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Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. (KJV)
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הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 1
כְעֵינֵ֪יkhe.'ei.Neilike [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 2
עֲבָדִ֡ים'a.va.Dimslaves
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 3
אֶל\־'el-[which are] to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 4
יַ֤דyad[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 5
אֲֽדוֹנֵיהֶ֗ם'ado.nei.Hemmaster<s> their
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 6
כְּעֵינֵ֣יke.'ei.Neilike [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 7
שִׁפְחָה֮shif.Chaha female slave
Lemma: שִׁפְחָה (shiph.chah) · Strong's: H8198
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: maidservant
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 16:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8198; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 8
אֶל\־'el-[which are] to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 9
יַ֪דyad[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 10
גְּבִ֫רְתָּ֥הּge.Vir.Tahmistress her
Lemma: גְּבֶ֫רֶת (ge.ve.ret) · Strong's: H1404
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: lady
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 16:9, 2 Kings 5:3, Proverbs 30:23, Isaiah 24:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1404; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 11
כֵּ֣ןkenso
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 12
עֵ֭ינֵינוּ'Ei.nei.nueyes our
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 13
אֶל\־'el-[are] to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 14
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 123:2 word 15
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 16
עַ֝֗ד'Aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 17
שֶׁיְּחָנֵּֽנוּ\׃shei.ye.cha.Ne.nuthat he will show favor to us
Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: be gracious
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Psalms 123:2 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As the eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| of servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| [look] to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| of their master | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| as the eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| of a maidservant | → | שִׁפְחָה H8198 maidservant |
| [look] to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| of her mistress | → | גְּבֶ֫רֶת H1404 lady |
| so | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| our eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| are on | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| our God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| He shows us mercy | → | חָנַן H2603A be gracious |
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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