Psalms 124:1 Go deeper

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; (KJV)

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לוּלֵ֣יlu.Leiif not

Lemma: לוּלֵא (lu.le) · Strong's: H3884

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: unless

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Genesis 43:10, Deuteronomy 32:27, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 25:34, 2 Samuel 2:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3884; TAHOT Psalms 124:1 word 1

יְ֭הוָהYah.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 124:1 word 2

שֶׁהָ֣יָהshe.Ha.yahwho <he> was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 124:1 word 3

יֹֽאמַר\־yo.mar-let it say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Psalms 124:1 word 4

נָ֝אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Psalms 124:1 word 5

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

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 124:1 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

A song	→	H7892
of ascents	→	H4609
Of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
If the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
had not	→	לוּלֵא H3884 unless
been	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
on our side	→
let Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
now	→	נָא H4994 please
declare	→	אָמַר H0559 to say

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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