Psalm 78:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He dividedבָּ֣קַע
(ba·ka)
1234: to cleave, break open or througha prim. root
the seaיָ֭ם
(yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
and caused them to pass through,וַיַּֽעֲבִירֵ֑ם
(vai·ya·'a·vi·rem;)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root
And He made the watersמַ֥יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
standוַֽיַּצֶּב־
(vai·ya·tzev-)
5324: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
up likeכְּמֹו־
(ke·mov-)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
a heap.נֵֽד׃
(ned.)
5067a: a heapfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He divided
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).
and caused them to pass 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)
and he made the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
to stand
natsab  (naw-tsab')
to station, in various applications
as an heap
ned  (nade)
a mound, i.e. wave -- heap.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He divided the sea and caused them to pass through, And He made the waters stand up like a heap.

King James Bible
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He split the sea and brought them across; the water stood firm like a wall.

International Standard Version
He divided the sea so that they were able to cross; he caused the water to stand in a single location.

NET Bible
He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the water stand in a heap.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He split the sea and made them pass over and he stood up the waters like water skins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He divided the sea and led them through it. He made the waters stand up like a wall.

King James 2000 Bible
He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand up as a heap.
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