Psalms 122:6 Go deeper

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. (KJV)

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שַׁ֭אֲלוּSha.'a.luask for

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Psalms 122:6 word 1

שְׁל֣וֹםshe.Lom[the] peace of

Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: peace

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 26:31, Genesis 28:21, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 41:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7965G; TAHOT Psalms 122:6 word 2

יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Psalms 122:6 word 3

יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּyish.La.yumay they be at ease

Lemma: שָׁלָה (sha.lah) · Strong's: H7951

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to prosper

Used 5 times. Also: Job 3:26, Job 12:6, Jeremiah 12:1, Lamentations 1:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7951; TAHOT Psalms 122:6 word 4

אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ\׃'o.ha.Va.yikh[those who] love you

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Psalms 122:6 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Pray	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
for the peace	→	שָׁלוֹם H7965G peace
of Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem
May those who love you	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
prosper	→	שָׁלָה H7951 to prosper

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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