Psalms 104:6

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.104.6", "source": "תְּ֭הוֹם כַּלְּב֣וּשׁ כִּסִּית֑וֹ עַל־הָ֝רִ֗ים יַ֖עַמְדוּ־מָֽיִם׃", "text": "*tĕhôm* *kallĕbûsh* *kissîtô* *ʿal*-*hārîm* *yaʿamdû*-*māyim*", "grammar": { "*tĕhôm*": "noun, masculine/feminine singular - deep, abyss", "*kallĕbûsh*": "preposition *kě* + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the garment", "*kissîtô*": "verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you covered it", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon, over", "*hārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains", "*yaʿamdû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they stood", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters" }, "variants": { "*tĕhôm*": "deep, abyss, depths, primeval ocean", "*lĕbûsh*": "garment, clothing, covering", "*kissîtô*": "covered it, clothed it", "*hārîm*": "mountains, hills, mountain ranges", "*yaʿamdû*": "stood, stood firm, were standing, were positioned", "*māyim*": "waters, water, flood" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תְּ֭הוֹם כַּלְּב֣וּשׁ כִּסִּית֑וֹ עַל־הָ֝רִ֗ים יַ֖עַמְדוּ־מָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

tĕhôm kallĕbûsh kissîtô ʿal-hārîm yaʿamdû-māyim

Grammar Details

• *tĕhôm*: noun, masculine/feminine singular - deep, abyss
• *kallĕbûsh*: preposition *kě* + definite article + noun, masculine singular - like the garment
• *kissîtô*: verb, piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you covered it
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon, over
• *hārîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains
• *yaʿamdû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they stood
• *māyim*: noun, masculine plural - waters

Word Meanings

• *tĕhôm*: deep, abyss, depths, primeval ocean
• *lĕbûsh*: garment, clothing, covering
• *kissîtô*: covered it, clothed it
• *hārîm*: mountains, hills, mountain ranges
• *yaʿamdû*: stood, stood firm, were standing, were positioned
• *māyim*: waters, water, flood

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  You covered it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou couerest it with the depe like as with a garmet, so that the waters stonde aboue the hilles.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou coueredst it with the deepe as with a garment: the waters woulde stand aboue the mountaines.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou coueredst it with the deepe, lyke as with a garment: the waters stande vpon the hilles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;

• World English Bible (2000)

