Exodus 14:22

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{ "verseID": "Exodus.14.22", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם", "text": "*wa-yyāḇōʾû* *ḇənê*-*Yiśrāʾēl* *bə-ṯôḵ* *ha-yām* *ba-yyabbāšāh* *wə-ha-mmayim* *lāhem* *ḥōmāh* *mî-mînām* *û-mi-śśəmōʾlām*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyāḇōʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came/went", "*ḇənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*bə-ṯôḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - into the midst of", "*ha-yām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the sea", "*ba-yyabbāšāh*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - on the dry land", "*wə-ha-mmayim*": "conjunction + article + noun, masculine plural - and the waters", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them", "*ḥōmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wall", "*mî-mînām*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - on their right", "*û-mi-śśəmōʾlām*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and on their left" }, "variants": { "*wa-yyāḇōʾû*": "and they came/and they went/and they entered", "*bə-ṯôḵ*": "into the midst of/through", "*ba-yyabbāšāh*": "on the dry land/on dry ground", "*ḥōmāh*": "wall/barrier", "*mî-mînām*": "on their right/at their right side", "*û-mi-śśəmōʾlām*": "and on their left/and at their left side" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם

Transliteration

wa-yyāḇōʾû ḇənê-Yiśrāʾēl bə-ṯôḵ ha-yām ba-yyabbāšāh wə-ha-mmayim lāhem ḥōmāh mî-mînām û-mi-śśəmōʾlām

Grammar Details

• *wa-yyāḇōʾû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came/went
• *ḇənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *bə-ṯôḵ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - into the midst of
• *ha-yām*: article + noun, masculine singular - the sea
• *ba-yyabbāšāh*: preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - on the dry land
• *wə-ha-mmayim*: conjunction + article + noun, masculine plural - and the waters
• *lāhem*: preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them
• *ḥōmāh*: noun, feminine singular - wall
• *mî-mînām*: preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - on their right
• *û-mi-śśəmōʾlām*: conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and on their left

Word Meanings

• *wa-yyāḇōʾû*: and they came/and they went/and they entered
• *bə-ṯôḵ*: into the midst of/through
• *ba-yyabbāšāh*: on the dry land/on dry ground
• *ḥōmāh*: wall/barrier
• *mî-mînām*: on their right/at their right side
• *û-mi-śśəmōʾlām*: and on their left/and at their left side

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the childern of Israel went in thorow the myddest of the see vppon the drie grounde. And the water was a walle vnto them, both on their righthande ad on their lefte hande.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the children of Israel wente in thorow the middest of ye see vpon the drye grounde: and ye water was vnto them as a wall, vpon their right hande & vpo their lefte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the children of Israel went through the middes of the Sea vpon the drie ground, and the waters were a wall vnto them on their right hand, and on their left hand.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of Israel went into the middest of the sea vppon the drye grounde, and the waters were a wall vnto them on their ryght hande and on their left hande.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry [ground]: and the waters [were] a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the sons of Israel go into the midst of the sea, on dry land, and the waters `are' to them a wall, on their right and on their left.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the children of Israel went through the sea on dry land: and the waters were a wall on their right side and on their left.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the Israelites went through the middle of the sea on dry ground, the water forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 66:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.66.6", "source": "הָ֤פַךְ יָ֨ם ׀ לְֽיַבָּשָׁ֗ה בַּ֭נָּהָר יַֽעַבְר֣וּ בְרָ֑גֶל שָׁ֝֗ם נִשְׂמְחָה־בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hāpak* *yām* to *yabbāšāh* in the *nāhār* *yaʿabrû* on *rāgel* *šām* *niśməḥāh*-in him", "grammar": { "*hāpak*": "verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - turn/transform/change", "*yām*": "noun masculine singular - sea", "*yabbāšāh*": "noun feminine singular - dry land/dry ground", "*nāhār*": "noun masculine singular - river/stream", "*yaʿabrû*": "verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - cross over/pass through", "*rāgel*": "noun feminine singular - foot", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*niśməḥāh*": "verb qal imperfect 1st person plural cohortative - we will rejoice" }, "variants": { "*hāpak*": "turn/transform/change/convert/overturn", "*yām*": "sea/large body of water", "*yabbāšāh*": "dry land/dry ground", "*nāhār*": "river/stream/flow", "*yaʿabrû*": "pass over/cross/pass through", "*rāgel*": "foot/on foot", "*šām*": "there/at that place", "*niśməḥāh*": "let us rejoice/we will rejoice" } }
