-hazor 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem

is My helmet
מָע֣וֹז (mā·‘ō·wz)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4581: 1) place or means of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold 1a) place of safety, fastness, harbour, stronghold 1b) refuge (of God) (fig.) 1c) human protection (fig.)

רֹאשִׁ֑י (rō·šî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

and Judah
יְ֝הוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah = 'praised' 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

My scepter.
מְחֹקְקִֽי׃ (mə·ḥō·qə·qî)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2710: 1) to cut out, decree, inscribe, set, engrave, portray, govern 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in 1a2) to cut in or on, cut upon, engrave, inscribe 1a3) to trace, mark out 1a4) to engrave, inscribe (of a law) 1b) (Poel) 1b1) to inscribe, enact, decree 1b2) one who decrees, lawgiver (participle) 1c) (Pual) something decreed, the law (participle) 1d) (Hophal) to be inscribed

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.

Young's Literal Translation
Mine [is] Gilead, mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gilead is Mine , Manasseh is Mine , and Ephraim is My helmet ; Judah is My scepter.

New American Standard Bible
"Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter.

King James Bible
Gilead [is] mine; Manasseh [is] mine; Ephraim also [is] the strength of mine head; Judah [is] my lawgiver;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter.

New Living Translation
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.

English Standard Version
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my scepter.

New American Standard Bible
"Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the helmet of My head; Judah is My scepter.

King James Bible
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine, and Ephraim is My helmet; Judah is My scepter.

International Standard Version
Gilead and Manasseh belong to me, while Ephraim is my chief stronghold and Judah is my scepter.

NET Bible
Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.

American Standard Version
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

English Revised Version
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of mine head; Judah is my sceptre.

Young's Literal Translation
Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh, And Ephraim is the strength of my head, Judah is my lawgiver,
















Cross References
Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

1 Chronicles 5:2
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

Psalm 108:7
God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Psalm 108:9
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 108:6
That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me.

Psalm 108:5
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

Psalm 108:10
Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

Psalm 108:11
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
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