  You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 7:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.19", "source": "וְהַמַּ֗יִם גָּֽ‪[m]‬בְר֛וּ מְאֹ֥ד מְאֹ֖ד עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְכֻסּ֗וּ כָּל־הֽ͏ֶהָרִים֙ הַגְּבֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃", "text": "And-the-*mayim gābərû məʾōd məʾōd* upon-the-*ʾāreṣ wa-yəkussû* all-the-*hehārîm* the-*gəbōhîm* which-under all-the-*šāmāyim*", "grammar": { "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*gābərû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they prevailed", "*məʾōd məʾōd*": "adverb repeated for emphasis - very very/exceedingly", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wa-yəkussû*": "waw consecutive + pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were covered", "*hehārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - the mountains", "*gəbōhîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - high/tall", "*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine dual/plural - heavens/sky" }, "variants": { "*gābərû*": "prevailed/were strong/overwhelmed", "*məʾōd məʾōd*": "exceedingly/very very/overwhelmingly", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*wa-yəkussû*": "and they were covered/concealed/hidden", "*hehārîm*": "mountains/hills", "*gəbōhîm*": "high/tall/elevated", "*šāmāyim*": "heavens/sky" } }
• 2 Pet 3:5 : 5 { "verseID": "2 Peter.3.5", "source": "Λανθάνει γὰρ αὐτοὺς τοῦτο θέλοντας, ὅτι οὐρανοὶ ἦσαν ἔκπαλαι, καὶ γῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ διʼ ὕδατος, συνεστῶσα τῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ λόγῳ:", "text": "*Lanthanei* for them this *thelontas*, that *ouranoi ēsan ekpalai*, and *gē* from *hydatos* and through *hydatos*, *synestōsa* to-the of-the *Theou logō*:", "grammar": { "*lanthanei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - escapes notice/is hidden from", "*thelontas*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - willing/wanting/desiring", "*ouranoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - heavens/skies", "*ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were/existed", "*ekpalai*": "adverb - long ago/from of old", "*gē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - earth/land/ground", "*hydatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - water", "*synestōsa*": "perfect active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - standing together/consisting/formed", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God", "*logō*": "dative, masculine, singular - word/message/command" }, "variants": { "*lanthanei*": "escapes notice/is hidden from/they deliberately ignore", "*thelontas*": "willing/wanting/desiring/choosing", "*ouranoi*": "heavens/skies/celestial realm", "*ēsan*": "were/existed/came into being", "*ekpalai*": "long ago/from of old/from ancient times", "*gē*": "earth/land/ground/world", "*hydatos*": "water/fluid", "*synestōsa*": "standing together/consisting/formed/established", "*Theou*": "God/deity", "*logō*": "word/message/command/decree" } }
• Gen 1:2-9 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.2", "source": "וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃", "text": "And the *ʾāreṣ* *hāyĕtāh* *tōhû* *wā-bōhû* and *ḥōšek* upon *pĕnê* *tĕhôm* and *rûaḥ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *mĕraḥepet* upon *pĕnê* the *māyim*", "grammar": { "*hāyĕtāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was/became", "*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - formlessness/chaos", "*wā-bōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/void", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*pĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of/surface of", "*tĕhôm*": "noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss/primeval ocean", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit/wind/breath of", "*mĕraḥepet*": "verb, piel participle, feminine singular - hovering/moving/fluttering", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters" }, "variants": { "*hāyĕtāh*": "was/became/existed", "*tōhû*": "formlessness/chaos/waste", "*bōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*tĕhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean/primordial waters", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath", "*mĕraḥepet*": "hovering/moving/fluttering/brooding" } } 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yĕhî* *ʾôr* and *wayĕhî* *ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and said/spoke", "*yĕhî*": "verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let there be", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*wayĕhî*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and there was" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "and said/and spoke/and commanded", "*yĕhî*": "let there be/may there be", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/illumination" } } 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.4", "source": "וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃", "text": "And *wayyarʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-the *ʾôr* that *ṭôb* and *wayyabdēl* *ʾĕlōhîm* between the *ʾôr* and between the *ḥōšek*", "grammar": { "*wayyarʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and saw", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*wayyabdēl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and separated/divided", "*bên*": "preposition - between" }, "variants": { "*wayyarʾ*": "and saw/and perceived/and observed", "*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/beneficial/appropriate", "*wayyabdēl*": "and separated/and divided/and distinguished", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity" } } 5 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.5", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃", "text": "And *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* to the *ʾôr* *yôm* and to the *ḥōšek* *qārāʾ* *lāylāh* and *wayĕhî* *ʿereb* and *wayĕhî* *bōqer* *yôm* *ʾeḥād*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and called/named", "*lā-ʾôr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to the light", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*wĕ-la-ḥōšek*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun - and to the darkness", "*qārāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - called/named", "*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*ʿereb*": "noun, masculine singular - evening", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - one/first" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "and called/and named/and designated", "*yôm*": "day/daytime/period of time", "*qārāʾ*": "called/named/designated", "*lāylāh*": "night/nighttime", "*ʿereb*": "evening/sunset/dusk", "*bōqer*": "morning/sunrise/dawn", "*ʾeḥād*": "one/first/single" } } 6 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.6", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yĕhî* *rāqîaʿ* in *tôk* the *māyim* and *wîhî* *mabdîl* between *mayim* to *māyim*", "grammar": { "*yĕhî*": "verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let there be", "*rāqîaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - firmament/expanse", "*bĕ-tôk*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in midst of", "*wîhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - and let it be", "*mabdîl*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular - separating/dividing", "*lā-māyim*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - to waters" }, "variants": { "*rāqîaʿ*": "firmament/expanse/vault/dome", "*tôk*": "midst/middle/between", "*mabdîl*": "separating/dividing/distinguishing" } } 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.7", "source": "וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ֒ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ וֽ͏ַיְהִי־כֵֽן׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿaś* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-the *rāqîaʿ* and *wayyabdēl* between the *mayim* which *mittaḥat* to the *rāqîaʿ* and between the *mayim* which *mēʿal* to the *rāqîaʿ* and *wayĕhî*-*kēn*", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿaś*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and made", "*wayyabdēl*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and separated", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*mittaḥat*": "preposition + preposition - from under", "*lā-rāqîaʿ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to the firmament", "*mēʿal*": "preposition - from above", "*wayĕhî-kēn*": "verb + adverb - and it was so" }, "variants": { "*wayyaʿaś*": "and made/and created/and fashioned", "*mittaḥat*": "from under/beneath", "*mēʿal*": "from above/over", "*kēn*": "so/thus/accordingly" } } 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.8", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ שָׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי׃", "text": "And *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* to the *rāqîaʿ* *šāmāyim* and *wayĕhî*-*ʿereb* and *wayĕhî*-*bōqer* *yôm* *šēnî*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and called", "*lā-rāqîaʿ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to the firmament", "*šāmāyim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens", "*šēnî*": "ordinal number, masculine singular - second" }, "variants": { "*šēnî*": "second/another" } } 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִקָּו֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם מִתַּ֤חַת הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ אֶל־מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yiqqāwû* the *mayim* *mittaḥat* the *šāmayim* to *māqôm* *ʾeḥād* and *tērāʾeh* the *yabbāšāh* and *wayĕhî*-*kēn*", "grammar": { "*yiqqāwû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, jussive - let be gathered", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*māqôm*": "noun, masculine singular - place", "*tērāʾeh*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, jussive - let appear", "*yabbāšāh*": "noun, feminine singular - dry land" }, "variants": { "*yiqqāwû*": "let be gathered/let be collected/let be assembled", "*māqôm*": "place/location/area", "*tērāʾeh*": "let appear/let be seen/let become visible", "*yabbāšāh*": "dry land/dry ground/continent" } } 10 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.10", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א יַמִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃", "text": "And *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* to the *yabbāšāh* *ʾereṣ* and to *miqwēh* the *mayim* *qārāʾ* *yammîm* and *wayyarʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* that *ṭôb*", "grammar": { "*la-yabbāšāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to the dry land", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*û-lĕ-miqwēh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and to gathering of", "*qārāʾ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - called", "*yammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - seas" }, "variants": { "*miqwēh*": "gathering/collection/reservoir", "*yammîm*": "seas/oceans/large bodies of water" } }