• Heb 11:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Hebrews.11.29", "source": "Πίστει διέβησαν τὴν Ἐρυθρὰν θάλασσαν ὡς διὰ ξηρᾶς: ἧς πεῖραν λαβόντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι κατεπόθησαν.", "text": "By *pistei* they *diebēsan* the *Erythran* *thalassan* as through *xēras*: of which *peiran* having *labontes* the *Aigyptioi* were *katepothēsan*.", "grammar": { "*pistei*": "dative, feminine, singular - by faith", "*diebēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - passed through/crossed over", "*Erythran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Red", "*thalassan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sea", "*xēras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of dry land", "*peiran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - attempt/trial", "*labontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having taken/made", "*Aigyptioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - Egyptians", "*katepothēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - were swallowed up/drowned" }, "variants": { "*diebēsan*": "passed through/crossed over/traversed", "*xēras*": "dry land/earth", "*peiran*": "attempt/trial/test", "*labontes*": "having taken/made/attempted", "*katepothēsan*": "were swallowed up/drowned/consumed" } }
• Ps 78:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.78.13", "source": "בָּ֣קַע יָ֭ם וַיַּֽעֲבִירֵ֑ם וַֽיַּצֶּב־מַ֥יִם כְּמוֹ־נֵ‪[c]‬ד׃", "text": "He *bāqaʿ* *yām* and he *wayyaʿăḇîrēm* and he *wayyaṣṣeḇ*-*mayim* like-*kᵉmô*-*nēḏ*", "grammar": { "*bāqaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he split/divided", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea", "*wayyaʿăḇîrēm*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and he caused them to pass through", "*wayyaṣṣeḇ*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he caused to stand", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*kᵉmô*": "preposition - like/as", "*nēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - heap/pile" }, "variants": { "*bāqaʿ*": "split/divided/broke open/tore", "*yām*": "sea/large body of water", "*wayyaʿăḇîrēm*": "and he caused them to pass through/led them across", "*wayyaṣṣeḇ*": "and he caused to stand/set up/established", "*nēḏ*": "heap/pile/mound/wall" } }
• Exod 14:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Exodus.14.29", "source": "וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָלְכ֥וּ בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה בְּת֣וֹךְ הַיָּ֑ם וְהַמַּ֤יִם לָהֶם֙ חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם", "text": "*û-ḇnê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *hāləḵû* *ḇa-yyabbāšāh* *bə-ṯôḵ* *ha-yām* *wə-ha-mmayim* *lāhem* *ḥōmāh* *mî-mînām* *û-mi-śśəmōʾlām*", "grammar": { "*û-ḇnê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*hāləḵû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they walked/went", "*ḇa-yyabbāšāh*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - on the dry land", "*bə-ṯôḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the midst of", "*ha-yām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the sea", "*wə-ha-mmayim*": "conjunction + article + noun, masculine plural - and the waters", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for them", "*ḥōmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wall", "*mî-mînām*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - on their right", "*û-mi-śśəmōʾlām*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and on their left" }, "variants": { "*hāləḵû*": "they walked/they went", "*ḇa-yyabbāšāh*": "on the dry land/on dry ground", "*bə-ṯôḵ*": "in the midst of/through", "*ḥōmāh*": "wall/barrier", "*mî-mînām*": "on their right/at their right side", "*û-mi-śśəmōʾlām*": "and on their left/and at their left side" } }
