O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.Judges 5:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יְהוָ֗ה בְּצֵאתְךָ֤ מִשֵּׂעִיר֙ בְּצַעְדְּךָ֙ מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֱד֔וֹם אֶ֣רֶץ רָעָ֔שָׁה גַּם־שָׁמַ֖יִם נָטָ֑פוּ גַּם־עָבִ֖ים נָ֥טְפוּ מָֽיִם׃
- יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- בְּצֵאתְךָ֤be.tze.te.Kha“when going out you”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- מִשֵּׂעִיר֙mi.se.'Ir“from Seir”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from שֵׂעִיר · “Seir” · Strong's H8165A
- בְּצַעְדְּךָ֙be.tza'.de.Kha“when marching you”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from צָעַד · “to march” · Strong's H6805
- מִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.Deh“from [the] region of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
- אֱד֔וֹם'e.Dom“Edom”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱדוֹם · “Edom” · Strong's H0123G
- אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] earth”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- רָעָ֔שָׁהra.'A.shah“it shook”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָעַשׁ · “to shake” · Strong's H7493
- גַּם־gam-“both”Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- שָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yim“[the] heavens”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
- נָטָ֑פוּna.Ta.fu“they dropped”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָטַף · “to drip|prophesy” · Strong's H5197
- גַּם־gam-“as well as”Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- עָבִ֖ים'a.Vim“[the] clouds”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָב · “cloud” · Strong's H5645
- נָ֥טְפוּNa.te.fu“they dropped”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָטַף · “to drip|prophesy” · Strong's H5197
- מָֽיִם׃Ma.yim“water”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
Places named in this verse
- Edomregion · Identification: certain · Map of Edom (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Edom on OpenBible.info
- Edom (Mount Seir)mountain range · Identification: probable · Map of Mount Seir (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Mount Seir on OpenBible.info