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שִׁיר
shir
[the] song of
noun · construct
הַמַּעֲלוֹת
ha·ma·'a·lot
the ascents
noun · absolute
לְדָוִד
le·da·vid
of David
noun
הִנֵּה
hi·neh
there
particle
מַה־
mah-
how
pronoun
טּוֹב
tov
good
adjective · absolute
וּמַה־
u·mah-
and how
pronoun
נָּעִים
na·'im
pleasant
adjective · absolute
שֶׁבֶת
she·vet
[is the] dwelling of
verb · qal · infinitive
אַחִים
'a·chim
brothers
noun · absolute
גַּם־
gam-
also
adverb
יָחַד
ya·chad
together
noun · absolute
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
כַּשֶּׁמֶן
ka·she·men
like the oil
noun · absolute
הַטּוֹב
ha·tov
(the) good
noun · absolute
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
הָרֹאשׁ
ha·rosh
the head
noun · absolute
יֹרֵד
yo·red
running down
verb · qal · participle
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
הַזָּקָן
ha·za·kan
the beard
noun · absolute
זְקַן־
ze·kan-
[the] beard of
noun · construct
אַהֲרֹן
'a·ha·ron
Aaron
noun
שֶׁיֹּרֵד
she·yo·red
that [is] running down
verb · qal · participle
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
פִּי
pi
[the] mouth of
noun · construct
מִדּוֹתָיו
mi·do·tav
robes his
noun · construct
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
כְּטַל־
ke·tal-
like [the] dew of
noun · construct
חֶרְמוֹן
cher·mon
Hermon
noun
שֶׁיֹּרֵד
shei·yo·red
that [is] running down
verb · qal · participle
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
הַרְרֵי
ha·rei
[the] mountains of
noun · construct
צִיּוֹן
tzi·yon
Zion
noun
כִּי
ki
for
particle
שָׁם
sham
there
adverb
צִוָּה
tzi·vah
he has commanded
verb · piel · perfect
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
הַבְּרָכָה
ha·be·ra·khah
the blessing
noun · absolute
חַיִּים
chai·yim
life
noun · absolute
עַד־
'ad-
until
preposition
הָעוֹלָם
ha·'o·lam
(the) perpetuity
noun · absolute
It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
Psalms 132
Psalms 134
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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.