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Psalms 74:15

Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers.

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אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.בָ֭קַעְתָּvaqatabreak forthבָּקַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “break forth”, a completed actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.מַעְיָ֣ןmayanfountainמַעְיָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fountain”, the ordinary formH4599a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)fountain, spring, well.וָנָ֑חַלvanachaland brookנַחַלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.אַתָּ֥הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.ה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּhovashtabe ashamedיָבֵשׁverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be ashamed”, a completed actionH3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).נַהֲר֥וֹתnaharotfloodנָהָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “flood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.אֵיתָֽןeytanhardאֵיתָןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “hard”, the ordinary formH386permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftainhard, mighty, rough, strength, strong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings.

World English Bible

You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.

Darby Translation

Thou didst cleave fountain and torrent, thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou didst cleave fountains and torrents; thou driedst up mighty rivers.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ διέῤῥηξας πηγὰς καὶ χειμάῤῥους, σὺ ἐξήρανας ποταμοὺς ἠθάμ.