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Exodus 15:10

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

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נָשַׁ֥פְתָּnashaftablowנָשַׁףverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “blow”, a completed actionH5398to breeze, i.e. blow up fresh (as the wind)blow.בְרוּחֲךָ֖veruchakhain angerרוּחַpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).כִּסָּ֣מוֹkisamvocoverכָּסָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cover”, a completed actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).יָ֑םyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).צָֽלֲלוּ֙tsalalvsink. Compare Hצָלַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “sink. Compare H”, a completed actionH6749properly, to tumble down, i.e. settle by awaving motionsink. Compare H6750 (צָלַל), H6751 (צָלַל).כַּֽעוֹפֶ֔רֶתkaoferetas leadעוֹפֶרֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as lead”, the ordinary formH5777lead (from its dusty color)lead.בְּמַ֖יִםbemayimin waterמַיִםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).אַדִּירִֽיםadirimexcellentאַדִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “excellent”, the ordinary formH117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerfulexcellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast blown with Thy wind The sea hath covered them; They sank as lead in mighty waters.

World English Bible

You blew with your wind. The sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Darby Translation

Thou didst blow with thy breath, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Douay-Rheims

Thy wind blew and the sea covered them: they sunk as lead in the mighty waters.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou sentest forth thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty water.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπέστειλας τὸ πνεῦμά σου· ἐκάλυψεν αὐτοὺς θάλασσα· ἔδυσαν ὡσεὶ μόλιβος ἐν ὕδατι σφοδρῷ.