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Psalms 82:7

82:6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

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Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

But you shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.

What does Psalms 82:7 mean?

Psalms 82:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָכֵן (ʼâkên), מוּת (mûwth), אָדָם (ʼâdâm).

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Butאָכֵןʼâkên/aw-kane'/H403firmly; figuratively, surely; also (advers.) but
ye
shall
dieמוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
like
men,אָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
and
fallנָפַלnâphal/naw-fal'/H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
like
oneאֶחָדʼechâd/ekh-awd'/H259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of
the
princes.שַׂרsar/sar/H8269a head person (of any rank or class)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 82:7.

Exodus 2:14

And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. a prince: Heb. a man, a prince

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 33:13

And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

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What does Psalms 82:7 say?

Psalms 82:7 (King James Version) reads: "But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes."

Is Psalms 82:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 82:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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