Nehemiah 9:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You dividedבָּקַ֣עְתָּ
(ba·ka'·ta)
1234: to cleave, break open or througha prim. root
the seaוְהַיָּם֙
(ve·hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם
(lif·nei·hem,)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
them, So they passedוַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ
(vai·ya·'av·ru)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
through the midstבְתֹוךְ־
(ve·to·vch-)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the seaהַיָּ֖ם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
on dry ground;בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה
(bai·yab·ba·shah;)
3004: dry land, dry groundfrom yabesh
And their pursuersרֹ֨דְפֵיהֶ֜ם
(ro·de·fei·hem)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
You hurledהִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּ
(hish·lach·ta)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
into the depths,בִמְצֹולֹ֛ת
(vim·tzo·v·lot)
4688: depth, deepfrom the same as tsulah
Likeכְּמֹו־
(ke·mov-)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
a stoneאֶ֖בֶן
(e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
into ragingעַזִּֽים׃
(az·zim.)
5794: strong, mighty, fiercefrom azaz
waters.בְּמַ֥יִם
(be·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And thou didst divide
baqa`  (baw-kah')
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
them so that they went through
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
on the dry land
yabbashah  (yab-baw-shaw')
dry ground -- dry (ground, land).
and their persecutors
radaph  (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
thou threwest
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
into the deeps
mtsowlah  (mets-o-law')
a deep place (of water or mud) -- bottom, deep, depth.;
as a stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
into the mighty
`az  (az)
strong, vehement, harsh -- fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You divided the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And their pursuers You hurled into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.

King James Bible
And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into churning waters.

International Standard Version
You divided the sea in front of them, and they traveled through the midst of the sea on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths, as one throws a stone into turbulent waters.

NET Bible
You split the sea before them, and they crossed through the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into surging waters.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You divided the sea in front of them so that they could walk through the sea on dry ground. You threw into deep water those who pursued your people as someone throws a stone into raging water.

King James 2000 Bible
And you did divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors you threw into the deep, as a stone into the mighty waters.
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