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Psalms 60:6

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 60:8.

אֱלֹהִ֤יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.דִּבֶּ֥רdiberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “speak”, a completed actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.בְּקָדְשׁ֗וֹbeqadeshvoin consecratedקֹדֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.אֶ֫עְלֹ֥זָהelozahrejoiceעָלַזverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “rejoice”, a determination or requestH5937to jump for joy, i.e. exultbe joyful, rejoice, triumph.אֲחַלְּקָ֥הachalqahseparate selfחָלַקverb, piel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “separate self”, a determination or requestH2505to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separatedeal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).שְׁכֶ֑םshekhemShechemשְׁכֶםnoun, proper name — “Shechem”H7927Shekem, a place in PalestineShechem.וְעֵ֖מֶקveemeqand valeעֵמֶקconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and vale”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6010a vale (i.e. broad depression)dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also H1025 (בֵּית הָעֵמֶק).סֻכּ֣וֹתsukotSuccothסֻכּוֹתnoun, proper name — “Succoth”H5523Succoth, the name of a place in Egypt and of three in PalestineSuccoth.אֲמַדֵּֽדamadedmeasureמָדַדverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “measure”, an unfinished actionH4058properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extendedmeasure, mete, stretch self.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(60-8) God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; that I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Young’s Literal Translation

God hath spoken in His holiness: I exult — I apportion Shechem, And the valley of Succoth I measure,

World English Bible

God has spoken from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

Darby Translation

God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Douay-Rheims

For thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(60-8) God spoke in His holiness, that I would exult; that I would divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

God has spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, and divide Sicima, and measure out the valley of tents.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ Θεὸς ἐλάλησεν ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ, ἀγαλλιάσομαι καὶ διαμεριῶ Σίκιμα, καὶ τὴν κοιλάδα τῶν σκηνῶν διαμετρήσω.