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Psalms 137:1 Interlinear

“ By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down yea we wept when we remembered Zion”

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Psalms 137 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	עַ֥ל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
2	נַהֲר֨וֹת׀	H5104	By the rivers	a stream (including the sea; expectation the nile, euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
3	בָּבֶ֗ל	H894	of Babylon	babel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire
4	שָׁ֣ם	H8033		there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
5	יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ	H3427	there we sat down	properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
6	גַּם	H1571		properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
7	בָּכִ֑ינוּ	H1058	yea we wept	to weep; generally to bemoan
8	בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ	H2142	when we remembered	properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
9	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10	צִיּֽוֹן׃	H6726	Zion	tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of jerusalem

Psalms 137:1 (current) By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down yea we wept when we remembered Zion