Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Psalms.137.2", "source": "עַֽל־עֲרָבִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "Upon *ʿarābīm* in *tōkāh* *tālīnū* *kinnōrōtēnū*", "grammar": { "*ʿarābīm*": "masculine plural - willows/poplars", "*tōkāh*": "noun with feminine singular suffix - midst of it/her", "*tālīnū*": "Qal perfect, 1st person plural - we hung", "*kinnōrōtēnū*": "masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our harps/lyres" }, "variants": { "*ʿarābīm*": "willows/poplars/trees", "*tōkāh*": "in its midst/among it", "*tālīnū*": "we hung/we suspended" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  På piletrærne hengte vi opp harper for å uttrykke vår sorg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Vi hengte våre harper på piletrærne der.

• Norsk King James

  Vi hengte opp harpene i piltrærne ved elvene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vi hengte harpene våre på piletrærne der.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  På pilene i det landet hang vi opp våre harper.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Vi hengte harper våre opp på piletrærne der.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Vi hengte våre harper på piletrærne midt imellom dem.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Vi hengte harper våre opp på piletrærne der.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På piletrærne midt iblant dem hang vi våre harper.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Upon the willows in its midst, we hung our harps.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  På piletrærne der hengte vi opp våre harper.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Paa Vidierne, (som) ere midt derudi, hængte vi vore Harper.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  We hanged our har upon the willows in the midst thereof.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Vi hengte harper våre i piletrærne der ved elven.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  På piletrærne der hengte vi opp harpene våre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vi hang harpene våre på piletrærne der.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  På piletrærne i landet der hengte vi opp harper.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Vi hang opp instrumentene våre i trærne ved vannene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for oure harpes, we hanged them vp vpon the trees, that are therin.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wee hanged our harpes vpon the willowes in the middes thereof.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  We hanged our harpes on the Salon trees: in the mydst of it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  On the willows in the midst of it, We hung up our harps.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  On willows in its midst we hung our harps.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Hanging our instruments of music on the trees by the waterside.

• World English Bible (2000)

