Psalm 114:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The seaהַיָּ֣ם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
lookedרָ֭אָה
(ra·'ah)
7200: to seea prim. root
and fled;וַיָּנֹ֑ס
(vai·ya·nos;)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
The Jordanהַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ן
(hai·yar·den)
3383: the principal river of Pal.from yarad
turnedיִסֹּ֥ב
(yis·sov)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
back.לְאָחֹֽור׃
(le·'a·cho·vr.)
268: the hind side, back partfrom achar


















KJV Lexicon
The sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
it and fled
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
Jordan
Yarden  (yar-dane')
a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine -- Jordan.
was driven
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
back
'achowr  (aw-khore')
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back.

King James Bible
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The sea looked and fled; the Jordan turned back.

International Standard Version
The sea saw this and fled, the Jordan River ran backwards,

NET Bible
The sea looked and fled; the Jordan River turned back.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Sea saw him and fled and Jordan turned its backside!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Red Sea looked at this and ran away. The Jordan River turned back.

King James 2000 Bible
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
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