King James Version

Isaiah 63:13

That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?

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מוֹלִיכָ֖םmolikhamcarryיָלַךְverb, hiphil, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “carry”, a verb used as a describing wordH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…בַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹתbathomotin deepתְּהוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “in deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.כַּסּ֥וּסkasusas horse . Compare H6571סוּסpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).בַּמִּדְבָּ֖רbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּyikashelvfallכָּשַׁלverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That led them through the deep, as a horse in the wilderness, without stumbling?

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American Standard Version (1901)

that led them through the depths, as a horse in the wilderness, so that they stumbled not?

Young’s Literal Translation

Leading them through the depths, As a horse in a plain they stumble not.

World English Bible

Who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, so that they didn’t stumble?

Darby Translation

— who led them through the depths, like a horse in the wilderness, [and] they stumbled not?

Douay-Rheims

He that led them out through the deep, as a horse in the wilderness that stumbleth not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That led them through the deep, as a horse in the wilderness, without stumbling?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He led them through the deep, as a horse through the wilderness, and they fainted not,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἤγαγεν αὐτοὺς διʼ ἀβύσσου, ὡς ἵππον διʼ ἐρήμου, καὶ οὐκ ἐκοπίασαν,