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Psalms 108:8

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 108:9.

לִ֤יlitoלִ֤יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toגִלְעָ֨דgiladGileadגִּלְעָדnoun, proper name — “Gilead”H1568Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesGilead, Gileadite.לִ֤יlitoלִ֤יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמְנַשֶּׁ֗הmenashehManassehמְנַשֶּׁהnoun, proper name — “Manasseh”H4519Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryManasseh.וְ֭אֶפְרַיִםveefrayimand Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.מָע֣וֹזmaozforceמָעוֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4581a fortified place; figuratively, a defenceforce, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), ([idiom] most) strong (hold).רֹאשִׁ֑יroshiheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.יְ֝הוּדָ֗הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.מְחֹקְקִֽיmechoqeqiappointחָקַקverb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “appoint”, a verb used as a describing wordH2710properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribeappoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(108-9) Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mine [is] Gilead, mine [is] Manasseh, And Ephraim [is] the strength of my head, Judah [is] my lawgiver,

World English Bible

Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.

Darby Translation

Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;

Douay-Rheims

May his days be few: and his bishopric let another take.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(108-9) Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Galaad is mine; and Manasses is mine; and Ephraim is the help of mine head; Judas is my king;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμός ἐστι Γαλαὰδ, καὶ ἐμός ἐστι Μανασσῆς, καὶ Ἐφραίμ ἀντίληψις τῆς κεφαλῆς μου· Ἰούδας βασιλεύς μου,