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Psalms 78:13

He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

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בָּ֣קַעbaqabreak forthבָּקַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd 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.יָ֭םyamseaיָםnoun, 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).וַיַּֽעֲבִירֵ֑םvayaaviremand alienateעָבַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and alienate”, the next action in the storyH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…וַֽיַּצֶּבvayatsevand appointedנָצַבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and appointed”, the next action in the storyH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.מַ֥יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).כְּמוֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.נֵֽדnedheapנֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “heap”, the ordinary formH5067a mound, i.e. waveheap.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters to stand as a heap.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.

Young’s Literal Translation

He cleft a sea, and causeth them to pass over, Yea, He causeth waters to stand as a heap.

World English Bible

He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

Darby Translation

He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; and made the waters to stand as a heap;

Douay-Rheims

But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and generation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters to stand as a heap.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He clave the sea, and led them through: he made the waters to stand as in a bottle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διέῤῥηξε θάλασσαν, καὶ διήγαγεν αὐτοὺς· ἔστησεν ὕδατα ὡσεὶ ἀσκόν.