• Exod 15:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Exodus.15.19", "source": "כִּ֣י בָא֩ ס֨וּס פַּרְעֹ֜ה בְּרִכְבּ֤וֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙ בַּיָּ֔ם וַיָּ֧שֶׁב יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵהֶ֖ם אֶת־מֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל הָלְכ֥וּ בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּֽם׃", "text": "*kî* *ḇāʾ* *sūs* *Parʿōh* *bəriḵbô* *ūḇəp̄ārāšāyw* *bayyām* *wayyāšeḇ* *YHWH* *ʿălēhem* *ʾet*-*mê* *hayyām* *ūḇənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *hāləḵū* *bayyabbāšāh* *bətôḵ* *hayyām*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for, when", "*ḇāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he came", "*sūs*": "noun, masculine singular construct - horse of", "*Parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*bəriḵbô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with his chariot", "*ūḇəp̄ārāšāyw*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and with his horsemen", "*bayyām*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - into the sea", "*wayyāšeḇ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he caused to return", "*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH", "*ʿălēhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*mê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - waters of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea", "*ūḇənê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and the sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*hāləḵū*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they walked", "*bayyabbāšāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - on the dry land", "*bətôḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the midst of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the sea" }, "variants": { "*wayyāšeḇ*": "caused to return/brought back/returned", "*yabbāšāh*": "dry land/dry ground" } }
• Num 33:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Numbers.33.8", "source": "וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַֽחִירֹ֔ת וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ בְתוֹךְ־הַיָּ֖ם הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר אֵתָ֔ם וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּמָרָֽה׃", "text": "*wa*-*yisʿû* from *pənê* *haḥîrōṯ* *wa*-*yaʿaḇrû* through *tôḵ*-*hayyām* toward *hammidbārâ* *wa*-*yēləḵû* *dereḵ* *šəlōšeṯ* *yāmîm* in *midbar* *ʾēṯām* *wa*-*yaḥănû* in *mārâ*", "grammar": { "*wa*-*yisʿû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they journeyed/set out", "*mippənê*": "preposition + construct state - from before/from in front of", "*haḥîrōṯ*": "definite article + proper noun - Pi-hahiroth", "*wa*-*yaʿaḇrû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they passed through/crossed over", "*ḇəṯôḵ*-*hayyām*": "preposition + construct state + definite article + noun - through the midst of the sea", "*hammidbārâ*": "definite article + noun + directional heh - toward the wilderness", "*wa*-*yēləḵû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they went/walked", "*dereḵ*": "noun, construct state - way of/journey of", "*šəlōšeṯ*": "cardinal number, construct state - three", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*bəmidbar*": "preposition + noun, construct state - in wilderness of", "*ʾēṯām*": "proper noun - Etham", "*wa*-*yaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they camped/encamped", "*bəmārâ*": "preposition + proper noun - in Marah" }, "variants": { "*yisʿû*": "journeyed/traveled/set out/departed", "*yaʿaḇrû*": "passed through/crossed over/went through", "*tôḵ*": "midst/middle/inside", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*yēləḵû*": "went/walked/traveled", "*yaḥănû*": "camped/encamped/pitched camp" } }
• Exod 15:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Exodus.15.8", "source": "וּבְר֤וּחַ אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ נֶ֣עֶרְמוּ מַ֔יִם נִצְּב֥וּ כְמוֹ־נֵ֖ד נֹזְלִ֑ים קָֽפְא֥וּ תְהֹמֹ֖ת בְּלֶב־יָֽם׃", "text": "*ūḇərūaḥ* *ʾappeḵā* *neʿermū* *mayim* *niṣṣəḇū* *ḵəmô*-*nēḏ* *nōzəlîm* *qāp̄əʾū* *təhōmōt* *bəleḇ*-*yām*", "grammar": { "*ūḇərūaḥ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and by the breath of", "*ʾappeḵā*": "noun, masculine dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your nostrils", "*neʿermū*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they were heaped up", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters", "*niṣṣəḇū*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they stood up", "*ḵəmô*": "preposition - like", "*nēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - heap", "*nōzəlîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - flowing ones", "*qāp̄əʾū*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they congealed/froze", "*təhōmōt*": "noun, feminine plural - depths/deep waters", "*bəleḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the heart of", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea" }, "variants": { "*rūaḥ*": "breath/wind/spirit", "*ʾappeḵā*": "your nostrils/your nose/your anger", "*neʿermū*": "were heaped up/were piled up/gathered together", "*nēḏ*": "heap/mound/wall", "*nōzəlîm*": "flowing ones/currents/streams", "*qāp̄əʾū*": "congealed/froze/solidified", "*təhōmōt*": "depths/deep waters/the deep" } }
