Psalms 137 interlinear
The Hebrew text of Psalms 137 word by word, with each word’s gloss, a short parsing and its Strong’s number, and the King James Version for comparison.
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
עַלatprepH5921נַהֲרוֹת[the] rivers ofnoun pl f cstrH5104בָּבֶלBabylonname LocationH894שָׁםthereadvH8033יָשַׁבְנוּwe satverb Qal perf 1 pl cH3427גַּם־alsoadvH1571בָּכִינוּwe weptverb Qal perf 1 pl cH1058בְּזָכְרֵנוּwhen remembered weprep + verb Qal inf cstr + sfx 1 pl cH2142אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853צִיּוֹן׃Zionname LocationH6726 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
עַל־onprepH5921עֲרָבִיםpoplarsnoun pl m absH6155בְּתוֹכָהּin [the] midst of itprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 3 sg fH8432תָּלִינוּwe hung upverb Qal perf 1 pl cH8518כִּנֹּרוֹתֵינוּ׃harps ournoun pl f cstr + sfx 1 pl cH3658 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
כִּיforConditional ParticleH3588שָׁםthereadvH8033שְׁאֵלוּנוּthey asked usverb Qal perf 3 pl c + sfx 1 pl cH7592שׁוֹבֵינוּcaptors ourverb Qal ptc pl m cstr + sfx 1 pl cH7617דִּבְרֵי־words ofnoun pl m cstrH1697שִׁירa songnoun sg m absH7892וְתוֹלָלֵינוּand mockers ourconj + noun pl m cstr + sfx 1 pl cH8437שִׂמְחָהgladnessnoun sg f absH8057שִׁירוּsingverb Qal impv 2 pl mH7891לָנוּfor usprep + sfx 1 pl cH9035מִשִּׁירone of [the] song[s] ofprep + noun sg m cstrH7892צִיּוֹן׃Zionname LocationH6726 How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?
אֵיךְhow?Interrogative ParticleH349נָשִׁירwill we singverb Qal impf 1 pl cH7891אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853שִׁיר־[the] song ofnoun sg m cstrH7892יְהוָהYahwehname TitleH3068עַלonprepH5921אַדְמַתground ofnoun sg f cstrH127נֵכָר׃foreignnessnoun sg m absH5236 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
אִם־ifConditional ParticleH518אֶשְׁכָּחֵךְI will forget youverb Qal impf 1 sg c + sfx 2 sg fH7911יְרוּשָׁלִָםO Jerusalemname LocationH3389תִּשְׁכַּחmay it forgetverb Qal impf 3 sg fH7911יְמִינִי׃right [hand] mynoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH3225 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
תִּדְבַּק־may it cleaveverb Qal impf 3 sg fH1692לְשׁוֹנִיtongue mynoun sg c cstr + sfx 1 sg cH3956לְחִכִּיto palate myprep + noun sg m cstr + sfx 1 sg cH2441אִם־ifConditional ParticleH518לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808אֶזְכְּרֵכִיI will remember youverb Qal impf 1 sg c + sfx 2 sg fH2142אִם־ifConditional ParticleH518לֹאnotNegative ParticleH3808אַעֲלֶהI will lift upverb Hiphil impf 1 sg cH5927אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853יְרוּשָׁלִַםJerusalemname LocationH3389עַלaboveprepH5921רֹאשׁ[the] chief ofnoun sg m cstrH7218שִׂמְחָתִי׃joy mynoun sg f cstr + sfx 1 sg cH8057 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
זְכֹרrememberverb Qal impv 2 sg mH2142יְהוָהO Yahwehname TitleH3068לִבְנֵיto [the] people ofprep + noun pl m cstrH1121אֱדוֹםEdomname m individualH123אֵתobj.Object indicatorH853יוֹם[the] day ofnoun sg m cstrH3117יְרוּשָׁלִָםJerusalemname LocationH3389הָאֹמְרִיםwho were sayingart + verb Qal ptc pl m absH559עָרוּlay bareverb Piel impv 2 pl mH6168עָרוּlay bareverb Piel impv 2 pl mH6168עַדtoprepH5704הַיְסוֹדthe foundationart + noun sg m absH3247בָּהּ׃in itprep + sfx 3 sg fH9034 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
בַּת־O daughter ofnoun sg f cstrH1323בָּבֶלBabylonname LocationH894הַשְּׁדוּדָהthat is about to be destroyedart + verb Qal ptc passive sg f absH7703אַשְׁרֵיhow blessed!noun pl m cstrH835שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם־[is one] who he will repayRelative Particle + verb Piel impf 3 sg mH7999לָךְto youprep + sfx 2 sg fH9032אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853גְּמוּלֵךְdealing yournoun sg m cstr + sfx 2 sg fH1576שֶׁגָּמַלְתְּthat you dealtRelative Particle + verb Qal perf 2 sg fH1580לָנוּ׃to usprep + sfx 1 pl cH9035 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
אַשְׁרֵיhow blessed!noun pl m cstrH835שֶׁיֹּאחֵז[is one] who he will seizeRelative Particle + verb Qal impf 3 sg mH270וְנִפֵּץand he will smashConsecutive conj + verb Piel Consecutive perf 3 sg mH5310אֶת־obj.Object indicatorH853עֹלָלַיִךְchildren yournoun pl m cstr + sfx 2 sg fH5768אֶל־toprepH413הַסָּלַע׃the rockart + noun sg m absH5553
Hebrew: Leningrad Codex. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.