Psalms
Psalm 128:3–6
3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
flourishing within your house,
your sons like olive shoots
sitting around your table.
4In this way indeed shall blessing come
to the man who fears the LORD.
5May the LORD bless you from Zion,
that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life,
6that you may see
your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 128:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your wife | אֶשְׁתְּךָ֤׀ | ’eš·tə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| will be like a fruitful | פֹּרִיָּה֮ | pō·rî·yāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H6509 bear fruit, be fruitful |
| vine | כְּגֶ֥פֶן | kə·ḡe·p̄en | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular | H1612 vine |
| within | בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֪י | bə·yar·kə·ṯê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct | H3411 flank, side |
| your house | בֵ֫יתֶ֥ךָ | ḇê·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| your sons | בָּ֭נֶיךָ | bā·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| like olive | זֵיתִ֑ים | zê·ṯîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| shoots | כִּשְׁתִלֵ֣י | kiš·ṯi·lê | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct | H8363 transplanted shoot, slip |
| around | סָ֝בִ֗יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| your table | לְשֻׁלְחָנֶֽךָ׃ | lə·šul·ḥā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7979 table |
Psalm 128:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In this way | כֵ֭ן | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| indeed | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| shall blessing come | יְבֹ֥רַךְ | yə·ḇō·raḵ | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| to the man | גָּ֗בֶר | gā·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H1397 man |
| who fears | יְרֵ֣א | yə·rê | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H3373 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Psalm 128:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| bless you | יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ | yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| from Zion | מִצִּ֫יּ֥וֹן | miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| that you may see | וּ֭רְאֵה | ū·rə·’êh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the prosperity | בְּט֣וּב | bə·ṭūḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2898 good things, goods, goodness |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| all | כֹּ֝֗ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the days | יְמֵ֣י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of your life | חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ | ḥay·ye·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
Psalm 128:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that you may see | וּרְאֵֽה־ | ū·rə·’êh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| your children’s | בָנִ֥ים | ḇā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| children | לְבָנֶ֑יךָ | lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Peace | שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם | šā·lôm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| be upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 128:3 Ezekiel 19:10 · Psalm 52:8 · Proverbs 5:15–18 · Romans 11:24 · Genesis 49:22 · Jeremiah 11:16 · Psalm 127:5 · Psalm 144:12 · Hosea 14:6–7
Psalm 128:5 Psalm 134:3 · Psalm 20:2 · Isaiah 33:20 · Psalm 118:26 · Psalm 122:6 · Ephesians 1:3 · Isaiah 2:3 · Psalm 135:21
Psalm 128:6 Job 42:16 · Genesis 50:23 · Isaiah 66:12 · Psalm 125:5 · Proverbs 17:6 · Galatians 1:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.