Psalms 124:2 Go deeper

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

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 124:2 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 124:2 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 124:2 word 3

בְּק֖וּםbe.Kumwhen rose up

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to arise: attack

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Exodus 32:25, Deuteronomy 19:11, Deuteronomy 22:26, Deuteronomy 28:7, Deuteronomy 33:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965J; TAHOT Psalms 124:2 word 4

עָלֵ֣ינוּ'a.Lei.nuon us

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 124:2 word 5

אָדָֽם\׃'a.Damanyone

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Psalms 124:2 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

if the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
had not	→	לוּלֵא H3884 unless
been	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
on our side	→
when men	→	אָדָם H0120G man
attacked	→	קוּם H6965J to arise: attack
us	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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