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Psalms 114:6

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye 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.תִּרְקְד֣וּtirqedvdanceרָקַדverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “dance”, an unfinished 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)

Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye hills, like young sheep?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like lambs?

Young’s Literal Translation

O mountains, ye skip as rams! O heights, as sons of a flock!

World English Bible

You mountains, that you skipped like rams? You little hills, like lambs?

Darby Translation

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams? ye hills, like lambs?

Douay-Rheims

The Lord is the keeper of little ones: I was little and he delivered me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye hills, like young sheep?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams, and ye hills, like lambs?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὰ ὄρη ὅτι ἐσκίρτησατε ὡσεὶ κριοί; καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ὡς ἀρνία προβάτων;