Psalms

Psalm 127:2

2In vain you rise early

and stay up late,

toiling for bread to eat —

for He gives sleep to His beloved.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In vainשָׁ֤וְאšāwNoun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
youלָכֶ֨ם׀lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
riseק֡וּםqūmVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6965 arise, stand up, stand
earlyמַשְׁכִּ֪ימֵיmaš·kî·mêVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural constructH7925 start, rise, early
and stay upשֶׁ֗בֶתše·ḇeṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
lateמְאַֽחֲרֵי־mə·’a·ḥă·rê-Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructH309 to remain behind, delay, tarry
toilingהָעֲצָבִ֑יםhā·‘ă·ṣā·ḇîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH6089 pain, hurt, toil
for breadלֶ֣חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singular constructH3899 bread, food
to eatאֹ֭כְלֵי’ō·ḵə·lêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH398 eat
forכֵּ֤ןkênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
He givesיִתֵּ֖ןyit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
sleepשֵׁנָֽא׃šê·nāNoun - feminine singularH8142 sleep
to His belovedלִֽידִיד֣וֹlî·ḏî·ḏōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3039 beloved

Cross-references

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

Ecclesiastes 5:12 · Psalm 4:8 · Job 11:18 · Psalm 3:5 · Jeremiah 31:26 · Ecclesiastes 2:20–23 · Ezekiel 34:25 · Ecclesiastes 1:14 · Proverbs 31:15–18 · Psalm 39:5–6 · Ecclesiastes 6:7 · Ecclesiastes 4:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.