Psalm 137:9

Hebrew	אַשְׁרֵ֤י שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז וְנִפֵּ֬ץ אֶֽתplugin-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 ( עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ אֶל הַסָּֽלַע
ESV	Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!
NIV	he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
NLT	Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks! A psalm of David.
LXX	μακάριος ὃς κρατήσει 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” ἐδαφιεῖ τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article νήπιά σου πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πέτραν
KJV	Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

^{Psalm 137:8 ← Psalm 137:9 → Psalm 138:1}

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