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Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD , unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD . (KJV)
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שֶׁשָּׁ֨םshe.Shamwhere there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 1
עָל֪וּ'a.Luthey went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 2
שְׁבָטִ֡יםshe.va.Timtribes
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tribe
Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 3
שִׁבְטֵי\־shiv.tei-[the] tribes of
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: tribe
Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 4
יָ֭הּyahYahweh
Lemma: יָהּ (yah) · Strong's: H3050
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: LORD
Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 17:16, Psalms 68:4, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 77:11, Psalms 89:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3050; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 5
עֵד֣וּת'e.Duta testimony
Lemma: עֵדוּת (e.dut) · Strong's: H5715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: testimony
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 16:34, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5715; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 6
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'Elto Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 7
לְ֝הֹד֗וֹתle.ho.Dotto give thanks
Lemma: יָדָה (ya.dah) · Strong's: H3034
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to give thanks
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 49:8, Leviticus 5:5, Leviticus 16:21, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3034; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 8
לְשֵׁ֣םle.Shemto [the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 9
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 122:4 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| where | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| the tribes | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe |
| go up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| the tribes | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe |
| of the LORD | → | יָהּ H3050 LORD |
| as a testimony | → | עֵדוּת H5715 testimony |
| for Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| to give thanks | → | יָדָה H3034 to give thanks |
| to the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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