Psalm 78:5

New English Translation

⁵He established a rule^[a] in Jacob;
he set up a law in Israel.
He commanded our ancestors
to make his deeds known to their descendants,^[b]

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Footnotes

Psalm 78:5 tn The Hebrew noun עֵדוּת (ʿedut) refers here to God’s command that the older generation teach their children about God’s mighty deeds in the nation’s history (see Exod 10:2; Deut 4:9; 6:20-25).
Psalm 78:5 tn Heb “which he commanded our fathers to make them known to their sons.” The plural suffix “them” probably refers back to the Lord’s mighty deeds (see vv. 3-4).

Psalm 78:5

New International Version

⁵He decreed statutes^(A) for Jacob^(B)
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
to teach their children,

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Psalm 78:5

New King James Version

⁵For ^(A)He established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
That ^(B)they should make them known to their children;

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