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Psalm 137:4
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1) how?
interj
2) how! (in lamentation)
3) expression of satisfaction">349
[e]
אֵ֗יךְ
’êḵ,
HowInterjection
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sing
1a2) singer, songstresses (participle)
1b) (Polel)
1b1) to sing
1b2) singer, songstress (participle)
1c) (Hophal) to be sung
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In Job 36:24, the word is translated 'Behold'; in modern versions, it is translated 'Sing'. The old translations considered the Hebrew word to be from a different root than H07788 hence the difference in the translations.">7891
[e]
נָשִׁ֥יר
nā-šîr
shall we singV-Qal-Imperf-1cp
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
1) song
1a) lyric song
1b) religious song
1c) song of Levitical choirs
n f
2) song
2a) song, ode">7892
[e]
שִׁיר־
šîr-
the songN-msc
1) the proper name of the one true God
1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068
[e]
יְהוָ֑ה
Yah-weh;
of YahwehN-proper-ms
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
conj
2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921
[e]
עַ֝֗ל
‘al,
inPrep
1a) ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance)
1b) piece of ground, a specific plot of land
1c) earth substance (for building or constructing)
1d) ground as earth's visible surface
1e) land, territory, country
1f) whole inhabited earth
1g) city in Naphtali">127
[e]
אַדְמַ֥ת
’aḏ-maṯ
a landN-fsc
1a) foreignness, foreign gods
1b) alien, foreigner
1c) foreign (vanities)">5236
[e]
נֵכָֽר׃
nê-ḵār.
foreignN-ms





















Hebrew Texts
תהילים 137:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אֵ֗יךְ נָשִׁ֥יר אֶת־שִׁיר־יְהוָ֑ה עַ֝֗ל אַדְמַ֥ת נֵכָֽר׃

תהילים 137:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
איך נשיר את־שיר־יהוה על אדמת נכר׃

תהילים 137:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
איך נשיר את־שיר־יהוה על אדמת נכר׃

תהילים 137:4 Hebrew Bible
איך נשיר את שיר יהוה על אדמת נכר׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
How can we sing the LORD'S song In a foreign land?

King James Bible
How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can we sing the LORD's song on foreign soil?
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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