Psalms

Psalm 18:13–14

¹³The LORD thundered from heaven;

the voice of the Most High resounded —

hailstones and coals of fire.^b

¹⁴He shot His arrows and scattered the foes;

He hurled lightning and routed them.

Footnotes

b 18:13 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and LXX do not include —hailstones and coals of fire; see 2 Samuel 22:14|2SA 22:14.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְֽהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
thundered	וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם	way·yar·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7481 thunder
from heaven	בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀	baš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
the voice	קֹל֑וֹ	qō·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
of the Most High	וְ֭עֶלְיוֹן	wə·‘el·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
resounded	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
hailstones	בָּ֝רָ֗ד	bā·rāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H1259 hail
and coals	וְגַֽחֲלֵי־	wə·ḡa·ḥă·lê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1513 ember
of fire	אֵֽשׁ׃	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He shot	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
His arrows	חִ֭צָּיו	ḥiṣ·ṣāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2671 arrow
and scattered	וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם	way·p̄î·ṣêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
He hurled	רָ֝ב	rāḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7232 shoot
lightning	וּבְרָקִ֥ים	ū·ḇə·rā·qîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1300 lightning
and routed them	וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃	way·hum·mêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H2000 make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 18:13 Psalm 104:7 · 1 Samuel 7:10 · Psalm 140:10 · Psalm 29:3–4

Psalm 18:14 Psalm 144:6 · Habakkuk 3:11 · Deuteronomy 32:23 · Deuteronomy 32:42 · Isaiah 30:30 · Job 6:4 · Numbers 24:8 · Joshua 10:10 · Psalm 77:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.