Psalms 129:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹ֤א אָֽמְר֨וּ ׀ הָעֹבְרִ֗ים בִּרְכַּֽת־יְהוָ֥ה אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם בֵּרַ֥כְנוּ אֶ֝תְכֶ֗ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

And not ʾāmərû the hāʿōḇərîm birkat-YHWH to you bēraḵnû ʾetḵem in šēm YHWH

Grammar Details

*ʾāmərû*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they say/said
*hāʿōḇərîm*: definite article + participle, Qal masculine plural - the passers-by
*birkat*: noun, feminine singular construct - blessing of
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*ʾălêḵem*: preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you
*bēraḵnû*: verb, Piel perfect, 1st person plural - we bless
*ʾetḵem*: direct object marker with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you
*bəšēm*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in name of

Word Meanings

*hāʿōḇərîm*: those who pass by/the passers-by/those who go by
*birkat*-*YHWH*: blessing of YHWH/YHWH's blessing
*bēraḵnû* *ʾetḵem* *bəšēm* *YHWH*: we bless you in the name of YHWH

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ruth 2:4 : 4 And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.
Ps 118:26 : 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

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