Psalm 108

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VerseKJVBSBASV
7God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.God hath spoken in his holiness: I will exult; I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
Godאֱלֹהִ֤ים׀'E-lo-HIMH0430G
God

אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

he has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi-BERH1696I
to speak: speak

דָבַר (da.var) : speak/tell/command 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

in sanctuary hisבְּקָדְשׁ֗וֹbe-ka-de-SHOH6944G
holiness

קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) 1) apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness 1a) apartness, sacredness, holiness 1a1) of God 1a2) of places 1a3) of things 1b) set-apartness, separateness

I will triumphאֶעְלֹ֥זָה'e'-LO-zahH5937
to exult

עָלַז (a.laz) (Qal) to exult, rejoice, triumph

I will divide upאֲחַלְּקָ֥ה'a-cha-le-KAHH2505A
to divide

חָלַק (cha.laq) 1) to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to divide, apportion 1a2) to assign, distribute 1a3) to assign, impart 1a4) to share 1a5) to divide up, plunder 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide oneself 1b2) to be divided 1b3) to assign, distribute 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to divide, apportion 1c2) to assign, distribute 1c3) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) to receive a portion or part 1f) (Hithpael) to divide among themselves

Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe-KHEMH7927G
Shechem

שְׁכֶם (she.khem) Shechem = "back" or "shoulder" a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 km) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (10.5 km) south- east of Samaria Also named: Suchem (Συχέμ "Shechem" G4966)

and [the] Valley ofוְעֵ֖מֶקve-'E-mekH6010R
valley

עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) valley, vale, lowland, open country

Succothסֻכּ֣וֹתsu-KOTH5523G
Succoth

סֻכּוֹת (suk.kot) § Succoth = "booths" the site where Jacob put up booths for his cattle and built a house for himself; apparently east of the Jordan near the ford of the torrent Jabbok and later allotted to the tribe of Gad

I will measure offאֲמַדֵּֽד׃'a-ma-DEDH4058
to measure

מָדַד (ma.dad) 1) to measure, stretch 1a) (Qal) to measure 1b) (Niphal) to be measured 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to extend, continue 1c2) to measure, measure off 1d) (Po) measured 1e) (Hithpolel) to extend oneself, stretch oneself Also means: mid.dad (מָדַד "to extend" H4059)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.