Psalms 81:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.”
Psalms 81:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 81:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 81:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 81:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He appointed it in Joseph for a covenant, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.”
Psalms 81:5 — World English Bible
Psalms 81:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, WhereI heard a language that I knew not. ”
Psalms 81:5 — American Standard Version
Psalms 81:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A testimony on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known--I hear.”
Psalms 81:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 81:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ He ordained it in Joseph [for] a testimony, when he went forth over the land of Egypt, [where] I heard a language that I knew not. ”
Psalms 81:5 — Darby Translation
Psalms 81:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hee set this in Ioseph for a testimonie, when hee came out of the land of Egypt, where I heard a language, that I vnderstoode not.”
Psalms 81:5 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 81:5 in Context — Psalms 81
3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
What Does Psalms 81:5 Mean?
Psalms 81:5 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 81. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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