Psalms

Psalm 81:5

⁵He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph^b

when he went out over the land of Egypt,

where I heard an unfamiliar language:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He ordained it	שָׂמ֗וֹ	śā·mōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
as a testimony	עֵ֤דוּת׀	‘ê·ḏūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5715 testimony
for Joseph	בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף	bî·hō·w·sêp̄	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3084 Jehoseph
when he went out	בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ	bə·ṣê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
I heard	אֶשְׁמָֽע׃	’eš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
an unfamiliar	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
language	שְׂפַ֖ת	śə·p̄aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.