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Psalms 81:8

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 81:9.

שְׁמַ֣עshemahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a commandH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…עַ֭מִּיamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וְאָעִ֣ידָהveaidahand protestעוּדconjunction, verb, hiphil, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and protest”, a determination or requestH5749to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness.בָּ֑ךְbakheinבָּ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”inיִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…תִּֽשְׁמַֽעtishmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(81-9) Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!

Young’s Literal Translation

Hear, O My people, and I testify to thee, O Israel, if thou dost hearken to me:

World English Bible

“Hear, my people, and I will testify to you, Israel, if you would listen to me!

Darby Translation

Hear, my people, and I will testify unto thee; O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!

Douay-Rheims

Arise, O God, judge thou the earth: for thou shalt inherit among all the nations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(81-9) Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hear, my people, and I will speak to thee, O Israel; and I will testify to thee: if thou wilt hearken to me;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄκουσον λαός μου καὶ λαλήσω σοι, Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ διαμαρτύρομαί σοι· ἐὰν ἀκούσῃς μου,