Psalms
Psalm 144:12
12Then our sons will be like plants
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters like corner pillars
carved to adorn a palace.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| our sons | בָּנֵ֨ינוּ׀ | bā·nê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1121 son |
| will be like plants | כִּנְטִעִים֮ | kin·ṭi·‘îm | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural | H5195 plant |
| nurtured | מְגֻדָּלִ֪ים | mə·ḡud·dā·lîm | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural | H1431 grow up, become great |
| in their youth | בִּֽנְעוּרֵ֫יהֶ֥ם | bin·‘ū·rê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| our daughters | בְּנוֹתֵ֥ינוּ | bə·nō·w·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H1323 daughter |
| like corner pillars | כְזָוִיֹּ֑ת | ḵə·zā·wî·yōṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct | H2106 corner |
| carved | מְ֝חֻטָּב֗וֹת | mə·ḥuṭ·ṭā·ḇō·wṯ | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural | H2404 cut or gather wood |
| to adorn | תַּבְנִ֥ית | taḇ·nîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8403 construction, pattern, figure |
| a palace | הֵיכָֽל׃ | hê·ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular | H1964 palace, temple |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 128:3 · 1 Peter 3:3–6 · Isaiah 44:3–5 · Psalm 115:14–15 · Job 42:15 · Song of Solomon 8:8–9 · Lamentations 4:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.