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Deuteronomy 33:26

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

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אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).כָּאֵ֖לkaelas idolאֵלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'יְשֻׁר֑וּןyeshurunJeshurunיְשֻׁרוּןnoun, proper name — “Jeshurun”H3484Jeshurun, a symbolic name for IsraelJeshurun.רֹכֵ֤בrokhevon backרָכַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “on back”, a verb used as a describing wordH7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatchbring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.שָׁמַ֨יִם֙shamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “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).בְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָveezrekhain helpעֵזֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5828aidhelp.וּבְגַאֲוָת֖וֹuvegaavatvoand in excellencyגַּאֲוָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in excellency”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1346arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornamentexcellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.שְׁחָקִֽיםshechaqimsmall dustשַׁחַקnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “small dust”, the ordinary formH7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmamentcloud, small dust, heaven, sky.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven as thy help, and in His excellency on the skies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens for thy help, And in his excellency on the skies.

Young’s Literal Translation

There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Riding the heavens in thy help, And in His excellency the skies.

World English Bible

“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.

Darby Translation

There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, Who rideth upon the heavens to thy help, And in his majesty, upon the clouds.

Douay-Rheims

There is no other God like the God of the rightest: he that is mounted upon the heaven is thy helper. By his magnificence the clouds run hither and thither.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven as thy help, and in His excellency on the skies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There is not any such as the God of the beloved; he who rides upon the heaven is thy helper, and the magnificent One of the firmament.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐκ ἔστιν ὥσπερ ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ ἠγαπημένου, ὁ ἐπιβαίνων ἐπὶ τὸν οὐρανὸν βοηθός σου, καὶ ὁ μεγαλοπρεπὴς τοῦ στερεώματος.