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Psalms 147:17

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

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מַשְׁלִ֣יךְmashlikhethrowשָׁלַךְverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “throw”, a verb used as a describing wordH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.קַֽרְח֣וֹqarchvocrystalקֶרַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “crystal”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7140ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystalcrystal, frost, ice.כְפִתִּ֑יםkhefitimas meatפַּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as meat”, the ordinary formH6595a bitmeat, morsel, piece.לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…קָ֝רָת֗וֹqaratvocoldקָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7135coolnesscold.מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יַעֲמֹֽדyaamodstandעָמַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stand”, an unfinished actionH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?

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American Standard Version (1901)

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold?

Young’s Literal Translation

Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

World English Bible

He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can stand before his cold?

Darby Translation

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He casteth forth His ice like crumbs; who can stand before His cold?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Casting forth his ice like morsels: who shall stand before his cold?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βάλλοντος κρύσταλλον αὐτοῦ ὠσεὶ ψωμούς· κατὰ πρόσωπον ψύχους αὐτοῦ τίς ὑποστήσεται;