PSA 74:13 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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ULT You divided the sea by your strength;
⇔ you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

UST By your power you caused the sea to divide;
⇔ it was as though you had smashed the heads of the rulers of Egypt who were like huge sea dragons.

BSB You divided the sea by Your strength;
⇔ You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;

OEB It was you who did cleave the sea by your might,
⇔ and shatter the heads of the ocean monsters.

WEBBE You divided the sea by your strength.
⇔ You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You destroyed the sea by your strength;
⇔ you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water.

LSV You have divided [the] sea by Your strength,
You have shattered heads of dragons by the waters,

FBV You were the one[fn] who split apart the sea by your strength; you broke the heads of the sea monsters.

74:13 The personal pronoun is emphasized here and in subsequent verses. It may be to identify that it was the true God of Creation who did these things, in contrast to similar stories that gave credit to pagan gods.

T4T By your power you caused the Red Sea to divide;
⇔ it was as though you smashed the heads of the rulers of Egypt who were like huge sea dragons [MET].

LEB • You split open the sea by your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

BBE The sea was parted in two by your strength; the heads of the great sea-beasts were broken.

Moff Thou didst divide the ocean by thy power,
⇔ Shattering the Dragon’s heads upon the waves,

JPS Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

ASV Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength:
⇔ Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.

DRA No DRA PSA 74:13 verse available

YLT Thou hast broken by Thy strength a sea -[monster], Thou hast shivered Heads of dragons by the waters,

Drby Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength; thou didst break the heads of the monsters on the waters:

RV Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Wbstr Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou didst break the heads of the dragons in the waters.

KJB-1769 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.[fn][fn]
(Thou/you didst divide the sea by thy/your strength: thou/you brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. )

74.13 divide: Heb. break

74.13 dragons: or, whales

KJB-1611 [fn][fn][fn]Thou didst diuide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
(Thou/you didst divide the sea by thy/your strength: thou/you brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.)

74:13 Exod. 14. 21.

74:13 Hebr breake.

74:13 Or, whales

Bshps Thou didst deuide the sea through thy power: thou brakest the heades of the dragons in the waters.
(Thou/you didst divide the sea through thy/your power: thou/you brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.)

Gnva Thou didest deuide the sea by thy power: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.
(Thou/you didest divide the sea by thy/your power: thou/you brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. )

Cvdl But God is my kynge of olde, the helpe that is done vpon earth he doth it himself.
(But God is my king of old, the help that is done upon earth he doth/does it himself.)

Wycl No Wycl PSA 74:13 verse available

Luth Du zertrennest das Meer durch deine Kraft und zerbrichst die Köpfe der Drachen im Wasser.
(You(sg) zertrennest the sea through your strength/power and zerbrichst the Köpfe the/of_the dragons in_the water.)

ClVg No ClVg PSA 74:13 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

You divided & in the waters

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) divided in/on/at/with,strength_of,your sea broke heads_of sea_monsters on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=waters )

Asaph is probably speaking of the time God brought Israel out of Egypt, divided the Sea of Reeds, led Israel through it on dry land, then drowned Pharaoh’s army.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

You divided the sea by your strength

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) divided in/on/at/with,strength_of,your sea broke heads_of sea_monsters on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=waters )

Asaph is speaking of God as if God had a physical body. “You are so strong you were able to make dry land in the middle of the sea.”

the sea

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) divided in/on/at/with,strength_of,your sea broke heads_of sea_monsters on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=waters )

Alternate translation: “the great water”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters

(Some words not found in UHB: you(ms) divided in/on/at/with,strength_of,your sea broke heads_of sea_monsters on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=waters )

Asaph is probably speaking of Pharaoh and his army as if they were sea monsters. If possible, translate these words literally. Alternate translation: “when you killed Pharaoh’s army, it was as if you smashed the heads of sea monsters in the waters”

Parallel PSA 74:13