God & Savior

Psalm 44:20

If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
Psalm 44:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אִם־שָׁ֭כַחְנוּ שֵׁ֣ם אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּ לְאֵ֣ל זָֽר׃

  1. אִם־'i.mo.Sha-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  2. שָׁ֭כַחְנוּSha.khach.nu“we had forgotten”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
  3. שֵׁ֣םshem“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  4. אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nu“God our”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  5. וַנִּפְרֹ֥שׂva.nif.Ros“and we had spread out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from פָּרַשׂ · “to spread” · Strong's H6566
  6. כַּ֝פֵּ֗ינוּka.Pei.nu“hands our”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from כַּף · “palm” · Strong's H3709G
  7. לְאֵ֣לle.'El“to a god”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵל · “god” · Strong's H0410K
  8. זָֽר׃Zar“strange”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זוּר · “be a stranger” · Strong's H2114A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)