King James Version

Psalms 104:32

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

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הַמַּבִּ֣יטhamabitthe lookנָבַטdefinite article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “the look”, a verb used as a describing wordH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.לָ֭אָרֶץlaaretsto earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וַתִּרְעָ֑דvatiradand trembleרָעַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and tremble”, the next action in the storyH7460to shudder (more or less violently)tremble.יִגַּ֖עyigareachנָגַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reach”, an unfinished actionH5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.בֶּהָרִ֣יםbeharimin hillהַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּveyeeshanvand be angry smokeעָשַׁןconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be angry smoke”, an unfinished actionH6225to smoke, whether literal or figurativebe angry (be on a) smoke.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

Young’s Literal Translation

Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.

World English Bible

He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Darby Translation

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

Douay-Rheims

He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ ποιῶν αὐτὴν τρέμειν, ὁ ἁπτόμενος τῶν ὀρέων καὶ καπνίζονται.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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