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Psalms 78:2

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Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, [to] my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.	I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:	Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

I will open^H6605 my mouth^H6310 in a parable^H4912: I will utter^H5042 dark sayings^H2420 of old^H6924:

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Original Hebrew

אֶפְתְּחָה בְמָשָׁל פִּי אַבִּיעָה חִידֹות מִנִּי־קֶדֶם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אֶפְתְּחָ֣ה	'ef.te.Chah	H6605	HVqh1cs	I will open
בְ/מָשָׁ֣ל	ve./ma.Shal	H4912	HR/Ncmsa	in/ a parable
פִּ֑/י	P/i	H6310	HNcmsc/Sp1cs	mouth/ my
אַבִּ֥יעָה	'a.Bi.'ah	H5042	HVhh1cs	I will pour forth
חִ֝יד֗וֹת	chi.Dot	H2420	HNcfpa	riddles
מִנִּי	mi.ni-	H4480	HR	from
קֶֽדֶם	Ke.dem	H6924	HNcmsa	antiquity

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H2420 — חִידָה (chîydâh, khee-daw'): from חוּד; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim; dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
• H4912 — מָשָׁל (mâshâl, maw-shawl'): apparently from מָשַׁל in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse); byword, like, parable, proverb.
• H5042 — נָבַע (nâbaʻ, naw-bah'): a primitive root; to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor); belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
• H6605 — פָּתַח (pâthach, paw-thakh'): a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve; appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.
• H6924 — קֶדֶם (qedem, keh'-dem): or קֵדְמָה; from קָדַם; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קִדְמָה.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• dark sayings — Proverbs 1:6, Matthew 13:11-13, Mark 4:34
• I will — Psalms 49:4, Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:34-35

Reciprocal references (18): Genesis 18:19, Numbers 23:7, Deuteronomy 29:29, 2 Chronicles 9:1, Job 20:3, Job 27:1, Job 33:2, Proverbs 15:7, Proverbs 18:4, Ezekiel 24:3, Matthew 5:2, Mark 4:2, Mark 4:22, John 16:25, Acts 13:16, Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 2:7, 1 Corinthians 14:2

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: PROPHECIES RESPECTING CHRIST
• Nave’s: CHILDREN, COMMANDMENTS, INSTRUCTION, QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS, WICKED (PEOPLE)

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