Psalms 108:8
108:7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
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Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;
What does Psalms 108:8 mean?
Psalms 108:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גִּלְעָד (Gilʻâd), מְנַשֶּׁה (Mᵉnashsheh), אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim).
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And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
Genesis 48:17And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. displeased: was evil in his eyes
Deuteronomy 3:13And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
Deuteronomy 33:17His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. unicorns: Heb. an unicorn
Deuteronomy 34:2And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,
Genesis 46:20And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. priest: or, prince
Genesis 48:1And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Genesis 48:13And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.
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What does Psalms 108:8 say?
Psalms 108:8 (King James Version) reads: "Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;"
Is Psalms 108:8 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 108:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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