King James Version

Psalms 114:4

The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

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הֶֽ֭הָרִיםheharimthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.רָקְד֣וּraqedvdanceרָקַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “dance”, a completed actionH7540properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)dance, jump, leap, skip.כְאֵילִ֑יםkheeylimas oakאַיִלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as oak”, the ordinary formH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.גְּ֝בָע֗וֹתgevaothillגִּבְעָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “hill”, the ordinary formH1389a hillockhill, little hill.כִּבְנֵיkivneas sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “as son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […צֹֽאןtsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs.

Young’s Literal Translation

The mountains have skipped as rams, Heights as sons of a flock.

World English Bible

The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs.

Darby Translation

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

Douay-Rheims

And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὰ ὄρη ἐσκίρτησαν ὡσεὶ κριοὶ, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ὡς ἀρνία προβάτων.