• Isa 63:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Isaiah.63.13", "source": "מוֹלִיכָ֖ם בַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹת כַּסּ֥וּס בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לֹ֥א יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃", "text": "*môlîḵām* in the *tĕhōmôt*, like the *sûs* in the *midbār* they did not *yikkāšēlû*.", "grammar": { "*môlîḵām*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - leading them", "*battĕhōmôt*": "preposition bet + article + noun, feminine plural - in the deeps", "*kassûs*": "preposition kaf + article + noun, masculine singular - like the horse", "*bammidbār*": "preposition bet + article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yikkāšēlû*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they stumbled" }, "variants": { "*môlîḵām*": "leading them/guiding them/causing them to go", "*tĕhōmôt*": "deeps/depths/abysses", "*sûs*": "horse/steed", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*yikkāšēlû*": "stumbled/fell/tottered" } }
• 1 Cor 10:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.10.1", "source": "¶Οὐ θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν πάντες ὑπὸ τὴν νεφέλην ἦσαν, καὶ πάντες διὰ τῆς θαλάσσης διῆλθον·", "text": "Not *thelō* *de* you *agnoein*, *adelphoi*, that the *pateres* of us all under the *nephelēn* *ēsan*, and all through the *thalassēs* *diēlthon*", "grammar": { "*thelō*": "present indicative, 1st person singular - I want/wish", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*agnoein*": "present infinitive - to be ignorant/not know", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*pateres*": "nominative, masculine, plural - fathers", "*nephelēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - cloud", "*ēsan*": "imperfect, 3rd person plural - they were [continuous]", "*thalassēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - sea", "*diēlthon*": "aorist indicative, 3rd person plural - they went through/passed through" }, "variants": { "*thelō*": "want/wish/desire", "*agnoein*": "to be ignorant/not know/be unaware", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers", "*pateres*": "fathers/ancestors/forefathers", "*diēlthon*": "went through/passed through/traversed" } }
• Hab 3:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.8", "source": "הֲבִנְהָרִים֙ חָרָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אִ֤ם בַּנְּהָרִים֙ אַפֶּ֔ךָ אִם־בַּיָּ֖ם עֶבְרָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י תִרְכַּב֙ עַל־סוּסֶ֔יךָ מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָ יְשׁוּעָֽה׃", "text": "?Against *nǝhārîm* was-angry *YHWH*, if against *nǝhārîm* was *ʾappeḵā*, if against the *yām* was *ʿeḇrāṯeḵā*, when *ṯirkaḇ* upon *sûseḵā*, *markǝḇōṯeḵā* *yǝšûʿāh*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - whether/is it that", "*ḇinǝhārîm*": "preposition *bə* with noun masculine plural - against rivers", "*ḥārāh*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - burned with anger/was angry", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if/or", "*ʾappeḵā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your anger/nose", "*bayyām*": "preposition *bə* with definite article and noun masculine singular - against the sea", "*ʿeḇrāṯeḵā*": "noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wrath/fury", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/when/because", "*ṯirkaḇ*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you ride/mounted", "*ʿal-sûseḵā*": "preposition with noun masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - upon your horses", "*markǝḇōṯeḵā*": "noun feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your chariots", "*yǝšûʿāh*": "noun feminine singular - salvation/deliverance/victory" }, "variants": { "*ʾappeḵā*": "your anger/your wrath/your nostril (metonymy for anger)", "*ʿeḇrāṯeḵā*": "your wrath/your fury/your overflowing anger", "*yǝšûʿāh*": "salvation/deliverance/victory" } } 9 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.9", "source": "עֶרְיָ֤ה תֵעוֹר֙ קַשְׁתֶּ֔ךָ שְׁבֻע֥וֹת מַטּ֖וֹת אֹ֣מֶר סֶ֑לָה נְהָר֖וֹת תְּבַקַּע־אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Completely *ṯēʿôr* *qašteḵā*, *šǝḇuʿôṯ maṭṭôṯ ʾōmer*. *Selāh*. With-*nǝhārôṯ* you-split *ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*ʿeryāh*": "adverb - completely/utterly/nakedly", "*ṯēʿôr*": "niphal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - was