Psalm 137:1

Hebrew	עַ֥ל נַהֲר֨וֹת בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ 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 ( צִיּֽוֹן
ESV	By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
NIV	By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
NLT	Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.
LXX	τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Δαυιδ ἐπὶ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ποταμῶν Βαβυλῶνος ἐκεῖ ἐκαθίσαμεν 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” ἐκλαύσαμεν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μνησθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Σιων
KJV	By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

^{Psalm 136:26 ← Psalm 137:1 → Psalm 137:2}

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