Psalms
Psalm 81:9–10
9There must be no strange god among you,
nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
10I am the LORD your God,
who brought you up out of Egypt.
Open wide your mouth,
and I will fill it.
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.
Psalm 81:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There must be no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| strange | זָ֑ר | zār | Adjective - masculine singular | H2114 be a stranger |
| god | אֵ֣ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| among you | בְ֭ךָ | ḇə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| nor shall you | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bow | תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה | ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| to a foreign | נֵכָֽר׃ | nê·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness |
| god | לְאֵ֣ל | lə·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H410 god |
Psalm 81:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אָנֹכִ֨י׀ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am the LORD | יְה֘וָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| who brought you up | הַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָ | ham·ma·‘al·ḵā | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of Egypt | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| Open wide your mouth | פִּ֝֗יךָ | pî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| and I will fill it | וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃ | wa·’ă·mal·’ê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 81:9 Isaiah 43:12 · Deuteronomy 32:12 · 1 Corinthians 8:5–6 · Malachi 2:11 · Exodus 20:3–5 · Deuteronomy 6:14 · Psalm 44:20
Psalm 81:10 John 15:7 · Exodus 20:2 · Psalm 107:9 · John 7:37 · Revelation 21:6 · Ephesians 3:19–20 · Revelation 22:17 · Psalm 37:3–4 · John 16:23 · Jeremiah 11:4 · Jeremiah 31:31–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.