New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 22:8-16

8Thenthe earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁvat.ga.'ashH1607and quakedוַתִּרְעַשׁ֙va.tir.'AshH7493,The foundationsH4144of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were tremblingיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264And were shakenוַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He wasH2734angryH2734.

9Smokeעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227wentH5927upH5927out of His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֔וֹbe.'a.PoH639,And fireוְאֵ֥שׁve.'EshH784from His mouthמִפִּ֖יוmi.PivH6310was devouringתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398;Coalsגֶּחָלִ֖יםge.cha.LimH1513were kindledבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197by it.

10He also bowedH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064downH5186lowH5186,and cameH3381downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381Withthickוַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

11He rodeוַיִּרְכַּ֥בvai.yir.KavH7392on a cherubכְּר֖וּבke.RuvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774; Heappearedוַיֵּרָ֖אvai.ye.Ra'H7200onthe wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

12He madeוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896darknessחֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822canopiesסֻכּ֑וֹתsu.KotH5521aroundסְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439Him,A massחַֽשְׁרַת־chash.rat-H2841of watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,thickH5645cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645of the skyשְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834.

13From the brightnessמִנֹּ֖גַהּmi.No.gahH5051beforeנֶגְדּ֑וֹneg.DoH5048HimCoalsגַּחֲלֵי־ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784were kindledבָּעֲר֖וּba.'a.RuH1197.

14The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068thunderedיַרְעֵ֥םyar.'EmH7481from heavenשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,And the Mostוְעֶלְי֖וֹןve.'el.YonH5945HighH5945utteredיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963.

15And He shotוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971arrowsחִצִּ֖יםchi.TzimH2671and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327them,Lightningבָּרָ֖קba.RakH1300, androutedוַיָּהֹֽם׃vai.ye.hu.memH2000them.

16Then the channelsאֲפִ֣קֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220appearedוַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙vai.ye.ra.'UH7200,The foundationsH4144of the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398were exposedיִגָּל֖וּyi.ga.LuH1540By the rebukeבְּגַעֲרַ֣תbe.ga.'a.RatH1606of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,From the blastמִנִּשְׁמַ֖תmi.nish.MatH5397of the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of His nostrilsאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

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