King James Version

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

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שֶׁ֥מֶשׁshemeshsunשֶׁמֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).יָרֵ֖חַyarechamoon. Yrechow. See H3405יָרֵחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “moon. Yrechow. See H3405”, the ordinary formH3394the moonmoon. Yrechow. See H3405 (יְרִיחוֹ).עָ֣מַדamadstandעָמַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stand”, a completed actionH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…זְבֻ֑לָהzevulahdwell inזְבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “dwell in”, the ordinary formH2073a residencedwell in, dwelling, habitation.לְא֤וֹרleorto brightאוֹרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “to bright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.חִצֶּ֨יךָ֙chitseykhaarrowחֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “arrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.יְהַלֵּ֔כוּyehalekhvwalkהָלַךְverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…לְנֹ֖גַהּlenogahto brightנֹגַהּpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to bright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5051brilliancy (literally or figuratively)bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining.בְּרַ֥קberaqlightningבָּרָקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “lightning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1300lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing swordbright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning.חֲנִיתֶֽךָchanitekhajavelinחֲנִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “javelin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2595a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)javelin, spear.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The sun and moon stand still in their habitation; at the light of Thine arrows as they go, at the shining of Thy glittering spear.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sun — moon — hath stood — a habitation, At the light thine arrows go on, At the brightness, the glittering of thy spear.

World English Bible

The sun and moon stood still in the sky at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.

Darby Translation

The sun [and] moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows which shot forth, — At the shining of thy glittering spear.

Douay-Rheims

The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light of thy arrows, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering spear.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The sun and moon stand still in their habitation; at the light of Thine arrows as they go, at the shining of Thy glittering spear.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sun was exalted, and the moon stood still in her course: thy darts shall go forth at the light, at the brightness of the gleaming of thine arms.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπῄρθη ὁ ἥλιος, καὶ ἡ σελήνη ἔστη ἐν τῇ τάξει αὐτῆς· εἰς φῶς βολίδες σου πορεύσονται, εἰς φέγγος ἀστραπῆς ὅπλων σου.