Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
A testimony in Joseph, he appointed it, When he went forth over the land of Egypt: A language I liked not, used I to hear;
New American Standard Bible
When he
I heard a
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
when He went throughout
International Standard Version
a decree that he prescribed for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt, speaking a language I did not recognize.
A Conservative Version
He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony when he went out over the land of Egypt, [where] I heard a language that I knew not.
American Standard Version
He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.
Amplified
He established it for a testimony in
When He went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard the language [of One whom] I did not know, saying,
Bible in Basic English
He gave it to Joseph as a witness, when he went out over the land of Egypt; then the words of a strange tongue were sounding in my ears.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
He set him a testimony in Joseph in his going forth upon the land of Egypt: I shall hear a lip I knew not
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He made it a statute in Joseph when he went out against the land of Egypt, [where] I heard a language I did not know.
Modern King James verseion
This He ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when He went out over the land of Egypt; I heard a language I understood not.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he came out of Egypt, and had heard a strange language.
NET Bible
He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.
New Heart English Bible
He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I did not know.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn't know.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 81:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call To Obedience
4 For, a statute to Israel, it is, A regulation, by the God of Jacob; 5 A testimony in Joseph, he appointed it, When he went forth over the land of Egypt: A language I liked not, used I to hear; 6 I took away, from the burden, his shoulder, his hands, from the clay, were set free.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 114:1
When Israel came forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from among a people of strange tongue,
Deuteronomy 28:49
Yahweh will bring against thee a nation from afar, from the end of the earth, as darteth a bird of prey, - a nation whose tongue thou canst not understand;
Jeremiah 5:15
Behold me! bringing upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, Declareth Yahweh, - A nation invincible, it is, A nation from age-past times, hath it been, A nation whose tongue thou shalt not know, Neither shalt thou understand what it speaketh:
Exodus 11:4
And Moses said, Thus saith Yahweh, - About midnight, am, I, going forth in the midst of Egypt;
Psalm 77:15
Thou didst redeem, with thine arm - Thy people, Thy sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Exodus 12:12
I will pass along, therefore, throughout the land of Egypt this night, and will smite every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man even to beast, - and against all the gods of Egypt, will I execute judgments - I, Yahweh.
Exodus 12:27
Then shall ye say - A passover sacrifice, it is to Yahweh, who passed-over the houses of the sons of Israel, in Egypt, when he plagued the Egyptians but our houses, he delivered. Then did the people bend their heads and bow themselves down.
Exodus 12:29
And it came to pass, at midnight, that Yahweh, smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat upon his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive who was in the pit of his prison, - and every firstborn of beasts.
Exodus 13:8-9
And thou shalt toll thy son, on that day, saying, - This is because, of that which Yahweh did for me, when he brought me forth out of Egypt.
Exodus 13:14-16
And it shall be when thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What is this? Then shalt thou say unto him: With strength of hand, did Yahweh bring us forth out of Egypt out of the house of slaves.
Deuteronomy 4:45
These, are the testimonies, and the statutes and the regulations, - which Moses spake unto the sons of Israel when they came forth out of Egypt:
Psalm 78:6
To the end, A later generation, might come m know, Children who should be born, Who should arise, and recount them to their children;
Psalm 80:1-2
O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!
Isaiah 28:11
For, with a jabbering lip, and with an alien tongue, must he speak unto this people!
Ezekiel 20:20
My sabbaths also, hallow ye, - And they shall become a sign betwixt me and you, That it may be known that I Yahweh am your God.
Amos 6:6
Who are quaffing bowls of wine, and, with the best of oils, anointing themselves, - and are not afflicted for the injury of Joseph: -
1 Corinthians 14:21-22
In the law, it is written - With strange tongues, and with lips of strangers, will I speak unto this people; and, not even so, will they hearken unto me, - saith the Lord.