King James Version

Psalms 104:8

They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

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יַעֲל֣וּyaalvascend upעָלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “ascend up”, an unfinished actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…הָ֭רִיםharimhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.יֵרְד֣וּyeredvbring downיָרַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bring down”, an unfinished actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…בְקָע֑וֹתveqaotvalleyבִּקְעָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “valley”, the ordinary formH1237properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountainsplain, valley.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מְ֝ק֗וֹםmeqomcountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).זֶ֤הzehthe 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,…יָסַ֬דְתָּyasadtafoundיָסַדverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “found”, a completed actionH3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consultappoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure.לָהֶֽםlahemtoלָהֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

Young’s Literal Translation

They go up hills — they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.

World English Bible

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.

Darby Translation

The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —

Douay-Rheims

He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which thou hast founded for them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀναβαίνουσιν ὄρη, καὶ καταβαίνουσι πεδία εἰς τόπον ὃν ἐθεμελίωσας αὐτοῖς.