Psalm 68:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The earthאֶ֤רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
quaked;רָעָ֨שָׁה
(ra·'a·shah)
7493: to quake, shakea prim. root
The heavensשָׁמַ֣יִם
(sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
alsoאַף־
(af-)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
droppedנָטְפוּ֮
(na·te·fu)
5197: to drop, drip, discoursea prim. root
[rain] at the presenceמִפְּנֵ֪י
(mip·pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of God;אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
Sinaiסִינַ֑י
(si·nai;)
5514: the mountain where the law was givenprobably from the same as Sin
itselfזֶ֥ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
[quaked] at the presenceמִפְּנֵ֥י
(mip·pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of God,אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י
(e·lo·hei)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
The earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
shook
ra`ash  (raw-ash)
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), partic. through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
the heavens
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
also dropped
nataph  (naw-taf')
to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration -- drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).
at the presence
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
even Sinai
Ciynay  (see-nah'-ee)
Sinai, mountain of Arabia -- Sinai.
itself
zeh  (zeh)
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
was moved at the presence
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
the God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The earth quaked; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

King James Bible
The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the earth trembled and the skies poured down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

International Standard Version
the land quaked. Indeed, the heavens poured down rain from the presence of God, this God of Sinai, from the presence of God, the God of Israel.

NET Bible
the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Earth shook and the Heavens dropped from before God -- this Mount Sinai from before God, the God of Israel!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the earth quaked and the sky poured in the presence of the God of Sinai, in the presence of the God of Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
The earth shook, the heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
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