King James Version

Psalms 122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

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שַׁ֭אֲלוּshaalvdemandשָׁאַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “demand”, a commandH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.שְׁל֣וֹםshelomhealthשָׁלוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “health”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּyishlayvbe happyשָׁלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be happy”, an unfinished actionH7951to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successfulbe happy, prosper, be in safety.אֹהֲבָֽיִךְohavayikhloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper that love thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.

World English Bible

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

Darby Translation

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper that love thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and let there be prosperity to them that love thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐρωτήσατε δὴ τὰ εἰς εἰρήνην τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ εὐθηνία τοῖς ἀγαπῶσί σε.