Psalms
Psalm 118:27
27The LORD is God;
He has made His light to shine upon us.
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords
to the horns of the altar.h
Footnotes
- h 118:27 Or Join in the festal procession with boughs in hand, up to the horns of the altar.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is God | אֵ֤ל׀ | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H410 god |
| He has made His light to shine | וַיָּ֪אֶר | way·yā·’er | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H215 be or become light |
| upon us | לָ֥נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| Bind | אִסְרוּ־ | ’is·rū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H631 tie, bind, imprison |
| the festal sacrifice | חַ֥ג | ḥaḡ | Noun - masculine singular | H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast |
| with cords | בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים | ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîm | Preposition-b; Noun - common plural | H5688 (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?) |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the horns | קַ֝רְנ֗וֹת | qar·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H7161 horn |
| of the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 8:12 · Psalm 18:28 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Esther 8:16 · Isaiah 60:1 · Isaiah 9:2 · Psalm 37:6 · 1 Kings 18:39 · 1 Kings 8:63–64 · Malachi 4:2 · 1 Kings 18:21 · Exodus 38:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.