King James Version

2 Samuel 22:8

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

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ותגעשvtgshand moveגָּעַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and move”, the next action in the storyH1607to agitate violentlymove, shake, toss, trouble.וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁvayitgaashand moveגָּעַשׁconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and move”, the next action in the storyH1607to agitate violentlymove, shake, toss, trouble.וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙vatirashand make afraidרָעַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and make afraid”, the next action in the storyH7493to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מוֹסְד֥וֹתmosedotfoundationמוֹסָדָהnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4146a foundationfoundation.הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםhashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).יִרְגָּ֑זוּyirgazvstand in aweרָגַזverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “stand in awe”, an unfinished actionH7264to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּvayitgaashvand moveגָּעַשׁconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and move”, the next action in the storyH1607to agitate violentlymove, shake, toss, trouble.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…חָ֥רָהcharahburnחָרָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “burn”, a completed actionH2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousybe angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

Young’s Literal Translation

And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!

World English Bible

Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

Darby Translation

Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.

Douay-Rheims

The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains were moved, and shaken, because he was angry with them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord was wroth with them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐταράχθη καὶ ἐσείσθη ἡ γῆ, καὶ τὰ θεμέλια τοῦ οὐρανοῦ συνεταράχθησαν καὶ ἐσπαράχθησαν, ὃτι ἐθυμώθη Κύριος αὐτοῖς.