Psalm 126:1

Hebrew	שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת בְּשׁ֣וּב יְ֭הוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( שִׁיבַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הָ֝יִ֗ינוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 כְּחֹלְמִֽים
ESV	A SONG OF ASCENTS.When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
NIV	When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed.
NLT	When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
LXX	ᾠδὴ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀναβαθμῶν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἐπιστρέψαι κύριον τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article αἰχμαλωσίαν Σιων ἐγενήθημεν ὡς παρακεκλημένοι
KJV	When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

^{Psalm 125:5 ← Psalm 126:1 → Psalm 126:2}

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