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Psalms 114:1

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

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בְּצֵ֣אתbetsetin bring forthיָצָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “in bring forth”, the to-form of the verbH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…יִ֭שְׂרָאֵלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmimitsrayimfrom Egyptמִצְרַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.בֵּ֥יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יַ֝עֲקֹ֗בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.מֵעַ֥םmeamfrom peopleעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לֹעֵֽזloezstrange languageלָעַזverb, qal, participle, absolute — “strange language”, a verb used as a describing wordH3937to speak in a foreign tonguestrange language.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When Israel came forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

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American Standard Version (1901)

When Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

Young’s Literal Translation

In the going out of Israel from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a strange people,

World English Bible

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language,

Darby Translation

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

Douay-Rheims

I have loved, because the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When Israel came forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Alleluia. At the going forth of Israel from Egypt, of the house of Jacob from a barbarous people,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἐν ἐξόδῳ Ἰσραὴλ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, οἴκου Ἰακὼβ ἐκ λαοῦ βαρβάρου,