Psalms

Psalm 78:15–16

¹⁵He split the rocks in the wilderness

and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.

¹⁶He brought streams from the stone

and made water flow down like rivers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He split	יְבַקַּ֣ע	yə·ḇaq·qa‘	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through
the rocks	צֻ֭רִים	ṣu·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6697 rock, cliff
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and gave	וַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְ	way·yašq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
as abundant	רַבָּֽה׃	rab·bāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7227 much, many, great
as the seas	כִּתְהֹמ֥וֹת	kiṯ·hō·mō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - common plural construct	H8415 deep, sea, abyss

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brought	וַיּוֹצִ֣א	way·yō·w·ṣi	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
streams	נוֹזְלִ֣ים	nō·wz·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
from the stone	מִסָּ֑לַע	mis·sā·la‘	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
and made water	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
flow down	וַיּ֖וֹרֶד	way·yō·w·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
like rivers	כַּנְּהָר֣וֹת	kan·nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river

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

Psalm 78:15 Exodus 17:6 · Numbers 20:11 · Psalm 105:41 · 1 Corinthians 10:4 · Psalm 114:8 · Revelation 22:17 · Revelation 22:1 · Isaiah 48:21 · Isaiah 41:18 · Isaiah 43:20

Psalm 78:16 Numbers 20:10–11 · Numbers 20:8 · Deuteronomy 8:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.