Psalms 127:1 Go deeper
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (KJV)
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אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518J
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: until
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:19, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 44:23, Genesis 47:18, Numbers 32:17, Deuteronomy 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518J; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 1
יְהוָ֤ה\׀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 127:1 word 2
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 3
יִבְנֶ֬הyiv.Nehhe will build
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 4
בַ֗יִתVa.yita house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 5
שָׁ֤וְא\׀shav'vanity
Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vanity: vain
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 6
עָמְל֣וּ'a.me.Luthey have toiled
Lemma: עָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5998
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to toil
Used 11 times. Also: Proverbs 16:26, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 2:20, Ecclesiastes 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5998; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 7
בוֹנָ֣יוvo.Navbuilders its
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 8
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518J
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: until
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:19, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 44:23, Genesis 47:18, Numbers 32:17, Deuteronomy 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518J; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 9
יְהוָ֥הYah.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 127:1 word 10
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 11
יִשְׁמָר\־yish.mor-he will watch over
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to keep: guard
Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 12
עִ֝֗יר'Ira city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 13
שָׁ֤וְא\׀shav'vanity
Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vanity: vain
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 14
שָׁקַ֬דsha.Kadhe has kept awake
Lemma: שָׁקַד (sha.qad) · Strong's: H8245
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to watch
Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 8:29, Job 21:32, Psalms 102:7, Proverbs 8:34, Isaiah 29:20, Jeremiah 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8245; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 15
שׁוֹמֵֽר\׃sho.Mer[the] watchman
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to keep: guard
Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Psalms 127:1 word 16
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 Solomon | → | שְׁלֹמֹה H8010 Solomon |
| Unless | → | אִם H0518J if: until |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| builds | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| its builders | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| labor | → | עָמַל H5998 to toil |
| in | → | |
| vain | → | שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain |
| unless | → | אִם H0518J if: until |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| protects | → | שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard |
| the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| its watchmen | → | שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard |
| stand guard | → | שָׁקַד H8245 to watch |
| in vain | → | שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain |
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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