Psalms 78:23 Go deeper

Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיְצַ֣וvay.Tzavand he commanded

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Psalms 78:23 word 1

שְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.Kimclouds

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) · Strong's: H7834

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cloud

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Job 35:5, Job 36:28, Job 37:18, Job 37:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7834; TAHOT Psalms 78:23 word 2

מִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'al<from> above

Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: above

Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Psalms 78:23 word 3

וְדַלְתֵ֖יve.dal.Teiand [the] doors of

Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: door

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Psalms 78:23 word 4

שָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimheaven

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Psalms 78:23 word 5

פָּתָֽח\׃pa.Tachhe opened

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Psalms 78:23 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Yet He commanded	→	צָוָה H6680 to command
the clouds	→	שַׁ֫חַק H7834 cloud
above	→	מַ֫עַל H4605 above
and opened	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
the doors	→	דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door
of the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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