Psalms 127:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Psalms 127:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 127:213 words

HebrewMeaning

שָׁ֤וְאšāwəʾ

falsenounH7723

lie · lying · vain · vanity

לָ/כֶ֨םlākem

pron

מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵיmašəkiymēy

(ariseverbH7925

be up · get up · rise up) early · morning

ק֡וּםqwm

abideverbH6965

accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···

מְאַֽחֲרֵיməʾaḥărēy

continueverbH309

defer · delay · hinder · be late ···

שֶׁ֗בֶתšebet

abideverbH3427

continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···

אֹ֭כְלֵיʾōkəlēy

burn upverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

לֶ֣חֶםleḥem

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

הָ/עֲצָבִ֑יםhāʿăṣābiym

grievousparticleH6089

idol · labor · sorrow

כֵּ֤ןkēn

-wardparticleH3651

after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···

יִתֵּ֖ןyitēn

addverbH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

לִֽ/ידִיד֣/וֹliydiydwō

amiablepronH3039

beloved · loves

שֵׁנָֽאšēnāʾ

sleepnounH8142

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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