Verse List for PSA 127:4

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) The children of a young man ⇔ are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.

OET-LV How _blessed is_the_man who he _has _filled DOM quiver _of_his from_them not they _will _be _ashamed if/because they _will _speak with enemies in_gate.

ULT Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, ⇔  thus, are the sons of the youth.

UST When a man has sons while he is still young, ⇔  those sons become as useful as arrows are in the hand of a warrior.

BSB & MSB Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, ⇔  so [are] children [born in] one ’s youth.

OEB Like arrows wielded by warriors, ⇔  are the children of youth.

WEBBE & WMBB As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, ⇔  so are the children of youth.

NET Sons born during one’s youth ⇔ are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.

LSV As arrows in the hand of a mighty one,
So [are] the sons of the young men.

FBV Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of a young man.

T4T If a man has sons while he is still young, ⇔ when they grow up, they will be able to help him defend his family ⇔  like [SIM] a soldier can defend himself if he has a bow and arrows in his hand.

LEB • Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
• so are the children[fn] of one’s youth.

BBE Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the young.

Moff Strong sons born when one is young ⇔  are like arrows in an archer’s hand;

JPS As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of one's youth.

ASV As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, ⇔ So are the children of youth.

DRA Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.

YLT As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, So [are] the sons of the young men.

Drby As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

RV As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

SLT As arrows in the hand of the strong one, so are sons of youth.

Wbstr As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man: so are children of the youth.

KJB-1769 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

KJB-1611 As arrowes are in the hand of a mightie man: so are children of the youth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Like as arrowes be in the hande of the strong: euen so are the chyldren of youth.
(Like as arrows be in the hand of the strong: even so are the children of youth.)

Gnva As are the arrowes in the hand of ye strong man: so are the children of youth.
(As are the arrows in the hand of ye/you_all strong man: so are the children of youth.)

Cvdl Lo, children and ye frute of the wombe are an heretage and gift, that cometh of the LORDE.
(Lo, children and ye/you_all fruit of the womb are an heritage and gift, that cometh/comes of the LORD.)

Wycl Lo! so a man schal be blessid; that dredith the Lord.
(Lo! so a man shall be blessed; that dreadeth/dreads/fears the Lord.)

Luth Wie die Pfeile in der Hand eines Starken, also geraten die jungen Knaben.
(How the arrows in the/of_the hand one/a strong_(ones), also advised the young/youthful boys/lads.)

ClVg Ecce sic benedicetur homo qui timet Dominum.[fn]
(Behold so he_will_be_blessed man who/which he_is_afraid the_Master.)

UHB כְּ⁠חִצִּ֥ים בְּ⁠יַד־גִּבּ֑וֹר כֵּ֝֗ן בְּנֵ֣י הַ⁠נְּעוּרִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἰδοὺ οὕτως εὐλογηθήσεται ἄνθρωπος ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν Κύριον.

BrTr Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that fears the Lord.