Psalm 68:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The chariotsרֶ֤כֶב
(re·chev)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab
of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
are myriads,רִבֹּתַ֣יִם
(rib·bo·ta·yim)
7239: ten thousand, myriadfrom rabab
thousandsשִׁנְאָ֑ן
(shin·'an;)
8136: repetitionfrom shanah
upon thousands;אַלְפֵ֣י
(al·fei)
505: a thousanda prim. root
The Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
is among them [as at] Sinai,סִינַ֥י
(si·nai)
5514: the mountain where the law was givenprobably from the same as Sin
in holiness.בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
(bak·ko·desh.)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The chariots
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
are twenty thousand
ribbow  (rib-bo')
a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large number -- great things, ten (eight)-een, (for)-ty, + sixscore, + threescore, twenty, (twen)-ty) thousand.
even thousands
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
of angels
shin'an  (shin-awn')
change, i.e. repetition -- angels.
the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
is among them as in Sinai
Ciynay  (see-nah'-ee)
Sinai, mountain of Arabia -- Sinai.
in the holy
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
place
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.

King James Bible
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God's chariots are tens of thousands, thousands and thousands; the Lord is among them in the sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

International Standard Version
God's chariots were many thousands. The Lord was there with them at Sinai in holiness.

NET Bible
God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
God rides in ten thousands and thousands of hosts, Lord Jehovah among them of Sinai in his Holiness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The chariots of God are twenty thousand in number, thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them. [The God of] Sinai is in his holy place.

King James 2000 Bible
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
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