Psalms 104:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יַעֲל֣וּ הָ֭רִים יֵרְד֣וּ בְקָע֑וֹת אֶל־מְ֝ק֗וֹם זֶ֤ה ׀ יָסַ֬דְתָּ לָהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

yaʿalû hārîm yērĕdû bĕqāʿôt ʾel-mĕqôm zeh yāsadtā lāhem

Grammar Details

*yaʿalû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they go up
*hārîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the mountains
*yērĕdû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they go down
*bĕqāʿôt*: noun, feminine plural - valleys
*ʾel*: preposition - to, toward
*mĕqôm*: noun, masculine singular construct - place of
*zeh*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
*yāsadtā*: verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you established
*lāhem*: preposition *lě* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for them

Word Meanings

*yaʿalû*: go up, ascend, climb
*hārîm*: mountains, hills
*yērĕdû*: go down, descend
*bĕqāʿôt*: valleys, plains, low places
*mĕqôm*: place, site, spot, location
*yāsadtā*: established, founded, appointed, set

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 8:5 : 5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

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