Psalms

Psalm 126:2

²Then our mouths were filled with laughter,

our tongues with shouts of joy.

Then it was said among the nations,

“The LORD has done great things for them.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אָ֤ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
our mouths	פִּינוּ֮	pî·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H6310 mouth
were filled	יִמָּלֵ֪א	yim·mā·lê	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
with laughter	שְׂח֡וֹק	śə·ḥō·wq	Noun - masculine singular	H7814 laughter, derision, sport
our tongues	וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּ	ū·lə·šō·w·nê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; first person common plural	H3956 tongue
with shouts of joy	רִ֫נָּ֥ה	rin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7440 ringing cry
Then	אָ֭ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
it was said	יֹאמְר֣וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
among the nations	בַגּוֹיִ֑ם	ḇag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
The LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has done	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
great	הִגְדִּ֥יל	hiḡ·dîl	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
things for	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
them	אֵֽלֶּה׃	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.