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Psalms 107:29

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

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יָקֵ֣םyaqemriseקוּםverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…סְ֭עָרָהsearahstormסַעַרnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “storm”, the ordinary formH5591a hurricanestorm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.לִדְמָמָ֑הlidmamahto calmדְּמָמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to calm”, the ordinary formH1827quietcalm, silence, still.וַ֝יֶּחֱשׁ֗וּvayecheshvand keep silenceחָשָׁהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and keep silence”, the next action in the storyH2814to hush or keep quiethold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.גַּלֵּיהֶֽםgaleyhemheapגַּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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)

He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He maketh the storm a calm, So that the waves thereof are still.

Young’s Literal Translation

He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.

World English Bible

He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

Darby Translation

He maketh the storm a calm, and the waves thereof are still:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He made the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof were still.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπέταξε τῇ καταιγίδι, καὶ ἔστη εἰς αὖραν, καὶ ἐσίγησαν τὰ κύματα αὐτῆς.