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andוְthose who pass byהָעֹבְרִיםdo notלֹאsay,אָמְרוּ“The blessingבִּרְכַּתof YHWH beיְהוָהupon you;אֲלֵיכֶםwe bless youבֵּרַכְנוּ אֶתְכֶםin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH.”יְהוָה
Psalms 129:8
Study it in the app“and those who pass by do not say, “The blessing of YHWH be upon you; we bless you in the name of YHWH.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 129:8, word by word
- those who pass byעֹבְרִיםovrim
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “ovrim” appears- sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- “The blessingבִּרְכַּתbirkat
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “birkat” appears- of YHWH beיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- we bless youבֵּרַכְנוּberachnu
greet
To wish someone God's good; to greet.
Where else “berachnu” appears- in the nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears
The context
7with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the one who binds sheaves his lap;
8 · This verse (above)