Psalm 127
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Psalms 127— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, which is the key every lexicon and concordance uses (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets name a word that does a grammatical job rather than carrying a meaning, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
Rashi on Psalms 127:2
It is futile for you The craftsmen, who rise early and stay late at their work and sustain themselves with toil and labor, with bread of toil, [i.e.,] of the toil of work.
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3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Rashi on Psalms 127:3
Behold, the heritage of the Lord for that man [who banishes sleep from his eyes].
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4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.
Rashi on Psalms 127:4
Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man with which to battle his enemies.
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5Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
Rashi on Psalms 127:5
Praiseworthy is the man who has filled his quiver with those arrows. אשפה is the arrowcase, called cuyvre in Old French.
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