King James Version

Psalms 78:15

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

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יְבַקַּ֣עyevaqabreak forthבָּקַעverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break forth”, an unfinished 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.צֻ֭רִיםtsurimedgeצוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “edge”, the ordinary formH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.וַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְvayashqeand cause to drinkשָׁקָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cause to drink”, the next action in the storyH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).כִּתְהֹמ֥וֹתkithomotas deepתְּהוֹםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “as deep”, the ordinary formH8415an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)deep (place), depth.רַבָּֽהrabahaboundרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He cleaved rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the great deep.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

Young’s Literal Translation

He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink — as the great deep.

World English Bible

He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

Darby Translation

He clave rocks in the wilderness, and gave [them] drink as out of the depths, abundantly;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He cleaved rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the great deep.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He clave a rock in the wilderness, and made them drink as in a great deep.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διέῤῥηξε πέτραν ἐν ἐρήμῳ, καὶ ἐπότισεν αὐτοὺς ὡς ἐν ἀβύσσῳ πολλῇ.