King James Version

Psalms 29:5

The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

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ק֣וֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שֹׁבֵ֣רshoverbreakשָׁבַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “break”, a verb used as a describing wordH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).אֲרָזִ֑יםarazimcedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).וַיְשַׁבֵּ֥רvayshaberand breakשָׁבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and break”, the next action in the storyH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אַרְזֵ֥יarzecedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cedar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).הַלְּבָנֽוֹןhalvanonthe Lebanonלְבָנוֹןdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

Young’s Literal Translation

The voice of Jehovah [is] shivering cedars, Yea, Jehovah shivers the cedars of Lebanon.

World English Bible

Yahweh’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, Yahweh breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

Darby Translation

The voice of Jehovah breaketh cedars; yea, Jehovah breaketh the cedars of Lebanon:

Douay-Rheims

Sing to the Lord, O ye his saints: and give praise to the memory of his holiness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There is the voice of the Lord who breaks the cedars; the Lord will break the cedars of Libanus.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φωνὴ Κυρίου συντρίβοντος κέδρους, συντρίψει Κύριος τὰς κέδρους τοῦ Λιβάνου,