Psalms
Psalm 147:13
13For He strengthens the bars of your gates
and blesses the children within you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He strengthens | חִ֭זַּק | ḥiz·zaq | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| the bars | בְּרִיחֵ֣י | bə·rî·ḥê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1280 bar |
| of your gates | שְׁעָרָ֑יִךְ | šə·‘ā·rā·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H8179 gate |
| and blesses | בֵּרַ֖ךְ | bê·raḵ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the children | בָּנַ֣יִךְ | bā·na·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| within you | בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃ | bə·qir·bêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7130 inward part, midst |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 128:3–6 · Psalm 115:14–15 · Isaiah 44:3–5 · Jeremiah 30:19–20 · Psalm 144:12 · Psalm 125:2 · Lamentations 2:8–9 · Nehemiah 12:30 · Psalm 48:11–14 · Zechariah 8:3–5 · Nehemiah 3:1–16 · Nehemiah 6:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.