Psalm 81:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For it is a statuteחֹ֣ק
(chok)
2706: something prescribed or owed, a statutefrom chaqaq
for Israel,לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
(le·yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
An ordinanceמִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט
(mish·pat)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
of the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥י
(le·lo·hei)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of Jacob.יַעֲקֹֽב׃
(ya·'a·kov.)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb


















KJV Lexicon
For this was a statute
choq  (khoke)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
for Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and a law
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
of the God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the God of Jacob.

King James Bible
For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For this is a statute for Israel, a judgment of the God of Jacob.

International Standard Version
because it is a statute in Israel, an ordinance by the God of Jacob,

NET Bible
For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For this is the law for Israel and the judgment for the God of Jacob!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is a law for Israel, a legal decision from the God of Jacob.

King James 2000 Bible
For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
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