Psalms

Psalm 82:6–7

⁶I have said, ‘You are gods;

you are all sons of the Most High.’^b

⁷But like mortals you will die,

and like rulers you will fall.”

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
I	אֲ‍ֽנִי־	’ănî-	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have said	אָ֭מַרְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
You	אַתֶּ֑ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are gods	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
you are all	כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃	kul·lə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
sons	וּבְנֵ֖י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the Most High	עֶלְי֣וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אָ֭כֵן	’ā·ḵên	Adverb	H403 surely, truly
like mortals	כְּאָדָ֣ם	kə·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
you will die	תְּמוּת֑וּן	tə·mū·ṯūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H4191 die
and like	וּכְאַחַ֖ד	ū·ḵə·’a·ḥaḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular construct	H259 one
rulers	הַשָּׂרִ֣ים	haś·śā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
you will fall	תִּפֹּֽלוּ׃	tip·pō·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 82:6 John 10:34–36 · Psalm 82:1

Psalm 82:7 Psalm 49:12 · Ezekiel 31:14 · Job 21:32 · Psalm 83:11

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.