King James Version

Psalms 78:26

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

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יַסַּ֣עyasacause to blowנָסַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cause to blow”, an unfinished actionH5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourneycause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), [idiom] still, be on his (go their) way.קָ֭דִיםqadimeastקָדִיםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “east”, the ordinary formH6921the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)east(-ward, wind).בַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםbashamayimin heavenשָׁמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).וַיְנַהֵ֖גvaynahegand carry awayנָהַגconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry away”, the next action in the storyH5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sighacquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).בְּעֻזּ֣וֹbeuzvoin strengthעֹזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd 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.תֵימָֽןteymansouthתֵּימָןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “south”, the ordinary formH8486the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)south (side, -ward, wind).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He caused the east wind to set forth in heaven; and by His power He brought on the south wind.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.

Young’s Literal Translation

He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,

World English Bible

He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.

Darby Translation

He caused the east wind to rise in the heavens, and by his strength he brought the south wind;

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He caused the east wind to set forth in heaven; and by His power He brought on the south wind.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He removed the south wind from heaven; and by his might he brought in the south-west wind.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπῇρε Νότον ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἐπήγαγεν ἐν τῇ δυναστείᾳ