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Like arrowsכְּחִצִּיםin the handבְּיַדof a warrior,גִּבּוֹרso areכֵּןthe childrenבְּנֵיof youth.הַנְּעוּרִים
Psalms 127:4
Study it in the app“Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of youth.”
Children are an inheritance and a reward from YHWHParents and Children
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 127:4, word by word
- Like arrowsחִצִּיםchitsim
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chitsim” appears- in the handיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of a warriorגִּבּוֹרgibor
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appears- the childrenבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of youthנְּעוּרִיםneurim
youth
Youth: the time of being young.
Where else “neurim” appears
The context
3Look, an inheritance from YHWH are children, a reward is the fruit of the womb.
4 · This verse (above)
5Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them; they will not be put to shame when they speak with enemies in the gate.