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It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. (KJV)

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שָׁ֤וְאshav'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 127:2 word 1

מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵיmash.Ki.mei[who] rise early

Lemma: שָׁכַם (sha.kham) · Strong's: H7925

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)

Meaning: to rise

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 26:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7925; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 2

ק֡וּםkum<of> to rise

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

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

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 3

מְאַֽחֲרֵי\־me.'a.cha.rei-[who] delay

Lemma: אָחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0309

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)

Meaning: to delay

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 24:56, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 34:19, Exodus 22:29, Deuteronomy 7:10, Deuteronomy 23:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0309; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 4

שֶׁ֗בֶתShe.vet<of> to sit

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 5

אֹ֭כְלֵי'O.khe.lei[who] eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

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

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 6

לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem<of> [the] bread of

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 7

הָעֲצָבִ֑יםha.'a.tza.Vim<the> labors

Lemma: עֶ֫צֶב (e.tsev) · Strong's: H6089A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: toil

Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Proverbs 5:10, Proverbs 10:22, Proverbs 14:23, Proverbs 15:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6089A; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 8

כֵּ֤ןkenthus

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 127:2 word 9

יִתֵּ֖ןyi.Tenhe gives

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

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

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 10

לִֽידִיד֣וֹli.di.Doto beloved [one] his

Lemma: יָדִיד (ye.did) · Strong's: H3039A

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

Meaning: beloved

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:12, Psalms 60:5, Psalms 84:1, Psalms 108:6, Isaiah 5:1, Jeremiah 11:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3039A; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 11

שֵׁנָֽא\׃she.Na'sleep

Lemma: שֵׁנָה (she.nah) · Strong's: H8142

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sleep

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Genesis 31:40, Judges 16:14, Judges 16:20, Esther 6:1, Job 14:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8142; TAHOT Psalms 127:2 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

In vain	→	שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain
you	→
rise	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
early	→	שָׁכַם H7925 to rise
and stay up	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
late	→	אָחַר H0309 to delay
toiling	→	עֶ֫צֶב H6089A toil
for bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
to eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
for	→	כֵּן H3651C so
He gives	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
sleep	→	שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep
to His beloved	→	יָדִיד H3039A beloved

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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