- 1[A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לִשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה אִם יְהוָ֤ה לֹא יִבְנֶ֬ה בַ֗יִת שָׁ֤וְא עָמְל֣וּ בוֹנָ֣יו אִם יְהוָ֥ה לֹֽא יִשְׁמָר עִ֝֗יר שָׁ֤וְא שָׁקַ֬ד שׁוֹמֵֽר
- 2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.שָׁ֤וְא מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי ק֡וּם מְאַֽחֲרֵי שֶׁ֗בֶת אֹ֭כְלֵי לֶ֣חֶם הָעֲצָבִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן יִתֵּ֖ן לִֽידִיד֣וֹ שֵׁנָֽא
- 3Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.הִנֵּ֤ה נַחֲלַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה בָּנִ֑ים שָׂ֝כָ֗ר פְּרִ֣י הַבָּֽטֶן
- 4As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.כְּחִצִּ֥ים בְּיַד גִּבּ֑וֹר כֵּ֝֗ן בְּנֵ֣י הַנְּעוּרִֽים
- 5Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.אַשְׁרֵ֤י הַגֶּ֗בֶר אֲשֶׁ֤ר מִלֵּ֥א אֶת אַשְׁפָּת֗וֹ לֹֽא יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ כִּֽי יְדַבְּר֖וּ אֶת אוֹיְבִ֣ים בַּשָּֽׁעַר
Psalm 127 KJV
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Psalm 127 original-language research
The Hebrew lines shown beneath the KJV text come from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) data in YHWSA. The chapter vocabulary below is ranked from verse-level Strong's tagging; grammatical particles are omitted so meaningful terms remain visible.
57 tagged Hebrew tokens43 distinct lexical entries5 of 5 verses source-tagged
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁוְאH7723
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
בָּנָהH1129
to build (literally and figuratively)
כֵּןH3651
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
אִםH518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
שָׁמַרH8104
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
בַּיִתH1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
גִּבּוֹרH1368
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
גֶּבֶרH1397
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| Psalm 127:1 | 5,875 | study verse |
| Psalm 127:2 | 6,115 | study verse |
| Psalm 127:3 | 2,762 | study verse |
| Psalm 127:4 | 2,678 | study verse |
| Psalm 127:5 | 4,684 | study verse |
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