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Psalms 127:2 Interlinear

“It is vain early for you to rise up late to sit up to eat the bread of sorrows for so he giveth his beloved sleep”

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Psalms 127 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	שָׁ֤וְא	H7723	It is vain	evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object
2	לָכֶ֨ם	H0
3	מַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵֽי	H7925	early	literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning
4	ק֡וּם	H6965	for you to rise up	to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
5	מְאַֽחֲרֵי	H309	late	to loiter (i.e., be behind); by implication to procrastinate
6	שֶׁ֗בֶת	H3427	to sit up	properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
7	אֹ֭כְלֵי	H398	to eat	to eat (literally or figuratively)
8	לֶ֣חֶם	H3899	the bread	food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
9	הָעֲצָבִ֑ים	H6089	of sorrows	an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)
10	כֵּ֤ן	H3651		properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
11	יִתֵּ֖ן	H5414	for so he giveth	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
12	לִֽידִיד֣וֹ	H3039	his beloved	loved
13	שֵׁנָֽא׃	H8142	sleep	sleep

Psalms 127:2 (current)It is vain early for you to rise up late to sit up to eat the bread of sorrows for so he giveth his beloved sleep