PSA 128:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Πλεονάκις ἐπολέμησάν με ἐκ νεότητός μου, καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησάν μοι.
(Pleonakis epolemaʸsan me ek neotaʸtos mou, kai gar ouk aʸdunaʸthaʸsan moi. )

BrTr Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.

ULT When you eat the labor of your hands, you will enjoy;
⇔ you will be blessed and prosper.

UST You will be able to enjoy the food you provide yourself with;
⇔ you will be fortunate and prosperous.

BSB For when you eat the fruit of your labor,
⇔ blessings and prosperity will be yours.

OEB You will eat what your hands have toiled for,
⇔ and be happy and prosperous!

WEBBE For you will eat the labour of your hands.
⇔ You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You will eat what you worked so hard to grow.
⇔ You will be blessed and secure.

LSV You surely eat the labor of your hands,
You [are] blessed, and good [is] to you.

FBV You will eat what your own hands have produced. You will be happy and do well.

T4T You will be able to earn the money that you [MTY] need to buy food;
⇔ you will be happy and you will be prosperous.

LEB • you will be happy and it will be well with you.

BBE You will have the fruit of the work of your hands: happy will you be, and all will be well for you.

Moff You shall earn your daily bread,
⇔ you happy man and prosperous!

JPS When thou eatest the labour of thy hands, happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

ASV For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands:
⇔ Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

DRA Often have they fought against me from my youth: but they could not prevail over me.

YLT The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy [art] thou, and good [is] to thee.

Drby For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

RV For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Wbstr For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

KJB-1769 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
(For thou/you shalt eat the labour of thine/your hands: happy shalt thou/you be, and it shall be well with thee/you. )

KJB-1611 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine handes: happie shalt thou bee, and it shall be well with thee.
(For thou/you shalt eat the labour of thine/your hands: happie shalt thou/you be, and it shall be well with thee/you.)

Bshps For thou shalt eate the labours of thine handes: thou shalt be happy, and all shall go well with thee.
(For thou/you shalt eat the labours of thine/your hands: thou/you shalt be happy, and all shall go well with thee/you.)

Gnva When thou eatest the labours of thine hands, thou shalt be blessed, and it shall be well with thee.
(When thou/you eatest the labours of thine/your hands, thou/you shalt be blessed, and it shall be well with thee/you. )

Cvdl For thou shalt eate the laboures of thine owne hondes: o well is the, happie art thou.
(For thou/you shalt eat the laboures of thine/your own hands: o well is them, happie art thou.)

Wycl Ofte thei fouyten ayens me fro my yongthe; and sotheli thei miyten not to me.
(Ofte they fought against me from my yongthe; and truly they might not to me.)

Luth Du wirst dich nähren deiner Hände Arbeit; wohl dir, du hast‘s gut!
(You will you/yourself nähren yours hands Arbeit; probably to_you, you hast‘s gut!)

ClVg sæpe expugnaverunt me a juventute mea: etenim non potuerunt mihi.
(sæpe expugnaverunt me from yuventute mea: etenim not/no potuerunt mihi. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

What your hands provide

(Some words not found in UHB: labour_of hands_of,your that/for/because/then/when eat happy_of,you and=good to/for=you(fs) )

A man can be referred to by his hands because that is the part of the body he works with. Alternate translation: “What you provide” or “What you work for”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

you will be blessed and prosper

(Some words not found in UHB: labour_of hands_of,your that/for/because/then/when eat happy_of,you and=good to/for=you(fs) )

The words “be blessed” and “prosper” share similar meanings and emphasize God’s favor. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will bless you and prosper you” or “Yahweh will make you blessed and prosperous”

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