Psalms 66:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Come, and see the works of God; [He is] terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְכ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת אֱלֹהִ֑ים נוֹרָ֥א עֲ֝לִילָ֗ה עַל־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃

Transliteration

ləkû and rəʾû mipʿălôt ʾĕlōhîm nôrāʾ ʿălîlāh over-bənê ʾādām

Grammar Details

*ləkû*: verb qal imperative masculine plural - go/come/walk
*rəʾû*: verb qal imperative masculine plural - see/look/observe
*mipʿălôt*: noun feminine plural construct - works/deeds of
*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun masculine plural - God (despite plural form, treated as singular)
*nôrāʾ*: verb niphal participle masculine singular - awesome/fearful
*ʿălîlāh*: noun feminine singular - deed/action
*bənê*: noun masculine plural construct - sons of/children of
*ʾādām*: noun masculine singular - man/mankind/humanity

Word Meanings

*ləkû*: come/go/walk/proceed
*rəʾû*: see/look at/observe/inspect/perceive
*mipʿălôt*: works/actions/deeds/achievements
*nôrāʾ*: awesome/fearful/terrible/awe-inspiring
*ʿălîlāh*: action/deed/work/exploit
*bənê*: sons of/children of/descendants of
*ʾādām*: man/mankind/humanity/human being

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 46:8 : 8 Come, behold the works of Jehovah, What desolations he hath made in the earth.
Ps 66:3 : 3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Ps 66:16 : 16 Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Ps 99:3 : 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.
Ps 106:22 : 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, [And] terrible things by the Red Sea.
Ps 111:2 : 2 The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Ps 126:1-3 : 1 A Song of Ascents. When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. 3 Jehovah hath done great things for us, [Whereof] we are glad.
Ezek 1:18 : 18 As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.
Num 23:23 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; Neither is there any divination with Israel: Now shalt it be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!

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