Psalms 129:3 Go deeper

The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. (KJV)

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עַל\־'al-on

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 129:3 word 1

גַּ֭בִּיGa.biback my

Lemma: גַּב (gav) · Strong's: H1354

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

Meaning: back/rim/brow

Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 14:9, 1 Kings 7:33, Job 13:12, Job 15:26, Ezekiel 1:18, Ezekiel 10:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1354; TAHOT Psalms 129:3 word 2

חָרְשׁ֣וּcha.re.Shuthey have plowed

Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to plow/plot

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Psalms 129:3 word 3

חֹרְשִׁ֑יםcho.re.Shimplowmen

Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to plow/plot

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Psalms 129:3 word 4

הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּhe.'e.Ri.khuthey have made long

Lemma: אָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H0748

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to prolong

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:8, Exodus 20:12, Numbers 9:19, Numbers 9:22, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 4:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0748; TAHOT Psalms 129:3 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

The plowmen	→	חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot
plowed	→	חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
my back	→	גַּב H1354 back/rim/brow
they made their furrows	→	מַעֲנָה H4618 furrow
long	→	אָרַךְ H0748 to prolong

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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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