Psalm 114:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
ails you, O sea,הַ֭יָּם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
that you flee?תָנ֑וּס
(ta·nus;)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
O Jordan,הַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ן
(hai·yar·den)
3383: the principal river of Pal.from yarad
that you turnתִּסֹּ֥ב
(tis·sov)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
back?לְאָחֹֽור׃
(le·'a·cho·vr.)
268: the hind side, back partfrom achar


















KJV Lexicon
What ailed thee O thou sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
that thou fleddest
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
thou Jordan
Yarden  (yar-dane')
a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine -- Jordan.
that thou wast driven
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
back
'achowr  (aw-khore')
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

King James Bible
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why was it, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that you turned back?

International Standard Version
What happened to you, sea, that you fled? Jordan, that you ran backwards?

NET Bible
Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
What happened to you, oh Sea, that you have fled, and Jordan, that you turned your behind?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Red Sea, why did you run away? Jordan River, what made you turn back?

King James 2000 Bible
What ailed you, O you sea, that you fled? you Jordan, that you were driven back?
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