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Psalms 106:9

He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

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וַיִּגְעַ֣רvayigarand corruptגָּעַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and corrupt”, the next action in the storyH1605to chidecorrupt, rebuke, reprove.בְּיַםbeyamin seaיָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in sea”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3220a 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).ס֭וּףsufflagסוּףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flag”, the ordinary formH5488a reed, especially the papyrusflag, Red (sea), weed. Compare H5489 (סוּף).וַֽיֶּחֱרָ֑בvayecheravand desolateחָרַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and desolate”, the next action in the storyH2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, killdecay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.וַיּוֹלִיכֵ֥םvayolikhemand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…בַּ֝תְּהֹמ֗וֹתbathomotin deepתְּהוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “in deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.כַּמִּדְבָּֽרkamidbaras desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up; and He led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up: So he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.

Young’s Literal Translation

And rebuketh the sea of Suph, and it is dried up, And causeth them to go Through depths as a wilderness.

World English Bible

He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

Darby Translation

And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; and he led them through the deeps as through a wilderness.

Douay-Rheims

For he hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up; and He led them through the depths, as through a wilderness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up: so he led them through the deep as through the wilderness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπετίμησε τῇ ἐρυθρᾷ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐξηράνθη· καὶ ὡδήγησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν ἀβύσσῳ ὡς ἐν ἐρήμῳ·