He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:Psalm 81:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עֵ֤דוּת׀ בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף שָׂמ֗וֹ בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם שְׂפַ֖ת לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶשְׁמָֽע׃
- עֵ֤דוּת׀'E.dut“a testimony”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֵדוּת · “testimony” · Strong's H5715
- בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ףbi.Ho.Sef“in Joseph”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹסֵף · “Joseph” · Strong's H3084
- שָׂמ֗וֹsa.Mo“he established it”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
- בְּ֭צֵאתוֹbe.tze.to“when went out he”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- שְׂפַ֖תse.Fat“a language”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שָׂפָה · “language” · Strong's H8193K
- לֹא־lo'-“<of> [which] not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.ti“I knew”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- אֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'“I heard”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info