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Psalms 78:53

And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

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וַיַּנְחֵ֣םvayanchemand guideנָחָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and guide”, the next action in the storyH5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.לָ֭בֶטַחlavetachto assuranceבֶּטַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to assurance”, the ordinary formH983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safelyassurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…פָחָ֑דוּfachadvbe afraidפָּחַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be afraid”, a completed actionH6342to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in generalbe afraid, stand in awe, (be in) fear, make to shake.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).א֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗םoyeveyhemenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.כִּסָּ֥הkisahcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, a completed actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).הַיָּֽםhayamthe seaיָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He led them safely, and they feared not; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he led them safely, so that they feared not; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He leadeth them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And their enemies hath the sea covered.

World English Bible

He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

Darby Translation

And he led them safely, so that they were without fear; and the sea covered their enemies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He led them safely, and they feared not; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he guided them with hope, and they feared not: but the sea covered their enemies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ποίμνιον ἐν ἐρήμῳ. Καὶ ὡδήγησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν ἐλπίδι, καὶ οὐκ ἐδειλίασον, καὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάλυψε θάλασσα.