Psalms
Psalm 44:20
20If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’i·mō·šā- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| we had forgotten | שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ | šā·k̲aḥ·nû | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7911 forget |
| the name | שֵׁ֣ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of our God | אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| or spread out | וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂ | wan·nip̄·rōś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H6566 spread out, spread |
| our hands | כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּ | kap·pê·nū | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| to a foreign | זָֽר׃ | zār | Adjective - masculine singular | H2114 be a stranger |
| god | לְאֵ֣ל | lə·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 81:9 · Job 11:13 · Psalm 7:3–5 · Job 31:5–40 · Psalm 68:31 · Deuteronomy 6:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.