Exodus 15:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. | But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. | Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty waters. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you blew | נָשַׁ֥פְתָּ | na-SHAF-ta | H5398 | to blowנָשַׁף (na.shaph) (Qal) to blow |
| with breath your | בְרוּחֲךָ֖ | ve-ru-cha-KHA | H7307H | spiritרוּחַ (ru.ach) : spirit 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit 1a) breath 1b) wind 1b1) of heaven 1b2) quarter (of wind), side 1b3) breath of air 1b4) air, gas 1b5) vain, empty thing 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour 1c2) courage 1c3) temper, anger 1c4) impatience, patience 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse 1c7) prophetic spirit 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) … |
| it covered them | כִּסָּ֣מוֹ | ki-SA-mov | H3680 | to coverכָּסָה (ka.sah) 1) to cover, conceal, hide 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cover, clothe 1c2) to cover, conceal 1c3) to cover (for protection) 1c4) to cover over, spread over 1c5) to cover, overwhelm 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be covered 1d2) to be clothed 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself |
| [the] sea | יָ֑ם | Yam | H3220G | seaיָם (yam) : sea 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 |
| they sank | צָֽלֲלוּ֙ | tza-la-LU | H6749 | to sinkצָלַל (tsa.lal) (Qal) to sink, be submerged |
| like the lead | כַּֽעוֹפֶ֔רֶת | ka-'o-FE-ret | H5777 | leadעֹפֶרֶת (o.phe.ret) lead |
| in [the] waters | בְּמַ֖יִם | be-MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| mighty | אַדִּירִֽים׃ | 'a-di-RIM | H0117 | greatאַדִּיר (ad.dir) 1) great, majestic 1a) of waters of sea 1b) of a tree 1c) of kings, nations, gods 2) great one, majestic one 2a) of nobles, chieftains, servants |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.