Psalm 114:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,

Young's Literal Translation
What—to thee, O sea, that thou fleest? O Jordan, thou turnest back!

King James Bible
What [ailed] thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, [that] thou wast driven back?

Hebrew
Why was it,
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

O sea,
הַ֭יָּם (hay·yām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

that
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you fled,
תָנ֑וּס (ṯā·nūs)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away

O Jordan,
הַ֝יַּרְדֵּ֗ן (hay·yar·dên)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine

that you turned
תִּסֹּ֥ב (tis·sōḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

back,
לְאָחֽוֹר׃ (lə·’ā·ḥō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 268: The hinder part, behind, backward, the West

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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