King James Version

Psalms 33:7

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

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כֹּנֵ֣סkonesgatherכָּנַסverb, qal, participle, absolute — “gather”, a verb used as a describing wordH3664to collect; hence, to enfoldgather (together), heap up, wrap self.כַּ֭נֵּדkanedas heapנֵדpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as heap”, the ordinary formH5067a mound, i.e. waveheap.מֵ֣יmewaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).הַיָּ֑םhayamthe seaיָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).נֹתֵ֖ןnotengiveנָתַןverb, qal, participle, absolute — “give”, a verb used as a describing wordH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בְּאֹצָר֣וֹתbeotsarotin armoryאוֹצָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in armory”, the ordinary formH214a depositoryarmory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).תְּהוֹמֽוֹתtehomotdeepתְּהוֹםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.

Young’s Literal Translation

Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.

World English Bible

He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

Darby Translation

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

Douay-Rheims

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him: and saved him out of all his troubles.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνάγων ὡσεὶ ἀσκὸν ὕδατα θαλάσσης, τιθεὶς ἐν θησαυροῖς ἀβύσσους.