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Psalms 60:7

Gilead is mine, and 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 60:9.

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.וְלִ֬יveliand toוְלִ֬יconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and to”and 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.מְחֹֽקְקִיmechoqeqiappointחָקַקverb, 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)

(60-9) Gilead is mine, and 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, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years even to generation and generation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(60-9) Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Galaad is mine, and Manasse is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμός ἐστι Γαλαὰδ, καὶ ἐμός ἐστι Μανασσῆ, καὶ Ἐφραὶμ κραταίωσις τῆς κεφαλῆς μου· Ἰούδας βασιλεύς μου,