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Psalms 114:5

What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

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מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.לְּךָ֣lekhatoלְּךָ֣preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toהַ֭יָּםhayamthe seaיָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the sea”, the ordinary formH3220a 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).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תָנ֑וּסtanusawayנוּסverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “away”, an unfinished actionH5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)[idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.הַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ןhayardenthe Jordanיַרְדֵּןdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Jordan”H3383Jarden, the principal river of PalestineJordan.תִּסֹּ֥בtisovbringסָבַבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…לְאָחֽוֹרleachorto afterאָחוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? thou Jordan, that thou turnest backward?

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American Standard Version (1901)

What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?

Young’s Literal Translation

What — to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!

World English Bible

What was it, you sea, that you fled? You Jordan, that you turned back?

Darby Translation

What ailed thee, thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou turnedst back?

Douay-Rheims

The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? thou Jordan, that thou turnest backward?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

What ailed thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? and thou Jordan, that thou wast turned back?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί σοι ἐστὶ θάλασσα ὅτι ἔφυγες; καὶ σὺ Ἰορδάνη ὅτι ἐστράφης εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω;