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Psalms 81:4-7

4For this wasa statuteחֹ֣קchokH2706for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, anda lawמִ֝שְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941of the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

5This he ordainedשָׂמ֗וֹsa.MoH7760in Josephבִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ףbi.Ho.SefH3084fora testimonyעֵ֤דוּת׀'E.dutH5715,when he went outבְּ֭צֵאתוֹbe.tze.toH3318through the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: whereI heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085a languageשְׂפַ֖תse.FatH8193thatI understoodיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not.

6I removedהֲסִיר֣וֹתִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926from the burdenמִסֵּ֣בֶלmi.Se.velH5447:his handsכַּ֝פָּ֗יוka.PavH3709were deliveredתַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ta.'a.Vo.re.nahH5674from the potsמִדּ֥וּדmi.DudH1731.

7Thou calledstקָרָ֗אתָka.Ra.taH7121in troubleבַּצָּרָ֥הba.tza.RahH6869,and I deliveredוָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּva.'a.Cha.le.Tze.kaH2502thee; I answeredאֶ֭עֶנְךָ'E.'en.khaH6030thee in the secret placeבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of thunderרַ֑עַםRa.'amH7482:I provedאֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨'ev.cha.ne.KhaH974thee at the watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of Meribahמְרִיבָ֣הme.ri.VahH4809.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

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