King James Version

Judges 5:22

Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

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אָ֥זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.הָלְמ֖וּhalemvbeatהָלַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “beat”, a completed actionH1986to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disbandbeat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).עִקְּבֵיiqveheelעָקֵבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “heel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6119a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)heel, (horse-) hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for H6120 (עָקֵב)), (foot-) step.ס֑וּסsushorse . Compare H6571סוּסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).מִֽדַּהֲר֖וֹתmidaharotfrom pransingדַּהֲהַרpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “from pransing”, the ordinary formH1726a galloppransing.דַּהֲר֥וֹתdaharotpransingדַּהֲהַרnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “pransing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1726a galloppransing.אַבִּירָֽיוabirayvmightyאַבִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mighty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH47{mighty (spoken of God)}angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then did the horsehoofs stamp by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then broken were the horse-heels, By pransings — pransings of its mighty ones.

World English Bible

Then the horse hoofs stamped because of the prancing, the prancing of their strong ones.

Darby Translation

Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.

Douay-Rheims

The hoofs of the horses were broken whilst the stoutest of the enemies fled amain, and fell headlong down.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then did the horsehoofs stamp by reason of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, his mighty ones earnestly hasted

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτε ἐνεποδίσθησαν πτέρναι ἵππου, σπουδῇ ἔσπευσαν ἰσχυροὶ αὐτοῦ