Psalms 129:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַל־גַּ֭בִּי חָרְשׁ֣וּ חֹרְשִׁ֑ים הֶ֝אֱרִ֗יכוּ לְמַעֲנִיתָֽם׃

Transliteration

Upon gabbî ḥārəšû ḥōrəšîm heʾĕrîḵû ləmaʿănîtām

Grammar Details

*gabbî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my back
*ḥārəšû*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they plowed
*ḥōrəšîm*: participle, Qal masculine plural - plowers/plowmen
*heʾĕrîḵû*: verb, Hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they made long/extended
*ləmaʿănîtām*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their furrows/plowing

Word Meanings

*ḥārəšû*: plowed/engraved/cut
*ḥōrəšîm*: plowers/plowmen/engravers
*heʾĕrîḵû*: made long/extended/prolonged
*ləmaʿănîtām*: their furrows/their plowing/their cutting

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 51:23 : 23 and I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee, that have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over; and thou hast laid thy back as the ground, and as the street, to them that go over.
Ps 141:7 : 7 As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

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