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Psalms 107:25

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…וַֽ֭יַּעֲמֵדvayaamedand standעָמַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and stand”, the next action in the storyH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…ר֣וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).סְעָרָ֑הsearahstormסַעַרnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “storm”, the ordinary formH5591a hurricanestorm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.וַתְּרוֹמֵ֥םvatromemand highרוּםconjunction, verb, polel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and high”, the next action in the storyH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…גַּלָּֽיוgalayvheapגַּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “heap”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1530something rolled, i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves)billow, heap, spring, wave.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth up the waves thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,

World English Bible

For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

Darby Translation

For he speaketh, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε, καὶ ἔστη πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, καὶ ὑψώθη τὰ κύματα αὐτῆς.