Parallel Verses
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.
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;
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 it is a statute for Israel, a rule of the God of Jacob.
5
When he
I heard a
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 114:1
When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
Deuteronomy 28:49
The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, swooping down like the eagle, a nation whose language you do not understand,
Jeremiah 5:15
Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, declares the LORD. It is an enduring nation; it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say.
Exodus 11:4
So Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt,
Psalm 77:15
You with your arm redeemed your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
Exodus 12:12
For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
Exodus 12:27
you shall say, 'It is the sacrifice of the LORD's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians but spared our houses.'" And the people bowed their heads and worshiped.
Exodus 12:29
At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the firstborn of the livestock.
Exodus 13:8-9
You shall tell your son on that day, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.'
Exodus 13:14-16
And when in time to come your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' you shall say to him, 'By a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery.
Deuteronomy 4:45
These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules, which Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt,
Psalm 78:6
that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,
Psalm 80:1-2
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Isaiah 28:11
For by people of strange lips and with a foreign tongue the LORD will speak to this people,
Ezekiel 20:20
and keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.
Amos 6:6
who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
1 Corinthians 14:21-22
In the Law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord."