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1 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.
2 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.
3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

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Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 127:1–5 (57 words)
1
  1. ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  2. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึคื”ื€yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. ื™ึดื‘ึฐื ึถึฌื”yibnebanah: to build (literally and figuratively)H1129
  5. ื‘ึทึ—ื™ึดืชbayitbayith: a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)H1004
  6. ืฉืึธึคื•ึฐืลกฤwฤ•สพshav': evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile)H7723
  7. ืขึธืžึฐืœึฃื•ึผสฟomlรป`amal: to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomenessH5998
  8. ื‘ื•ึนื ึธึฃื™ื•bรดnฤywbanah: to build (literally and figuratively)H1129
  9. ื‘ึผึ‘ื•ึนbรด
  10. ืึดืสพimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
  11. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึฅื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  12. ืœึนึฝืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  13. ื™ึดืฉืึฐืžึธืจyiลกmฤrshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  14. ืขึดึึ—ื™ืจสฟรฎr`iyr: a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)H5892
  15. ืฉืึธึคื•ึฐืื€ลกฤwฤ•สพshav': evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile)H7723
  16. ืฉืึธืงึทึฌื“ลกฤqadshaqad: to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)H8245
  17. ืฉืื•ึนืžึตึฝืจืƒลกรดmฤ“rshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
2
  1. ืฉืึธึคื•ึฐืลกฤwฤ•สพshav': evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile)H7723
  2. ืœึธื›ึถึจืlฤkem
  3. ืžึทืฉืึฐื›ึผึดึชื™ืžึตึฝื™maลกkรฎmรชshakam: (literally) to load up (on the back of man or beast)H7925
  4. ืงึกื•ึผืqรปmquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
  5. ืžึฐืึทึฝื—ึฒืจึตื™mฤ•สพaแธฅฤƒrรชachar: to loiter (i.e. be behind); (by implication) to procrastinateH309
  6. ืฉืึถึ—ื‘ึถืชลกebetyashab: (properly) to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)H3427
  7. ืึนึญื›ึฐืœึตื™สพลkฤ•lรชakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
  8. ืœึถึฃื—ึถืleแธฅemlechem: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)H3899
  9. ื”ึธืขึฒืฆึธื‘ึดึ‘ื™ืhฤสฟฤƒแนฃฤbรฎm`etseb: an earthen vessel; (usually) (painful) toilH6089
  10. ื›ึผึตึคืŸkฤ“nken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  11. ื™ึดืชึผึตึ–ืŸyittฤ“nnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  12. ืœึดึฝื™ื“ึดื™ื“ึฃื•ึนlรฎdรฎdรดydiyd: lovedH3039
  13. ืฉืึตื ึธึฝืืƒลกฤ“nฤสพshehah: sleepH8142
3
  1. ื”ึดื ึผึตึคื”hinnฤ“hinneh: lo!H2009
  2. ื ึทื—ึฒืœึทึฃืชnaแธฅฤƒlatnachalah: (properly) something inherited; (abstractly) occupancyH5159
  3. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึฃื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. ื‘ึผึธื ึดึ‘ื™ืbฤnรฎmben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  5. ืฉื‚ึธึื›ึธึ—ืจล›ฤkฤrsakar: payment of contract; (concretely) salary, fare, maintenanceH7939
  6. ืคึผึฐืจึดึฃื™pฤ•rรฎpriy: fruit (literally or figuratively)H6529
  7. ื”ึทื‘ึผึธึฝื˜ึถืŸืƒhabbฤแนญenbeten: the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingH990
4
  1. ื›ึผึฐื—ึดืฆึผึดึฅื™ืkฤ•แธฅiแนฃแนฃรฎmchets: (properly) a piercer, i.e. an arrow; (by implication) a woundH2671
  2. ื‘ึผึฐื™ึทื“bฤ•yadyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  3. ื’ึผึดื‘ึผึ‘ื•ึนืจgibbรดrgibbowr: powerful; (by implication) a warrior, tyrantH1368
  4. ื›ึผึตึึ—ืŸkฤ“nken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  5. ื‘ึผึฐื ึตึฃื™bฤ•nรชben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
  6. ื”ึทื ึผึฐืขื•ึผืจึดึฝื™ืืƒhannฤ•สฟรปrรฎmna`uwr: (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)H5271
5
  1. ืึทืฉืึฐืจึตึคื™สพaลกrรชesher: happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!H835
  2. ื”ึทื’ึผึถึ—ื‘ึถืจhaggebergeber: (properly) a valiant man or warrior; (generally) a person simplyH1397
  3. ืึฒืฉืึถึคืจสพฤƒลกeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
  4. ืžึดืœึผึตึฅืmillฤ“สพmale': to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)H4390
  5. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  6. ืึทืฉืึฐืคึผึธืชึ—ื•ึนสพaลกpฤtรดashpah: a quiver or arrow-caseH827
  7. ืžึตึซื”ึถึฅืmฤ“hemhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
  8. ืœึนึฝืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  9. ื™ึตื‘ึนึ‘ืฉืื•ึผyฤ“bลลกรปbuwsh: (properly) to pale; (by implication) to be ashamedH954
  10. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  11. ื™ึฐื“ึทื‘ึผึฐืจึ–ื•ึผyฤ•dabbฤ•rรปdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
  12. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
  13. ืื•ึนื™ึฐื‘ึดึฃื™ืสพรดybรฎmoyeb: hating; an adversaryH341
  14. ื‘ึผึทืฉืึผึธึฝืขึทืจืƒbaลกลกฤสฟarsha`ar: an opening, i.e. door or gateH8179

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Strong's words in Psalms 127 (6)
Strong's H3068 — ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึคื”ื€ (yฤ•hwรข)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 3 times in Psalms 127.
Strong's H7723 — ืฉืึธึคื•ึฐื (ลกฤwฤ•สพ)
shav' (shawv) (or shav {shav}) n-m. 1. evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile) 2. figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective 3. also adverbially, in vain) [from the same as H7722 in the sense of desolating] KJV: false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity. Root(s): H7722. Appears 3 times in Psalms 127.
Strong's H1121 — ื‘ึผึธื ึดึ‘ื™ื (bฤnรฎm)
ben (bane) n-m. 1. a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001 H0251, etc.)) [from H1129] KJV: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth. Root(s): H1129 See also: H1, H251. Appears 2 times in Psalms 127.
Strong's H1129 — ื™ึดื‘ึฐื ึถึฌื” (yibne)
banah (baw-naw') v. 1. to build (literally and figuratively) [a primitive root] KJV: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 127.
Strong's H3651 — ื›ึผึตึคืŸ (kฤ“n)
ken (kane) adj. 1. (properly) set upright 2. hence (figuratively as adjective) just 3. but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation 4. often with other particles) [from H3559] KJV: + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), X the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, X you. Root(s): H3559. Appears 2 times in Psalms 127.
Strong's H518 — ืึดื (สพim)
im (eem) prt. 1. (used very widely as demonstrative) lo! 2. (interrogatively) whether? 3. (conditionally), if, although 4. (also) Oh that!, when 5. (hence, as a negative) not [a primitive particle] KJV: (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 127.

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