Psalm 78:5
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Berean Study Bible
For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

Young's Literal Translation
And He raiseth up a testimony in Jacob, And a law hath placed in Israel, That He commanded our fathers, To make them known to their sons.

King James Bible
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

Hebrew
For He established
וַיָּ֤קֶם (way·yā·qem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

a testimony
עֵד֨וּת ׀ (‘ê·ḏūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5715: Testimony

in Jacob
בְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗ב (bə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

and appointed
שָׂ֤ם (śām)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

a law
וְתוֹרָה֮ (wə·ṯō·w·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

in Israel,
בְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

which
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

He commanded
צִ֭וָּה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

our fathers
אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1: Father

to teach
לְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗ם (lə·hō·w·ḏî·‘ām)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3045: To know

to their children,
לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (liḇ·nê·hem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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