Psalms

Psalm 80:8–13

⁸You uprooted a vine from Egypt;

You drove out the nations and transplanted it.

⁹You cleared the ground for it,

and it took root and filled the land.

¹⁰The mountains were covered by its shade,

and the mighty cedars with its branches.

¹¹It sent out its branches to the Sea,^a

and its shoots toward the River.^b

¹²Why have You broken down its walls,

so that all who pass by pick its fruit?

¹³The boar from the forest ravages it,

and the creatures of the field feed upon it.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You uprooted	תַּסִּ֑יעַ	tas·sî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
a vine	גֶּ֭פֶן	ge·p̄en	Noun - common singular	H1612 vine
from Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֣יִם	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
You drove out	תְּגָרֵ֥שׁ	tə·ḡā·rêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
the nations	גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and transplanted it	וַתִּטָּעֶֽהָ׃	wat·tiṭ·ṭā·‘e·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5193 strike, fix, plant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You cleared the ground	פִּנִּ֥יתָ	pin·nî·ṯā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6437 turn
for it	לְפָנֶ֑יהָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·hā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6440 face, before
and it took	וַתַּשְׁרֵ֥שׁ	wat·taš·rêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8327 deal with the roots
root	שָׁ֝רָשֶׁ֗יהָ	rā·še·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8328 root
and filled	וַתְּמַלֵּא־	wat·tə·mal·lê-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill
the land	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The mountains	הָרִ֣ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
were covered	כָּסּ֣וּ	kās·sū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H3680 cover
by its shade	צִלָּ֑הּ	ṣil·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6738 shadow
and the mighty	אֵֽל׃	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
cedars	אַֽרְזֵי־	’ar·zê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H730 cedar
with its branches	וַ֝עֲנָפֶ֗יהָ	wa·‘ă·nā·p̄e·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6057 branch(es), bough(s)

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It sent out	תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח	tə·šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7971 send
its branches	קְצִירֶ֣הָ	qə·ṣî·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Sea	יָ֑ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and its shoots	יֽוֹנְקוֹתֶֽיהָ׃	yō·wn·qō·w·ṯe·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3127 young shoot, twig
toward	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the River	נָ֝הָ֗ר	nā·hār	Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֭מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have You broken down	פָּרַ֣צְתָּ	pā·raṣ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6555 break through
its walls	גְדֵרֶ֑יהָ	ḡə·ḏê·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1447 wall
so that all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who pass by	עֹ֥בְרֵי	‘ō·ḇə·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
pick its fruit	וְ֝אָר֗וּהָ	wə·’ā·rū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H717 pluck, gather

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The boar	חֲזִ֣יר	ḥă·zîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2386 swine, boar
from the forest	מִיָּ֑עַר	mī·yå̄·ʿar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
ravages it	יְכַרְסְמֶ֣נָּֽה	yə·ḵar·sə·men·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3765 tear off
and the creatures	וְזִ֖יז	wə·zîz	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2123 moving things
of the field	שָׂדַ֣י	śā·ḏay	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
feed upon it	יִרְעֶֽנָּה׃	yir·‘en·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze