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Happy isאַשְׁרֵיthe manהַגֶּבֶרwhoאֲשֶׁרhas filledמִלֵּאhis quiverאֶת אַשְׁפָּתוֹwith them;מֵהֶםthey will notלֹאbe put to shameיֵבֹשׁוּwhenכִּיthey speakיְדַבְּרוּwithאֶתenemiesאוֹיְבִיםin the gate.בַּשָּׁעַר
Psalms 127:5
Study it in the app“Happy 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.”
Children are an inheritance and a reward from YHWHParents and Children
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 127:5, word by word
- Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre
happy, blessed
Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.
Where else “ashre” appears- the manגֶּבֶרgever
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gever” appears- has filledמִלֵּאmile
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “mile” appears- his quiverאַשְׁפָּתashpat
quiver
A quiver: the case in which arrows are carried.
Where else “ashpat” appears- be put to shameיֵבֹשׁוּyevoshu
be disappointed
To be disgraced because what one trusted in failed.
Where else “yevoshu” appears- they speakיְדַבְּרוּyedabru
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedabru” appears- enemiesאוֹיְבִיםoyvim
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvim” appears- in the gateשָּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears
Translation note
“In the gate” of the city the elders gathered and lawsuits were settled.
The context
4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of youth.
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