Psalms 81:3

“Blow the horn at the new moon, at the full moon, on the day of our feast.”

Psalms 81:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 81:3, word by word

Blowתִּקְעוּtiku

blow

To blow the trumpet.

Where else “tiku” appears
the hornשׁוֹפָרshofar

horn (shofar)

Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.

Where else “shofar” appears
at the new moonחֹדֶשׁchodesh

new moon

When the moon reappears and the month begins, with its feast.

Where else “chodesh” appears
at the full moonכֵּסֶהkese

full moon

Full moon; the day in the middle of the month, on which some feasts fell.

Where else “kese” appears
on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
of our feastחַגֵּchage

festival

Festival in honor of God, with pilgrimage.

Where else “chage” appears

Translation note

The new moon marked the beginning of the month, and the full moon its middle; several feasts of Israel fell on those days (Leviticus 23:24, 34).

The context

2Raise a song and sound the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

3 · This verse (above)

4For it is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the Elohim of Jacob.

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