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וְ֭הָיִיתָvehayitaand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כְּשֹׁכֵ֣בkeshokhevas lieשָׁכַבpreposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “as lie”, a verb used as a describing wordH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.בְּלֶבbelevin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…יָ֑םyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).וּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗בukheshokhevand as lieשָׁכַבconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and as lie”, a verb used as a describing wordH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.בְּרֹ֣אשׁberoshin headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.חִבֵּֽלchibelmastחִבֵּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “mast”, the ordinary formH2260a mastmast.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Young’s Literal Translation
And thou hast been as one lying down in the heart of the sea, And as one lying down on the top of a mast.
World English Bible
Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the middle of the sea, or as he who lies on top of the rigging:
Darby Translation
and thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, and as he that lieth down upon the top of a mast:
Douay-Rheims
And thou shalt be as one sleeping in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot fast asleep, when the stern is lost.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm.
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