Psalms

Psalm 126:5–6

⁵Those who sow in tears

will reap with shouts of joy.

⁶He who goes out weeping,

bearing a trail of seed,

will surely return with shouts of joy,

carrying sheaves of grain.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who sow	הַזֹּרְעִ֥ים	haz·zō·rə·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2232 sow, scatter seed
in tears	בְּדִמְעָ֗ה	bə·ḏim·‘āh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H1832 tears
will reap	יִקְצֹֽרוּ׃	yiq·ṣō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7114 be short
with shouts of joy	בְּרִנָּ֥ה	bə·rin·nāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7440 ringing cry

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who goes out	הָ֘ל֤וֹךְ	hā·lō·wḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1980 go, come, walk
weeping	וּבָכֹה֮	ū·ḇā·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1058 weep, bewail
bearing	נֹשֵׂ֪א	nō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
a trail	מֶֽשֶׁךְ־	me·šeḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4901 a drawing, drawing up, a trail
of seed	הַ֫זָּ֥רַע	haz·zā·ra‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
will surely return	בֹּֽ֬א־	bō-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with shouts of joy	בְרִנָּ֑ה	ḇə·rin·nāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7440 ringing cry
carrying	נֹ֝שֵׂ֗א	nō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
sheaves	אֲלֻמֹּתָֽיו׃	’ă·lum·mō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H485 sheaf

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 126:5 Galatians 6:9 · Isaiah 35:10 · John 16:20–22 · Joel 2:23 · Matthew 5:4 · Jeremiah 31:9–13 · Isaiah 12:1–3 · Psalm 137:1 · Joel 2:17 · 2 Corinthians 7:8–11

Psalm 126:6 Isaiah 9:2–3 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Psalm 30:5 · Isaiah 61:3 · Jeremiah 50:4–5 · Revelation 7:15–17 · Job 11:13–17 · Luke 15:18–24 · Acts 16:29–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.