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Psalms 147:18

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

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יִשְׁלַ֣חyishlachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…דְּבָר֣וֹdevarvocauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…וְיַמְסֵ֑םveyamsemand make to consume awayמָסָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and make to consume away”, an unfinished actionH4529to dissolvemake to consume away, (make to) melt, water.יַשֵּׁ֥בyashevblowנָשַׁבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “blow”, an unfinished actionH5380to blow; by implication, to disperse(cause to) blow, drive away.ר֝וּח֗וֹruchvoangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).יִזְּלוּyizlvdistilנָזַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “distil”, an unfinished actionH5140to drip, or shed by tricklingdistil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.מָֽיִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

Young’s Literal Translation

He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow — the waters flow.

World English Bible

He sends out his word, and melts them. He causes his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

Darby Translation

He sendeth his word, and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow — the waters flow.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall send out his word, and melt them: he shall blow with his wind, and the waters shall flow.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποστελεῖ τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τήξει αὐτά, πνεύσει τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ῥυήσεται ὕδατα.