Psalm 127:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

Young's Literal Translation
A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

King James Bible
{{A Song of degrees for Solomon. }} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.

Hebrew
A Song
שִׁ֥יר (šîr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

of Ascents.
הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת (ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4609: Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression

Of Solomon.
לִשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה (liš·lō·mōh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

Unless
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

the LORD
יְהוָ֤ה ׀ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

builds
יִבְנֶ֬ה (yiḇ·neh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

the house,
בַ֗יִת (ḇa·yiṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

its builders
בוֹנָ֣יו (ḇō·w·nāw)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

labor
עָמְל֣וּ (‘ā·mə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5998: To toil, work severely and with irksomeness

in
בּ֑וֹ (bōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

vain;
שָׁ֤וְא ׀ (šāw)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness

unless
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

protects
יִשְׁמָר־ (yiš·mār-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the city,
עִ֝֗יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

its watchmen
שׁוֹמֵֽר׃ (šō·w·mêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

stand guard
שָׁקַ֬ד (šā·qaḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8245: To be alert, sleepless, to be on the lookout

in vain.
שָׁ֤וְא ׀ (šāw)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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