Psalms 105:20

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

American King James Version (AKJV)

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.

Webster's Revision

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

World English Bible

The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

English Revised Version (ERV)

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

Definitions for Psalms 105:20

Let - To hinder or obstruct.

Barnes's Psalms 105:20 Bible Commentary

The king sent and loosed him - Released him from prison. Genesis 41:14. The object was that he might interpret the dreams of Pharaoh.

The ruler of the people, and let him go free - Hebrew, "peoples," in the plural - referring either to the fact that there were "many" people in the land, or that Pharaoh ruled over tributary nations as well as over the Egyptians.