Psalms

Psalm 78:2

2I will open my mouth in parables;

I will utter things hidden from the beginning,b

Footnotes

  • b 78:2 Or from ancient times; see also LXX; cited in Matthew 13:35|MAT 13:35

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will openאֶפְתְּחָ֣ה’ep̄·tə·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH6605 open
my mouthפִּ֑יpîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6310 mouth
in parablesבְמָשָׁ֣לḇə·mā·šālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH4912 proverb, parable
I will utterאַבִּ֥יעָה’ab·bî·‘āhVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH5042 flow, spring, bubble up
things hiddenחִ֝יד֗וֹתḥî·ḏō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question
fromמִנִּי־min·nî-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the beginningקֶֽדֶם׃qe·ḏemNoun - masculine singularH6924 front, east, aforetime

Cross-references

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Matthew 13:34–35 · Matthew 13:11–13 · Mark 4:34 · Psalm 49:4 · Proverbs 1:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.