King James Version

Psalms 104:26

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

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שָׁ֭םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.אֳנִיּ֣וֹתoniotshipאֳנִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “ship”, the ordinary formH591a shipship(-men).יְהַלֵּכ֑וּןyehalekhunwalkהָלַךְverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “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…לִ֝וְיָתָ֗ןlivyatanleviathanלִוְיָתָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “leviathan”, the ordinary formH3882a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea-monster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylonleviathan, mourning.זֶֽהzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…יָצַ֥רְתָּyatsartaformיָצַרverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “form”, a completed actionH3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)[idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.לְשַֽׂחֶקlesacheqto laughשָׂחַקpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to laugh”, the to-form of the verbH7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to playderide, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.בּֽוֹbvoinבּֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.

Young’s Literal Translation

There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

World English Bible

There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.

Darby Translation

There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.

Douay-Rheims

He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There go the ships; and this dragon whom thou hast made to play in it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκεῖ πλοῖα διαπορεύονται, δράκων οὗτος ὃν ἔπλασας ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῷ.