Exodus 15:8
At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
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ASV
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up, The floods stood upright as a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
KJV
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְר֤וּחַ | u.ve.Ru.ach | and by [the] breath of | H7307 → |
| אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ | 'a.Pei.kha | nostrils your | H639 → |
| נֶ֣עֶרְמוּ | Ne.'er.mu | they were piled up | H6192 → |
| מַ֔יִם | Ma.yim | [the] waters | H4325 → |
| נִצְּב֥וּ | ni.tze.Vu | they stood up | H5324 → |
| כְמוֹ־ | khe.mov- | like | H3644 → |
| נֵ֖ד | ned | a heap | H5067 → |
| נֹזְלִ֑ים | no.ze.Lim | streams | H5140 → |
| קָֽפְא֥וּ | ka.fe.'U | they congealed | H7087 → |
| תְהֹמֹ֖ת | te.ho.Mot | [the] deeps | H8415 → |
| בְּלֶב־ | be.lev- | in [the] heart of | H3820 → |
| יָֽם׃ | Yam | [the] sea | H3220 → |
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