New International Version (NIV)
5When God went out against Egypt,
he established it as a statute for Joseph.
I heard an unknown voice say:
Psalm 81:5
Psalm 81:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
5He established it as a testimony in Joseph
When he 81:5 Lit went out overwent throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard a language I did not know:
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
5He established it for a testimony in Joseph
When he went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard a language that I did not know:
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5He established it for a testimony in 81:5 Curiously, in this one verse Joseph’s name has an extra letter, an “h.” In an example of rabbinic lore, the ancient rabbis said that because Joseph sanctified the divine name in private (by resisting Potiphar’s wife) he merited having one letter of the divine name (Yahweh) added to his. Another rabbinic explanation is that when Pharaoh was about to elevate Joseph to power, the astrologers demanded that Joseph speak the 70 languages of the world. The angel Gabriel came to teach him, but Joseph was unable until Gabriel added to his name the extra letter from the divine name.Joseph
When He went throughout the land of Egypt.
I heard the language [of One whom] I did not know, saying,
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
5He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph81:5 Or in Joseph
when he went out over the land of Egypt,
where I heard an unfamiliar language:
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
5He gave it as a covenant law for the people of Joseph.
It was given when God went out to punish Egypt.
There I heard a voice I didn’t recognize.