Psalm 114:5
Strong's Lexicon
Why was it,
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may

O sea,
הַ֭יָּם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward

that
כִּ֣י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

you fled,
תָנ֑וּס (ṯā·nūs)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5127: 1) to flee, escape 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flee 1a2) to escape 1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear 1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback 1b) (Polel) to drive at 1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to put to flight 1d2) to drive hastily 1d3) to cause to disappear, hide

O Jordan,
הַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ן (hay·yar·dên)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3383: Jordan = 'descender' 1) the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km)

that you turned
תִּסֹּ֥ב (tis·sōḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5437: 1) to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or around, surround, encircle, change direction 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn, turn about, be brought round, change 1a2) to march or walk around, go partly around, circle about, skirt, make a round, make a circuit, go about to, surround, encompass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to turn oneself, close round, turn round 1b2) to be turned over to 1c) (Piel) to turn about, change, transform 1d) (Poel) 1d1) to encompass, surround 1d2) to come about, assemble round 1d3) to march, go about 1d4) to enclose, envelop 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to turn, cause to turn, turn back, reverse, bring over, turn into, bring round 1e2) to cause to go around, surround, encompass 1f) (Hophal) 1f1) to be turned 1f2) to be surrounded

back,
לְאָחֽוֹר׃ (lə·’ā·ḥō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 268: 1) the back side, the rear 1a) backwards 1b) hereafter (of time) 1c) behind

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

Young's Literal Translation
What—to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!

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

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?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back?

New Living Translation
What's wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way? What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?

English Standard Version
What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?

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?

American Standard Version
What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?

English Revised Version
What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? thou Jordan, that thou turnest back?

Young's Literal Translation
What -- to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!
















Cross References
Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

Joshua 3:16
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.

Psalm 114:6
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?

Habakkuk 3:8
Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 114:4
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.

Psalm 114:3
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

Psalm 114:2
Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.

Psalm 114:7
Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;

Psalm 114:8
Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
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