Psalm 114:5

Hebrew
ESV
What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back?
NIV
Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
NLT
What's wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way? What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?
LXX
τί σοί ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
θάλασσα ὅτι ἔφυγες καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
σοί Ιορδάνη ὅτι ἀνεχώρησας εἰς τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
ὀπίσω
KJV
What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

Psalm 114:4 ← Psalm 114:5 → Psalm 114:6

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