Psalm 81:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Hear,שְׁמַ֣ע
(she·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
O My people,עַ֭מִּי
(am·mi)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
and I will admonishוְאָעִ֣ידָה
(ve·'a·'i·dah)
5749b: to bear witnessdenominative verb from edah
you; O Israel,יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you would listenתִּֽשְׁמַֽע־
(tish·ma-)
8085: to heara prim. root
to Me! 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
O my people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
and I will testify
`uwd  (ood)
to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)
unto thee O Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
if thou wilt hearken
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
unto me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, if you would listen to Me!

King James Bible
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen, My people, and I will admonish you. Israel, if you would only listen to Me!

International Standard Version
Listen, My people and I will warn you. Israel, if only you would obey me!

NET Bible
I said, 'Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Hear my people and I shall speak, and Israel, I shall testify of you if you will hear me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Listen, my people, and I will warn you. Israel, if you would only listen to me!

King James 2000 Bible
Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto you: O Israel, if you will hearken unto me;
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