Psalms 127:2

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Psalms 127:2


← Psalms 127:1 Psalms 127:2 (KJV) Psalms 127:3 →
A Song of degrees for Solomon. 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.
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.
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

It is vainH7723 for you to rise upH6965 earlyH7925, to sit upH3427 lateH309, to eatH398 the breadH3899 of sorrowsH6089: for so he givethH5414 his belovedH3039 sleepH8142.


Original Hebrew

שָׁוְא לָכֶם ׀ מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם מְאַחֲרֵי־שֶׁבֶת אֹכְלֵי לֶחֶם הָעֲצָבִים כֵּן יִתֵּן לִידִידֹו שֵׁנָא׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
שָׁ֤וְא
shav' H7723 HNcmsa vanity
לָ/כֶ֨ם
la./Khem HR/Sp2mp (belongs) to/ you
מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵי
mash.Ki.mei H7925 HVhrmpc (who) rise early
ק֡וּם
kum H6965 HVqc (of) to rise
מְאַֽחֲרֵי
me.'a.cha.rei- H309 HVprmpc (who) delay
שֶׁ֗בֶת
She.vet H3427 HVqc (of) to sit
אֹ֭כְלֵי
'O.khe.lei H398 HVqrmpc (who) eat
לֶ֣חֶם
Le.chem H3899 HNcbsc (of) (the) bread of
הָ/עֲצָבִ֑ים
ha./'a.tza.Vim H6089 HTd/Ncmpa (the)/ labors
כֵּ֤ן
ken H3651 HTm thus
יִתֵּ֖ן
yi.Ten H5414 HVqi3ms he gives
לִֽ/ידִיד֣/וֹ
li./di.D/o H3039 HR/Aamsc/Sp3ms to/ beloved (one)/ his
שֵׁנָֽא
she.Na' H8142 HNcfsa sleep
Strong's References
  • H309 — אָחַר (ʼâchar, aw-khar'): a primitive root; to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate; continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).
  • H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
  • H3039 — יְדִיד (yᵉdîyd, yed-eed'): from the same as דּוֹד (dôwd) H1730; loved; amiable, (well-) beloved, loves.
  • H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
  • H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם (lâcham) H3898; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה (Bêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâh) H1036; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
  • H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  • H6089 — עֶצֶב (ʻetseb, eh'-tseb): from עָצַב (ʻâtsab) H6087; an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind); grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.
  • H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
  • H7723 — שָׁוְא (shâvᵉʼ, shawv): or שַׁו (shav); from the same as שׁוֹא (shôwʼ) H7722 in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain); false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
  • H7925 — שָׁכַם (shâkam, shaw-kam'): a primitive root; properly, to incline (the shoulder to a burden); but used only as denominative from שְׁכֶם (shᵉkem) H7926; literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning; (arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.
  • H8142 — שֵׁנָה (shênâh, shay-naw'): or שֵׁנָא (shênâʼ); (Psalm 127:2), from יָשֵׁן (yâshên) H3462; sleep; sleep.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן (kûwn) H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
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