3The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
4the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.
5Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
6O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?
Focused Passage
Psalms 114:3-6
Psalms 114
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Verse 3
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The seaהַיָּ֣םH3220Article | Noun - masculine singularobservedרָ֭אָהH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand fledוַיָּנֹ֑סH5127Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe Jordanהַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularturnedיִסֹּ֥בH5437Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularbackלְאָחֽוֹר׃H268Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 4
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the mountainsהֶֽ֭הָרִיםH2022Article | Noun - masculine pluralskippedרָקְד֣וּH7540Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plurallike ramsכְאֵילִ֑יםH352Preposition-k | Noun - masculine pluralthe hillsגְּ֝בָע֗וֹתH1389Noun - feminine plurallike lambsכִּבְנֵי־H1121Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .צֹֽאן׃H6629Noun - common singular
Verse 5
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Why was itמַה־H4100InterrogativeO seaהַ֭יָּםH3220Article | Noun - masculine singularthatכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionyou fledתָנ֑וּסH5127Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularO Jordanהַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ןH3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularthat you turnedתִּסֹּ֥בH5437Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularbackלְאָחֽוֹר׃H268Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 6
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O mountainsהֶֽ֭הָרִיםH2022Article | Noun - masculine pluralthat you skippedתִּרְקְד֣וּH7540Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plurallike ramsכְאֵילִ֑יםH352Preposition-k | Noun - masculine pluralO hillsגְּ֝בָע֗וֹתH1389Noun - feminine plurallike lambsכִּבְנֵי־H1121Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct. . .צֹֽאן׃H6629Noun - common singular