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Egyptמִצְרַיִםwas gladשָׂמַחwhen they went out,בְּצֵאתָםforכִּיthe dread of themפַּחְדָּםhad fallenנָפַלupon them.עֲלֵיהֶם
Psalms 105:38
Study it in the app“Egypt was glad when they went out, for the dread of them had fallen upon them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 105:38, word by word
- Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- was gladשָׂמַחsamach
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “samach” appears- when they went outצֵאתָtseta
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tseta” appears- the dread of themפַּחְדָּpachda
dread, terror
Dread, terror, sudden fear. "The Fear of Isaac" is a name for God: the one who is revered with awe.
Where else “pachda” appears- had fallenנָפַלnafal
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafal” appears
Translation note
“The dread of them”: the fear that the Egyptians had of Israel (see Exodus 12:33).
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
37And he brought them out with silver and gold, and there was no one among his tribes who stumbled.
38 · This verse (above)
39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and fire to give light at night.