Psalm 129:8

Hebrew	וְלֹ֤א אָֽמְר֨וּ הָעֹבְרִ֗ים בִּרְכַּֽת יְהוָ֥הplugin-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 אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם בֵּרַ֥כְנוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ Meaning * To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament. The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24 אֶ֝תְכֶ֗םplugin-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 ( בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽהplugin-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
ESV	nor do those who pass by say, “The blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!”
NIV	May those who pass by not say, “The blessing of the LORD be upon you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
NLT	And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing: “The LORD bless you; we bless you in the LORD's name.” A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” οὐκ εἶπαν οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article παράγοντες εὐλογία κυρίου ἐφ ὑμᾶς εὐλογήκαμεν ὑμᾶς ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ὀνόματι κυρίου
KJV	Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

^{Psalm 129:7 ← Psalm 129:8 → Psalm 130:1}

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