Psalms 81:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

A testimony on Joseph He hath placed it, In his going forth over the land of Egypt. A lip, I have not known -- I hear.

English ASV

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.

English Amplified

This He ordained in Joseph [the savior] for a testimony when He went out over the land of Egypt. The speech of One Whom I knew not did I hear [saying],

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

This He ordained in Joseph [the savior] for a testimony when He went out over the land of Egypt. The speech of One Whom I knew not did I hear [saying],

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He set it up as a decree for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard an unfamiliar language:

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

He ordained it in Joseph [for] a testimony, when he went forth over the land of Egypt, [where] I heard a language that I knew not.

English EASY 2024

When God punished the land of Egypt, he gave this rule to Joseph's family. I heard a voice that I did not know.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

God made this agreement with Joseph's people, when he led them out of Egypt. In a language we didn't understand, God said,

He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a language I had not known:

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He gave it to the people of Israel when he attacked the land of Egypt. I hear an unknown voice saying,

English God's Word - GW 1995

These are the instructions God set in place for Joseph when Joseph rose to power over Egypt. I heard a message I did not understand:

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He set it up as an ordinance for Joseph when He went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard an unfamiliar language:

English KJV 1611

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.

English LSB

He established it for a testimony in Joseph When he went forth over the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He made it a decree in Joseph when He went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I had not known:

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He established it for a testimony in Joseph When he went throughout the land of Egypt. I heard a language that I did not know:

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For this is a law in Israel, an edict of the God of Jacob,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He gave it as a covenant law for the people of Joseph when God went out to punish Egypt. There we heard a language we didn't understand.

English NIV

He established it as a statute for Joseph when he went out against Egypt, where we heard a language we did not understand.

English NKJ 1982

This He established in Joseph as a testimony, When He went throughout the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language I did not understand.

English NLT

He made it a decree for Israel when he attacked Egypt to set us free. I heard an unknown voice that said,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He made it a decree in Joseph, when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a voice I had not known:

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He has given these feasts to remind us of his triumph over Egypt, when he went out to wage war against them. I heard the message in an unknown tongue as he said to me,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He made it a decree in Joseph, when he went out over the land of Egypt. I hear a voice I had not known:

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He gave them as reminders of his war against Egypt where we were slaves on foreign soil. I heard an unknown voice that said,

English Tyndale 1537

This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he came out of Egypt, and had heard a strange language.

Psalms 81:5 — Compare Translations