King James Version

Exodus 15:14

The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

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שָֽׁמְע֥וּshamevhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…עַמִּ֖יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.יִרְגָּז֑וּןyirgazunstand in aweרָגַזverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “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.חִ֣ילchilpainחִילnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “pain”, the ordinary formH2427a throe (expectant of childbirth)pain, pang, sorrow.אָחַ֔זachazholdאָחַזverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hold”, a completed actionH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).יֹשְׁבֵ֖יyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…פְּלָֽשֶׁתpelashetPalestinaפְּלֶשֶׁתnoun, proper name — “Palestina”H6429Pelesheth, a region of SyriaPalestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistines.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The peoples have heard, they tremble: Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

Young’s Literal Translation

Peoples have heard, they are troubled; Pain hath seized inhabitants of Philistia.

World English Bible

The peoples have heard. They tremble. Pangs have taken hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.

Darby Translation

The peoples heard it, they were afraid: A thrill seized the inhabitants of Philistia.

Douay-Rheims

Nations rose up, and were angry: sorrows took hold on the inhabitants of Philisthiim.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The nations heard and were angry, pangs have seized on the dwellers among the Phylistines.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἤκουσαν ἔθνη, καὶ ὠργίσθησαν· ὠδῖνες ἔλαβον κατοικοῦντας Φυλιστιείμ.