laid bare/was uncovered", "*qašteḵā*": "noun feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bow", "*šǝḇuʿôṯ*": "noun feminine plural construct - oaths of/sworn", "*maṭṭôṯ*": "noun masculine plural - rods/staffs/tribes", "*ʾōmer*": "noun masculine singular - word/speech/command", "*Selāh*": "musical notation or pause", "*nǝhārôṯ*": "noun masculine plural - rivers/streams", "*tǝḇaqqaʿ*": "piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you split/cleave", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*ʿeryāh ṯēʿôr*": "completely laid bare/fully exposed/made naked and ready", "*šǝḇuʿôṯ maṭṭôṯ ʾōmer*": "sworn are rods of word/oaths of tribes are spoken/rods of chastisement are sworn", "*tǝḇaqqaʿ*": "you split/you cleave/you divide" } } 10 { "verseID": "Habakkuk.3.10", "source": "רָא֤וּךָ יָחִ֙ילוּ֙ הָרִ֔ים זֶ֥רֶם מַ֖יִם עָבָ֑ר נָתַ֤ן תְּהוֹם֙ קוֹל֔וֹ ר֖וֹם יָדֵ֥יהוּ נָשָֽׂא׃", "text": "They-saw-you, they-writhed, *hārîm*; *zerem mayim* passed-over. *Tǝhôm* gave *qôlô*, *rôm yāḏêhû* lifted-up.", "grammar": { "*rāʾûḵā*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they saw you", "*yāḥîlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person plural - they writhed/trembled", "*hārîm*": "noun masculine plural - mountains", "*zerem*": "noun masculine singular construct - downpour/flood of", "*mayim*": "noun masculine plural - waters", "*ʿāḇār*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - passed over/swept by", "*nāṯan*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - gave/uttered", "*tǝhôm*": "noun masculine singular - deep/abyss/ocean depths", "*qôlô*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its voice", "*rôm*": "noun masculine singular construct - height/loftiness of", "*yāḏêhû*": "noun feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its hands", "*nāśāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - lifted up/raised" }, "variants": { "*yāḥîlû*": "writhed/trembled/were in anguish", "*tǝhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean", "*rôm yāḏêhû nāśāʾ*": "lifted high its hands/raised its hands on high (personification of waters)" } }
• Zech 2:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Zechariah.2.5", "source": "וָאֶשָּׂ֥א עֵינַ֛י וָאֵ֖רֶא וְהִנֵּה־אִ֑ישׁ וּבְיָד֖וֹ חֶ֥בֶל מִדָּֽה׃", "text": "And *wāʾeśśāʾ* *ʿênay* and *wāʾērēʾ* and *wəhinnēh*-*ʾîš* and in *yādô* *ḥebel* *middāh*", "grammar": { "*wāʾeśśāʾ*": "1st person singular imperfect consecutive (waw-conversive) of *nāśāʾ* - I lifted up", "*ʿênay*": "noun feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*wāʾērēʾ*": "1st person singular imperfect consecutive (waw-conversive) of *rāʾāh* - I saw/looked", "*wəhinnēh*": "conjunction + interjection - and behold", "*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - man", "*yādô*": "noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*ḥebel*": "noun masculine singular - cord/rope/line", "*middāh*": "noun feminine singular - measure/measurement" }, "variants": { "*ḥebel*": "cord/rope/line/measuring line", "*middāh*": "measure/measurement/dimension/standard" } }
• Neh 9:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.9.11", "source": "וְהַיָּם֙ בָּקַ֣עְתָּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ בְתוֹךְ־הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְֽאֶת־רֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜ם הִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּ בִמְצוֹלֹ֛ת כְּמוֹ־אֶ֖בֶן בְּמַ֥יִם עַזִּֽים׃", "text": "And the *yām* *bāqaʿtā* before them, and *wayyaʿaḇrû* in midst-of the *yām* in the *yabbāšâ*, and *ʾet*-*rōdəpêhem* *hišlaḵtā* in *məṣôlōt* like-*ʾeḇen* in *mayim* *ʿazzîm*.", "grammar": { "*yām*": "masculine singular - sea", "*bāqaʿtā*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you split/divided", "*wayyaʿaḇrû*": "qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine plural - and they passed over", "*yām*": "masculine singular - sea", "*yabbāšâ*": "feminine singular - dry land", "*rōdəpêhem*": "qal participle masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their pursuers", "*hišlaḵtā*": "hiphil perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you threw/cast", "*məṣôlōt*": "feminine plural - depths", "*ʾeḇen*": "feminine singular - stone", "*mayim*": "masculine plural - waters", "*ʿazzîm*": "adjective masculine plural - mighty/fierce" }, "variants": { "*bāqaʿtā*": "you split/divided/cleft", "*wayyaʿaḇrû*": "they passed over/crossed/went through", "*yabbāšâ*": "dry land/dry ground", "*rōdəpêhem*": "their pursuers/those chasing them", "*hišlaḵtā*": "you threw/cast/hurled", "*məṣôlōt*": "depths/deep waters/abyss", "*ʿazzîm*": "mighty/fierce/strong/powerful" } }