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He turnedהָפַךְthe seaיָםinto dry land;לְיַבָּשָׁהthrough the riverבַּנָּהָרthey passedיַעַבְרוּon foot;בְרָגֶלthereשָׁםwe were gladנִשְׂמְחָהin him.בּוֹ
Psalms 66:6
Study it in the app“He turned the sea into dry land; through the river they passed on foot; there we were glad in him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 66:6, word by word
- He turnedהָפַךְhafach
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “hafach” appears- the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- into dry landיַבָּשָׁהyabasha
dry land
What is dry: dry land, in contrast with the sea.
Where else “yabasha” appears- through the riverנָּהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- they passedיַעַבְרוּyaavru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavru” appears- on footרָגֶלragel
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragel” appears- we were gladנִשְׂמְחָהnismcha
rejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “nismcha” appears
Translation note
It recalls the crossing of the Sea of Reeds (Exodus 14) and that of the Jordan (Joshua 3).
The context
5Come and see the works of Elohim, awesome in his deeds toward human beings.
6 · This verse (above)
7He rules by his might forever; his eyes watch the nations; let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah.