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Psalms 148:8

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

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אֵ֣שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.וּ֭בָרָדuvaradand hailבָּרָדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and hail”, the ordinary formH1259hailhail(stones).שֶׁ֣לֶגshelegsnowשֶׁלֶגnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “snow”, the ordinary formH7950snow (probably from its whiteness)snow(-y).וְקִיט֑וֹרveqitorand smokeקִיטוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and smoke”, the ordinary formH7008a fume, i.e. cloudsmoke, vapour.ר֥וּחַruchaangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “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).סְ֝עָרָ֗הsearahstormסַעַרnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “storm”, the ordinary formH5591a hurricanestorm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.עֹשָׂ֥הosahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…דְבָרֽוֹdevarvocauseדָּבָרnoun, 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

Young’s Literal Translation

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;

World English Bible

lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy wind, fulfilling his word,

Darby Translation

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind fulfilling his word;

Douay-Rheims

Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds which fulfill his word:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιὼν, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ·