King James Version

Psalms 104:13

He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

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מַשְׁקֶ֣הmashqehcause to drinkשָׁקָהverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “cause to drink”, a verb used as a describing wordH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).הָ֭רִיםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.מֵעֲלִיּוֹתָ֑יוmealiotayvfrom ascentעֲלִיָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from ascent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5944something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the skyascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour.מִפְּרִ֥יmiprifrom fruitפְּרִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.מַ֝עֲשֶׂ֗יךָmaaseykhabusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.תִּשְׂבַּ֥עtisbafillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.הָאָֽרֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

Young’s Literal Translation

Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.

World English Bible

He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.

Darby Translation

He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

Douay-Rheims

And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποτίζων ὄρη ἐκ τῶν ὑπερῴων αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ καρποῦ τῶν ἔργων σου χορτασθήσεται ἡ γῆ.