King James Version

Exodus 15:3

The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.

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יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahbattleמִלְחָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שְׁמֽוֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD is a man of war, The LORD is His name.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah is a man of war: Jehovah is his name.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah [is] a man of battle; Jehovah [is] His name.

World English Bible

Yahweh is a man of war. Yahweh is his name.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is a man of war; Jehovah, his name.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord is as a man of war, Almighty is his name.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD is a man of war, The LORD is His name.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord bringing wars to nought, the Lord is his name.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος συντρίβων πολέμους, Κύριος ὄνομα αὐτῷ.