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2 Samuel 22:8-16

8Then the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁvat.ga.'ashH1607and trembledוַתִּרְעַשׁ֙va.tir.'AshH7493;the foundationsמוֹסְד֥וֹתmos.DotH4146of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064movedיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264and shookוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,because he was wrothחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.

9There went upעָלָ֤ה'a.LahH5927a smokeעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227out of his nostrilsבְּאַפּ֔וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784out of his mouthמִפִּ֖יוmi.PivH6310devouredתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398:coalsגֶּחָלִ֖יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.

10He bowedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064also, and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381;and darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.FelH6205wasunder his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

11And he rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392upon a cherubכְּר֖וּבke.RuvH3742,and did flyוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774:and he was seenוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200upon the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

12And he madeוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896darknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822pavilionsסֻכּ֑וֹתsu.KotH5521round aboutסְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him, darkחַֽשְׁרַת־chash.rat-H2841watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, andthick cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skiesשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

13Through the brightnessמִנֹּ֖גַהּmi.No.gahH5051before him were coalsגַּחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784kindledבָּעֲר֖וּba.'a.RuH1197.

14The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thunderedיַרְעֵ֥םyar.'EmH7481from heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and the most Highוְעֶלְי֖וֹןve.'el.YonH5945utteredיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414his voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963.

15And he sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971arrowsחִצִּ֖יםchi.TzimH2671,and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them; lightningבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1300,and discomfitedוַיָּהֹֽם׃vai.ye.hu.memH2000them.

16And the channelsאֲפִ֣קֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220appearedוַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙vai.ye.ra.'UH7200,the foundationsמֹסְד֣וֹתmo.se.DotH4146of the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398were discoveredיִגָּל֖וּyi.ga.LuH1540,at the rebukingבְּגַעֲרַ֣תbe.ga.'a.RatH1606of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,at the blastמִנִּשְׁמַ֖תmi.nish.MatH5397of the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of his nostrilsאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

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