In Psalms 122 of Psalms .
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
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יְהִֽי ־ yehi be יְהִֽי yehi be הָיָה verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a wish or indirect command H1961 to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. שָׁל֥וֹם shalom health שָׁל֥וֹם shalom health שָׁלוֹם noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “health”, the ordinary form H7965 safe, 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… בְּחֵילֵ֑ךְ becheylekhe in army בְּחֵילֵ֑ךְ becheylekhe in army חֵיל preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in army”, the of-form, joined to the next word H2426 an army; also (by analogy,) an intrenchment army, bulwark, host, [phrase] poor, rampart, trench, wall. שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה shalvah abundance שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה shalvah abundance שַׁלְוָה noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “abundance”, the ordinary form H7962 security (genuine or false) abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness. בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ ׃ bearmenotayikh in castle בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ bearmenotayikh in castle אַרְמוֹן preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in castle”, the of-form, joined to the next word H759 a citadel (from its height) castle, palace. Compare H2038 (הַרְמוֹן). Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
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American Standard Version (1901) Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.
Young’s Literal Translation Peace is in thy bulwark, rest in thy high places,
World English Bible Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
Darby Translation Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Let peace, I pray, be within thine host, and prosperity in thy palaces.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Γενέσθω δὴ εἰρήνη ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου, καὶ εὐθηνία ἐν ταῖς πυργοβάρεσί σου.
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