King James Version
Psalms 81:6 in the King James Version says “I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. were: Heb. passed away” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 81 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. were: Heb. passed away”
Psalms 81:6 · KJV
For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. through: or, against
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. were: Heb. passed away
Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Meribah: or, Strife
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“his shoulder”
H7926the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
“his hands”
H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
“were delivered”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
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