King James Version

Psalms 29:7

The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.

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קוֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, 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.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).חֹצֵ֗בchotsevcutחָצַבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “cut”, a verb used as a describing wordH2672to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engravecut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.לַהֲב֥וֹתlahavotflameלֶהָבָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “flame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3852{a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of aweapon}flame(-ming), head (of a spear).אֵֽשׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The voice of the LORD heweth out flames of fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The voice of Jehovah cleaveth the flames of fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

The voice of Jehovah is hewing fiery flames,

World English Bible

Yahweh’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning.

Darby Translation

The voice of Jehovah cleaveth out flames of fire.

Douay-Rheims

And in my abundance I said: I shall never be moved.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The voice of the LORD heweth out flames of fire.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There is a voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φωνὴ Κυρίου διακόπτοντος φλόγα πυρός.