Psalms

Psalm 106:7–11

⁷Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders

or remember Your abundant kindness;

but they rebelled by the sea,

there at the Red Sea.^b

⁸Yet He saved them for the sake of His name,

to make His power known.

⁹He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;

He led them through the depths as through a desert.

¹⁰He saved them from the hand that hated them;

He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

¹¹The waters covered their foes;

not one of them remained.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Our fathers	אֲב֘וֹתֵ֤ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
in Egypt	בְמִצְרַ֨יִם׀	ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grasp	הִשְׂכִּ֬ילוּ	hiś·kî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7919 be prudent
Your wonders	נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֗יךָ	nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
or remember	זָ֭כְרוּ	zā·ḵə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2142 remember
Your abundant	רֹ֣ב	rōḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
kindness	חֲסָדֶ֑יךָ	ḥă·sā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
but they rebelled	וַיַּמְר֖וּ	way·yam·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4784 be contentious, refractory, rebellious
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the sea	יָ֣ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
at the Red	סֽוּף׃	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	בְּיַם־	bə·yam-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet He saved them	וַֽ֭יּוֹשִׁיעֵם	way·yō·wō·šî·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3467 deliver
for the sake of	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
His name	שְׁמ֑וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
to make His power	גְּבוּרָתֽוֹ׃	gə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1369 strength, might
known	לְ֝הוֹדִ֗יעַ	lə·hō·w·ḏî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3045 know

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rebuked	וַיִּגְעַ֣ר	way·yiḡ·‘ar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1605 rebuke
the Red	ס֭וּף	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	בְּיַם־	bə·yam-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea
and it dried up	וַֽיֶּחֱרָ֑ב	way·ye·ḥĕ·rāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
He led them	וַיּוֹלִיכֵ֥ם	way·yō·w·lî·ḵêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
through the depths	בַּ֝תְּהֹמ֗וֹת	bat·tə·hō·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common plural	H8415 deep, sea, abyss
as through a desert	כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	kam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He saved them	וַֽ֭יּוֹשִׁיעֵם	way·yō·wō·šî·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3467 deliver
from the hand	מִיַּ֣ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
that hated them	שׂוֹנֵ֑א	śō·w·nê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8130 hate
He redeemed them	וַ֝יִּגְאָלֵ֗ם	way·yiḡ·’ā·lêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H1350 redeem, act as kinsman
from the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the enemy	אוֹיֵֽב׃	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The waters	מַ֥יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
covered	וַיְכַסּוּ־	way·ḵas·sū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3680 cover
their foes	צָרֵיהֶ֑ם	ṣā·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6862 narrow, tight
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	אֶחָ֥ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of them	מֵ֝הֶ֗ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
remained	נוֹתָֽר׃	nō·w·ṯār	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3498 remain over