King James Version

Psalms 68:15

The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 68:16.

הַרharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.אֱ֭לֹהִיםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.הַרharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.בָּשָׁ֑ןbashanBashanבָּשָׁןnoun, proper name — “Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.הַ֥רharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.גַּ֝בְנֻנִּ֗יםgavnunimhighגַּבְנֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “high”, the ordinary formH1386a hump or peak of hillshigh.הַרharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.בָּשָֽׁןbashanBashanבָּשָׁןnoun, proper name — “Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(68-16) A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

Young’s Literal Translation

A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.

World English Bible

The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

Darby Translation

[As] mount Bashan is the mount of God, a many-peaked mountain, [as] mount Bashan.

Douay-Rheims

Draw me out of the mire, that I may not stick fast: deliver me from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(68-16) A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὄρος τοῦ Θεοῦ ὄρος πῖον, ὄρος τετυρωμένον, ὄρος πῖον.