King James Version

Psalms 74:13

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

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אַתָּ֤הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.פוֹרַ֣רְתָּforartabreakפָּרַרverb, poel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.בְעָזְּךָ֣veozekhain strengthעֹזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.יָ֑םyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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).שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּshibartabreakשָׁבַרverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH7665to 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)).רָאשֵׁ֥יrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.תַ֝נִּינִ֗יםtaninimserpentתַּנִּיןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “serpent”, the ordinary formH8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackaldragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַמָּֽיִםhamayimthe waterמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -[monster], Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,

World English Bible

You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

Darby Translation

Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the monsters on the waters:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou didst establish the sea, in thy might, thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragons in the water.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ ἐκραταίωσας ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου τὴν θάλασσαν, σὺ συνέτριψας τὰς κεφαλὰς τῶν δρακόντων ἐπὶ τοῦ ὕδατος. Σὺ συνέτριψας τὰς κεφαλὰς τοῦ δράκοντος,