  On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  On the poplars in her midst we hang our harps,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 24:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.24.8", "source": "שָׁבַת֙ מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ תֻּפִּ֔ים חָדַ֖ל שְׁא֣וֹן עַלִּיזִ֑ים שָׁבַ֖ת מְשׂ֥וֹשׂ כִּנּֽוֹר׃", "text": "*šābat* *məśôś* *tuppîm* *ḥādal* *šəʾôn* *ʿallîzîm* *šābat* *məśôś* *kinnôr*", "grammar": { "*šābat*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - ceases", "*məśôś*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - mirth/joy of", "*tuppîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - timbrels/tambourines", "*ḥādal*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - ceases", "*šəʾôn*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - noise/tumult of", "*ʿallîzîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - jubilant ones/exultant ones", "*šābat*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - ceases", "*məśôś*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - mirth/joy of", "*kinnôr*": "common noun, masculine singular - lyre/harp" }, "variants": { "*šābat*": "ceases/stops/is stilled", "*məśôś*": "mirth/joy/gaiety", "*tuppîm*": "timbrels/tambourines/drums", "*ḥādal*": "ceases/stops/comes to an end", "*šəʾôn*": "noise/tumult/uproar", "*ʿallîzîm*": "jubilant ones/exultant ones/revelers", "*kinnôr*": "lyre/harp/stringed instrument" } }
• Ezek 26:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.26.13", "source": "וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֖י הֲמ֣וֹן שִׁירָ֑יִךְ וְק֣וֹל כִּנּוֹרַ֔יִךְ לֹ֥א יִשָּׁמַ֖ע עֽוֹד׃", "text": "And *hishbattî* *hămôn* your *shîrāyik*, and *qôl* your *kinnôrayik* not *yishshāma'* *'ôd*.", "grammar": { "*hishbattî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I will make cease", "*hămôn*": "masculine singular construct - noise of", "*shîrāyik*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your songs", "*qôl*": "masculine singular construct - sound of", "*kinnôrayik*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your harps", "*yishshāma'*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be heard", "*'ôd*": "adverb - again/anymore" }, "variants": { "*hămôn*": "noise/tumult/multitude", "*kinnôrayik*": "your harps/your lyres" } }
• Amos 8:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Amos.8.10", "source": "וְהָפַכְתִּ֨י חַגֵּיכֶ֜ם לְאֵ֗בֶל וְכָל־שִֽׁירֵיכֶם֙ לְקִינָ֔ה וְהַעֲלֵיתִ֤י עַל־כָּל־מָתְנַ֙יִם֙ שָׂ֔ק וְעַל־כָּל־רֹ֖אשׁ קָרְחָ֑ה וְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ כְּאֵ֣בֶל יָחִ֔יד וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ כְּי֥וֹם מָֽר׃", "text": "And *wəhāpaḵtî* your *ḥaggêḵem* to *ʾēbel* and all your *šîrêḵem* to *qînâ* and *wəhaʿălêtî* upon all *motnayim* *śāq* and upon all *rōʾš* *qorḥâ* and *wəśamtîhā* like *ʾēbel* *yāḥîd* and *ʾaḥărîtāh* like day *mār*", "grammar": { "*wəhāpaḵtî*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 1st singular - and I will turn/change", "*ḥaggêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your festivals", "*lə-*": "preposition - to/into", "*ʾēbel*": "noun, masculine singular - mourning", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ḵol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*šîrêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your songs", "*qînâ*": "noun, feminine singular - lamentation/dirge", "*wəhaʿălêtî*": "hiphil perfect with waw consecutive, 1st singular - and I will bring up/cause to come up", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/over", "*motnayim*": "noun, masculine dual - loins/waist", "*śāq*": "noun, masculine singular - sackcloth", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - head", "*qorḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - baldness", "*wəśamtîhā*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 1st singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and I will make it", "*kə-*": "preposition - like/as", "*ʾēbel*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mourning of", "*yāḥîd*": "adjective, masculine singular - only/only one", "*ʾaḥărîtāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its end", "*kəyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like day of", "*mār*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter" }, "variants": { "*wəhāpaḵtî*": "I will turn/I will change/I will transform", "*ḥaggêḵem*": "your festivals/your feasts/your celebrations", "*ʾēbel*": "mourning/grief", "*šîrêḵem*": "your songs/your singing", "*qînâ*": "lamentation/dirge/funeral song", "*wəhaʿălêtî*": "I will bring up/I will cause to come up", "*motnayim*": "loins/waist/hips", "*śāq*": "sackcloth/coarse cloth (sign of mourning)", "*qorḥâ*": "baldness/baldness (sign of mourning)", "*yāḥîd*": "only/only child/only son", "*ʾaḥărîtāh*": "its end/its aftermath/its conclusion", "*mār*": "bitter/bitterness" } }
• Rev 18:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Revelation.18.22", "source": "Καὶ φωνὴ κιθαρῳδῶν, καὶ μουσικῶν, καὶ αὐλητῶν, καὶ σαλπιστῶν, οὐ μὴ ἀκουσθῇ ἐν σοὶ ἔτι· καὶ πᾶς τεχνίτης, πάσης τέχνης, οὐ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ἐν σοὶ ἔτι· καὶ φωνὴ μύλου οὐ μὴ ἀκουσθῇ ἐν σοὶ ἔτι·", "text": "And *phōnē* of *kitharōdōn*, and of *mousikōn*, and of *aulētōn*, and of *salpistōn*, *ou mē* *akousthē* in you *eti*; and every *technitēs* of every *technēs*, *ou mē* *heurethē* in you *eti*; and *phōnē* of *mylou* *ou mē* *akousthē* in you *eti*;", "grammar": { "*phōnē*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - sound/voice", "*kitharōdōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - harpists", "*mousikōn*": "noun/adjective, genitive, masculine, plural - musicians", "*aulētōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - flute players", "*salpistōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - trumpeters", "*ou mē*": "emphatic negation - by no means/certainly not", "*akousthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be heard", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*soi*": "personal pronoun, dative, 2nd person singular - you", "*eti*": "adverb - anymore/any longer", "*pas*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - every/all", "*technitēs*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - craftsman/artisan", "*pasēs*": "adjective, genitive, feminine, singular - every/all", "*technēs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - craft/art/trade", "*heurethē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be found", "*mylou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - millstone/mill" }, "variants": { "*phōnē*": "sound/voice/noise", "*kitharōdōn*": "harpists/lyre players", "*mousikōn*": "musicians/musical performers", "*aulētōn*": "flute players/flautists", "*salpistōn*": "trumpeters/bugle players", "*akousthē*": "might be heard/will be heard", "*technitēs*": "craftsman/artisan/skilled worker", "*technēs*": "craft/art/trade/skill", "*heurethē*": "might be found/will be found", "*mylou*": "millstone/mill/grinding sound" } }
• Ps 33:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.33.2", "source": "הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר בְּנֵ֥בֶל עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר זַמְּרוּ־לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Hôdû* to-*YHWH* with-*kinnôr* with-*nēbel* *ʿāśôr* *zammərû*-to-him", "grammar": { "*Hôdû*": "imperative, plural - give thanks/praise", "*YHWH*": "divine name with preposition *lə-* (to)", "*kinnôr*": "masculine singular noun with preposition *bə-* (with) - harp/lyre", "*nēbel*": "masculine singular noun with preposition *bə-* (with) - harp/lute", "*ʿāśôr*": "masculine singular noun - ten-stringed instrument", "*zammərû*": "imperative, plural with preposition *lə-* (to) + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - sing praise" }, "variants": { "*Hôdû*": "give thanks/praise/acknowledge", "*kinnôr*": "lyre/harp", "*nēbel*": "harp/lute/ten-stringed instrument", "*ʿāśôr*": "ten-stringed (instrument)/decade", "*zammərû*": "sing praise/make music/play instruments" } }
• Ps 81:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.81.2", "source": "הַ֭רְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים עוּזֵּ֑נוּ הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃", "text": "*harnînû* to *ʾĕlōhîm* our *ʿuzzēnû*, *hārîʿû* to *ʾĕlōhê* *yaʿăqōb*", "grammar": { "*harnînû*": "hiphil imperative plural - 'sing/shout joyfully'", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with prefixed preposition lamed - 'to God'", "*ʿuzzēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person plural possessive suffix - 'our strength'", "*hārîʿû*": "hiphil imperative plural - 'shout/make a joyful noise'", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct form with prefixed preposition lamed - 'to the God of'", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper name - 'Jacob'" }, "variants": { "*harnînû*": "sing aloud/shout for joy/cry out with joy", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being (plural form used for singular deity)", "*ʿuzzēnû*": "our strength/our refuge/our might", "*hārîʿû*": "shout/sound an alarm/make a joyful noise", "*yaʿăqōb*": "Jacob/Israel (as the patriarch or representing the nation)" } }