Psalms 81:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear{H8798)}, O my people, and I will testify{H8686)} unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken{H8799)} unto me;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּצָּרָ֥ה קָרָ֗אתָ וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ אֶ֭עֶנְךָ בְּסֵ֣תֶר רַ֑עַם אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ עַל־מֵ֖י מְרִיבָ֣ה סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

In the ṣārâ qārāʾtā and wāʾăḥalleṣeḵā; ʾeʿenḵā in sēter raʿam; ʾebḥānḵā upon mê mərîbâ selâ

Grammar Details

*ṣārâ*: feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition bet - 'in trouble/distress'
*qārāʾtā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - 'you called'
*wāʾăḥalleṣeḵā*: piel imperfect 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix and prefixed conjunction waw - 'and I delivered you'
*ʾeʿenḵā*: qal imperfect 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'I will answer you'
*sēter*: masculine singular construct with prefixed preposition bet - 'in the hiding place of'
*raʿam*: masculine singular noun - 'thunder'
*ʾebḥānḵā*: qal imperfect 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'I tested you'
*mê*: masculine plural construct - 'waters of'
*mərîbâ*: proper name/feminine singular noun - 'Meribah/strife'
*selâ*: musical notation/pause - 'selah'

Word Meanings

*ṣārâ*: trouble/distress/adversity/affliction
*qārāʾtā*: you called/you cried out
*wāʾăḥalleṣeḵā*: and I delivered you/I rescued you/I freed you
*ʾeʿenḵā*: I answered you/I responded to you
*sēter*: hiding place/secret place/covering
*raʿam*: thunder/thundering sound
*ʾebḥānḵā*: I tested you/I proved you/I examined you
*mərîbâ*: Meribah/strife/contention/dispute
*selâ*: musical pause/interlude/lift up (meaning uncertain)

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 50:7 : 7 Hear{H8798)}, O my people, and I will speak{H8762)}; O Israel, and I will testify{H8686)} against thee: I am God, even thy God.
Ps 81:13 : 13 Oh that my people had hearkened{H8802)} unto me, and Israel had walked{H8762)} in my ways!
Isa 1:19 : 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
Isa 55:3-4 : 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
John 3:11 : 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
John 3:32-33 : 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
Acts 20:21 : 21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 John 5:9 : 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
Exod 15:26 : 26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
Deut 5:27 : 27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
Deut 32:46 : 46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

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